22.cal l rifle cleaning rods??
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Canadian tire, Bass Pro, LeBaron..
...all should have you covered.....
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"Spring" for the $20 "full" version
, b/c you'll be getting other firearms sooner than you think !...
I love boresnakes.........but they are pretty useless for barrel obstructions....
...all should have you covered........."Spring" for the $20 "full" version
, b/c you'll be getting other firearms sooner than you think !...I love boresnakes....
.....but they are pretty useless for barrel obstructions....A .22 which typically has softer steel in the barrel and shallower rifling than centerfire rifles. I bet far more .22's are ruined and/or worn out by overfrequent and improper cleaning than are ever shot out. I guess if you value it less, treat it like less. My rimfires are just as important to me as the centerfires. Or ask Eagleye what he cleans his .22's with. I bet it isn't a cheap ass POS kit from CT or a boresnake.
I say buy once, cry once. I have two Dewey rods that do everything from .22LR to .338 Win Mag.
Mark
Notable point...
....cleaning the "guts" of a .22 is usually more pressing than the barrel (talking semi-automatics , for a moment) - but there's no substitute for a good dewey when there's a barrel obstruction !....I actually just bought a cleaning kit from Princess Auto for .22 caliber rifles. Says its good for .22 to .270 as well as 7MM and .280
They also had shotgun cleaning kits and pistol cleaning kits.
It is this one:
http://www.grouseriver.com/Allen_Gun_Cleaning_Kit_p/hun-000897.htm
Except Princess Auto sells it for $6.99
They also had shotgun cleaning kits and pistol cleaning kits.
It is this one:
http://www.grouseriver.com/Allen_Gun_Cleaning_Kit_p/hun-000897.htm
Except Princess Auto sells it for $6.99
As has been mentioned, 22 rim fire barrels are soft, with shallow grooves.
A jointed steel rod, like you will get from CT will wear the barrel out mighty fast.
We never used to clean a 22 barrel. Jack O'Connor once said what Mark pointed out, cleaning them wears them out faster than does shooting them.
I bought a used Winchester Model 69A in the mid 1960s. I may have cleaned it when I got it, I can't remember. But recently, I began reading on CGN about people cleaning their 22s and about lead accumulating in the barrel.
My old 69 had been shot a lot in competitions and regulated shooting, plus a lot of years of general shooting, since 1965. So, I decided maybe I should clean it, the first time in over 45 years!
One wipe through it with a cloth and it was a shiny silver.
However, in very recent years, I acquired a 22 that had so much lead in the barrel that I could hardly see though it.
So what is the cause of them occassionally leading the barrel now?
I don't think it is the ammunition. I tend to lean toward microscopically rough barrels from the factory, on occassion.
In any case, if I bought a new 22 I would shoot it for a while, then clean it. If it wiped clean with no sign of lead, I would not clean it until it had shot quite a lot, and if it was still clean, no more cleaning.
My opinion.
A jointed steel rod, like you will get from CT will wear the barrel out mighty fast.
We never used to clean a 22 barrel. Jack O'Connor once said what Mark pointed out, cleaning them wears them out faster than does shooting them.
I bought a used Winchester Model 69A in the mid 1960s. I may have cleaned it when I got it, I can't remember. But recently, I began reading on CGN about people cleaning their 22s and about lead accumulating in the barrel.
My old 69 had been shot a lot in competitions and regulated shooting, plus a lot of years of general shooting, since 1965. So, I decided maybe I should clean it, the first time in over 45 years!
One wipe through it with a cloth and it was a shiny silver.
However, in very recent years, I acquired a 22 that had so much lead in the barrel that I could hardly see though it.
So what is the cause of them occassionally leading the barrel now?
I don't think it is the ammunition. I tend to lean toward microscopically rough barrels from the factory, on occassion.
In any case, if I bought a new 22 I would shoot it for a while, then clean it. If it wiped clean with no sign of lead, I would not clean it until it had shot quite a lot, and if it was still clean, no more cleaning.
My opinion.
If you use a 3 piece cleaning rod, the joints will scrape the inside of the barrel like a file. A simple solution to this, and what I do, is apply a single wrap of electrical tape over the joints... no more metal contacting the inside of your barrel. Works like a charm.
I actually just bought a cleaning kit from Princess Auto for .22 caliber rifles. Says its good for .22 to .270 as well as 7MM and .280
They also had shotgun cleaning kits and pistol cleaning kits.
It is this one:
http://www.grouseriver.com/Allen_Gun_Cleaning_Kit_p/hun-000897.htm
Except Princess Auto sells it for $6.99
it's a 22 caliber rod with adaptors- 8-32 thread- if you value your rifles, you'll use a larger diameter rod for your larger calibers- the 22 rod will bend inside the larger tubes
i'm from the same school- i only clean mine if there's an obstruction ( duh) , it's got wet somehow, or if it starts to misfire- which it will do with that russian stuff and some of the mexican
aqila
i've got a 69 vintage nylon 66, and that barrel is virgin-the other is a couple of 10/22s one i got second hand from a "guy" the other from c/t- i know a lot of you are going to scream about ALUMINUM rods, but my experience has shown that those do about as well as anything else
yes, i have a dewey, but i keep it for the ar exclusively- which DOES require cleaning
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you can actually use a solid steel rod to push patches through as longs as you don't force steel on steel and the sides of the rode better be smooth.
or you can use a piece of whipper snipper line. a lot of guys use a match to melt a little ball on one end and sharpen the other end, the sharp end pokes through a patch which catches on the ball. This can be pulled through a barrel without damaging the barrel. keep the string clean of debris. 22 rimfire do give off a lot of abrasive debris so keep things clean.
I use a one piece rod, and steel rods, with care. jointed rods and bore snakes are a bad idea.
or you can use a piece of whipper snipper line. a lot of guys use a match to melt a little ball on one end and sharpen the other end, the sharp end pokes through a patch which catches on the ball. This can be pulled through a barrel without damaging the barrel. keep the string clean of debris. 22 rimfire do give off a lot of abrasive debris so keep things clean.
I use a one piece rod, and steel rods, with care. jointed rods and bore snakes are a bad idea.
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TipTon Carbon Fiber rod (1 piece). You may want .17 calibre (may need an adapter for .22 jag) as some .22 bores are tight.
Unlike Dewey (& other coated rods) no coating to scrape off, no edges to develop, just wipe the rod between uses.
Unlike Dewey (& other coated rods) no coating to scrape off, no edges to develop, just wipe the rod between uses.
