Cleaning Rod -- one size fits all or specific caliber?
- Thread starter Chiquita
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I think the reason not to is the butt of the bigger jags will be larger than the rod. Thus when yo you pull your rod back out the jag might bump the crown.
Don’t forget Rod guide
divingin
Gold $$ Contributor
I need to start chamfering the edge of the rod ferrule and the base of the jags/brushes. Something I always think of at the range, but never at home.
That’s a excellent idea!
Buy the stainless rods and POLISH the rod with 400/600.
Don't use the carbon fiber - they may break and definitely flex enough to rub on the bores.
Coated rods - great idea, but the coating does not always stay connected to the rod.
As divingin said, cut the sharp edges off of everything.
As Oleg S said, bore guides are a MUST! Really helps to preform the cotton patches before you hit the chamber.
Don't use the carbon fiber - they may break and definitely flex enough to rub on the bores.
Coated rods - great idea, but the coating does not always stay connected to the rod.
As divingin said, cut the sharp edges off of everything.
As Oleg S said, bore guides are a MUST! Really helps to preform the cotton patches before you hit the chamber.
Been using Dewey Coated Rods for as long as I can remember, been shooting and hunting for 50 years now and never had a problem with them. I never had the coating peel off any of mine. Never had any material embed in them either but I wipe clean after each pass which a good idea for any rod used.
I also use Dewey "no harm" bronze brushes that have brass core and are looped at the ends.
The Dewey bore guides also work quite well. They have rubber gaskets that prevent back flow of solvent into the chamber. Again, caliber group specific is the way to go.
Most definitely use caliber specific rods to prevent flex in the bore. For example, if you try to use a .224 rod in a 30 caliber bore, the rod will flex..
They now make rods with cooper solvent resistent furrules and jags - good idea if you use cooper solvent.
I also use Dewey "no harm" bronze brushes that have brass core and are looped at the ends.
The Dewey bore guides also work quite well. They have rubber gaskets that prevent back flow of solvent into the chamber. Again, caliber group specific is the way to go.
Most definitely use caliber specific rods to prevent flex in the bore. For example, if you try to use a .224 rod in a 30 caliber bore, the rod will flex..
They now make rods with cooper solvent resistent furrules and jags - good idea if you use cooper solvent.
Jager
Gold $$ Contributor
Yes, absolutely.
Used one of those generic, universal bore guides decades ago... and it's still in my gun cleaning box somewhere. But kinda like cheaping out on optics or scope mounts, after awhile you come to realize that you put all this money into a rifle and dies and components... and it doesn't make sense to not give that expensive rifle its due.
The first time you use a top-grade, correctly-sized cleaning rod with a quality, rifle-specific and caliber-specific bore guide is something of an epiphany. Doesn't make buying one-off bore guides for each rifle any less painful, but once you accept the wisdom that far more rifles are damaged by improper cleaning than by shooting... it gets a little bit easier.
The Delrin bore guides, like those from Possum Hollow, work great. I have a bunch of those.
The very best ones, though, are the two-piece models like those by Lucas and PMA Tool.
Used one of those generic, universal bore guides decades ago... and it's still in my gun cleaning box somewhere. But kinda like cheaping out on optics or scope mounts, after awhile you come to realize that you put all this money into a rifle and dies and components... and it doesn't make sense to not give that expensive rifle its due.
The first time you use a top-grade, correctly-sized cleaning rod with a quality, rifle-specific and caliber-specific bore guide is something of an epiphany. Doesn't make buying one-off bore guides for each rifle any less painful, but once you accept the wisdom that far more rifles are damaged by improper cleaning than by shooting... it gets a little bit easier.
The Delrin bore guides, like those from Possum Hollow, work great. I have a bunch of those.
The very best ones, though, are the two-piece models like those by Lucas and PMA Tool.
DirtySteve
Gold $$ Contributor
You will love it... I have two and a two Dewey rods.. Also a Tipton.. Montana Extreme is the best of them..
fatelvis
Silver $$ Contributor
A pair of archery knock pliers are very handy for tightening/untightening jags and brushes from your cleaning rods. Gets them on tight and off easily without marring your rod or tips.
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Coyotefurharvester
Silver $$ Contributor
Make sure to purchase the rod long enough for the bore guide and barrel length, takes a long rod for 26"+ barrel and guide. I have a custom made SS ball bearing handle rod for my .224's with varmint barrels and possum hollow guide(wish I had the combo for other rifles).
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