Pro shot cleaning rods

[A j shooter]

I’m having trouble with my cleaning rod not rotating in the handles .
They replaced them once . You can’t take them apart to clean and they hang up on the in stroke and want brake loose until you tap on the handle. Anybody got a remedy.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Trash them. Their improvised bearing system is awful. To take it apart you drive out the roll pin in the handle

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Unscrew the long rod from the brass knob on the handle. Insert a old section of of a used three piece cleaning rod in the pro shot handle, chuck that section in your cordless drill. Oil the turning surfaces in the handle with Hobo oil and spin the heck out of it with the drill, you should be able to work it back and forth a little while spinning. This solved my problem, just keep it oiled some.

 

[A j shooter]

Trash them. Their improvised bearing system is awful. To take it apart you drive out the roll pin in the handle

You can not drive that roll pin out . the hole does not go all the way thru the handle.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Going back now I think I sprayed brake cleaner in there first to clean it before oiling. Don’t do that because it tried to take the paint off the handle some. If you need to clean it first use Gun Scrubber or something mild.

 

[WayneShaw]

I've used Pro Shot rods for years, first was a 30 set with aluminum handles, the second in 6 with red. Never an issue with either. One of the best.

 

[littlebuddybr]

I’m having trouble with my cleaning rod not rotating in the handles .
They replaced them once . You can’t take them apart to clean and they hang up on the in stroke and want brake loose until you tap on the handle. Anybody got a remedy.

Mine does the same thing. It is annoying

 

[A j shooter]

Mine does the same thing. It is annoying

They replaced mine once but I don’t want them replaced I want them to work .

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You can not drive that roll pin out . the hole does not go all the way thru the handle.

They must have changed that so nobody could see how they work. Id drill the rollpin then continue the hole on thru, lap the inside then clean it out good and oil. Ive done it a few times and itll work for a little while. Your rollpin has wear on it against the rod is why its hanging up.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I have been using Pro Shot rods for 25 years, never a problem,

 

[BradY]

Yes had a few that gave up with the roller. Went to Dewey coated and gunslick carbon rods.

 

[K redden]

Mines pissing me off also. Rotates while pushing. But not pulling

 

[JMayo]

I got a tiny screw and got ahold of the pin and then pulled it out. I straightened it and put it back in.
That pin goes in a low spot milled around the rod.... Doesn't really work so good. I still use them though.

They've sent me replacements every time i emailed them ... Including my address in email.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I still think Patch Out is what gummed my handle up, but I like the product for copper and still use it. I haven’t had the problem since keeping it oiled.

 

[jonbearman]

I use dewey rods with zero problems.

 

[FNSafari]

If'n you give up on proshot, try BoreTech rods. Have used them for 30 years with no issues.

 

[SSchnd]

I am having same with my Dewey Rods unthreading the jag

 

[6BRA]

Boretech....

 

[Fast14riot]

My favorite rod is one I made from an old bicycle hub for the handle and a 48" carbon fiber tube. I machined a brass threaded insert for standard jags.

 

[A j shooter]

Got me some Dewey’s