the bestest simple bore cleaning method

[cruft]

go to brownell's to watch the video. used with naked & moly bullets. get their threaded adapters, screw on felt(?) pads, several drops of kroil (others will do), smear with JB paste, run thru back & forth (number times up to you), patch with oil, patch out. notice any brushes? no mess. so this is what a clean bore looks like. ;D

 

[Moderator]

Just don't ever use those things on a quality rimfire barrel that is shooting well.

 

[BoydAllen]

Although you can use a bore scope to see that a barrel is truly clean, what it will not tell you is if a barrel will give its best performance in that condition. Whether we are discussing a factory barrel, or a lapped stainless barrel on a competition rifle, the issue is the same, how does it shoot after the procedure, and if it needs fouling to come back to full potential, how many shots will it take for an "over cleaned" barrel to start shooting its best again. I try to avoid abrasives unless I believe that they are the only way to solve a particular problem. I should add that while using them at the appropriate time may not pose a problem, the cleaning rod guides and rod techniques that are common, when combined with and abrasive, do. A friend was prompted to design a better bore guide, be more careful with how he uses a rod, and switch to uncoated rods after discovering that he had ruined the throat of a new barrel, cleaning with an abrasive between each match at a national Benchrest competition.

 

[1972]

I'm not arguing, but if one was using a Lucas or Nolan bore guide (both very good ones) why would a "coated" rod be any more of a problem than an uncoated rod - assuming it was being used correctly in either case?

I'm not questioning what happened - just curious and don't want to make the same mistake.

 

[Kenny474]

Coated rods can have abrasive debris embedded in the coating, and if they contact the bore the debris will scratch it without you ever knowing. Just a lot simpler to use a bare rod and avoid a potential issue.

Even with a bore guide, the rod is still 30+ inches long depending on barrel length, and can bend in the middle and contact the bore. If any crap is stuck in the coating, your barrel is going to feel it.

With a 6mm 30" barrel, you are going to need about a 40" rod. How stiff can you really make a rod that long and skinny?

 

[FBecigneul]

Food for thought: A stainless steel rod is stiffer than a coated rod and bend or flexes less thereby coming into contact with the bore less.
If a coated rod ever ceases to please you, it can be used to barbequing marshmallows or hot dogs. That was the food for thought.

 

[skeetlee]

(If a coated rod ever ceases to please you, it can be used to barbequing marshmallows or hot dogs. That was the food for thought.)

LOL!!!! Good One!! Almost as funny as the title heading of this post. Lee

 

[cruft]

this technique was used on shotout barrels. raised the dead ;D. after the ressurection use boron coated bullets & wipeout (will try the new gunslick stuff). w/o a double blind test all posts are opinion only. conclusion; pretty much every technique works just jim dandy. ps; you wouldn't believe how many rounds it takes before spread opens up or winter comes and cleaning necessary.