Chamber cleaning?

ninepointer

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I'm very diligent about cleaning my barrels and actions on my rifles, but I've never really been able to get at the chambers. Is there a tool or brush for this? What should I be doing?
 
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I just bought a Chamber Cleaning Kit at Wholesale the other day. I think it was $10.95 and included 2 mops and a handle to attach them to and another handle that holds tube style swabs for the lug recesses along with about 10 swabs.

PM me with your email if you want pics and I will take some and send them.

Richard
 
you can also use ordinary bore brushes as chamber brushes, depending on calibre- for instance, the 308/30.06 series has a diameter of .470, so a 45 cal brush will work, but a bigger one would work better- just get out your reloading manual and look at the cartrige diagrams- anything a little bigger than the width of your cartridge walls will work-if you're using a bolt, a standard length of rod( i use the last section of the rod) will work for the handle- just plunge it in , pull it back out and rotate till you go full circle- that's how you clean the m16 series, and it works just as well with bolts
with levers, autos, and pumps, you have to be a little more inventive- you need a couple of sections of cleaning rod- cut one to just a couple of inches - that's going to be your extension so you can get the brush into the chamber- it's a bit of trial and error on length, but ALUMINUM cuts easy- use a section with the end already drilled and tapped for the brush or another section- cut it off short and die the end- then take another section of rod and drill the SIDE ( i used a piece of 12 guage cleaning rod for this bit) and tap accordingly and you've got your chamber cleaner- in other words, it's a cleaning rod with an extension and a 90 degree handle- then you put the rig in through the ejection port with the bolt locked back and work it till you get full circle- if you've got a remington pump or auto, there's a special brush you get with the rifle for the chamber
 
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