Cleaning 17 HMR, how do you do it?
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We use diamond coated cutters and bandsaw blades to cut carbon fibre panels, I would avoid carbon fibre cleaning rods like the plague. I use a Dewey one piece rod for my 17 Remington.
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dewey recomends pistol brushes when cleaning not rifle,easyer on that small rod.there is a outfit that makes borguides to custom fit your rifle and the cleaning rod.these are well made out nylon i think and come with o rings for a spot free job,,in any brand or calibre
dewey recomends pistol brushes when cleaning not rifle,easyer on that small rod.there is a outfit that makes borguides to custom fit your rifle and the cleaning rod.these are well made out nylon i think and come with o rings for a spot free job,,in any brand or calibre
The boresnake is widely used because it's easy. If I had thousands of dollars tied up in my competition rimfire, I'd probably consider using something else too, but for the pack-mule type of stuff I shoot most of the time, it seems to do the trick. After I run it through, I tie it up in a sock and chuck it in the washing machine.
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well hear is a lil trick i have been useing since the very first HMR 17s came out. i use a peice of plastic whipper snipper or grass trimmer line. i tie a peice of rag on one end, and pull it through the bbl. the line is stiff enough to be easily fed from the breech end, then pull the patch through. great thing about this is when you are out shooting, i carry one rolled up in a baggie in my pocket. takes 10 seconds to drop the bolt, and pull it through a couple times. works for me anyways, and its very cost effective. ive been doing it with a savage and brno for years now, with no problems
Exactly how often are you guys cleaning your hmrs? After the first year they came out I don't think I've done much to mine but run a jag/patch through and see no signs of needing to do any more. Maybe a light brushing once a year. Accuracy is still awesome. I run a stainless savage and stainless ruger. Ruger outshoots the savage. Maybe I'm lazy, but I seem to clean less and less. I no longer care if something sparkles or if it has some fingerprints. Does it shoot well? Good enough. As for guns I load for, if there is copper fouling or powder residue I change the recipe... easier on me and the firearm than more cleaning. The first reloading I ever did was with Unique... put a stop to that immediately for example. 17hmr is not a dirty cartridge... at least not the hornady 17gn that I've always shot. My .17 rods are the steel cheap screw-together kind. A little care around the crown goes a lot further than the most fancy schmansy rods with less care.
I won't argue with you on that. I confess my 17 kit is pathetic. But then like I said, I almost never use it. My point was are guys cleaning for the sake of cleaning, or cleaning cuz they HAVE to? You can have the best spaceaged uber fangled rods but I say unnecessary cleaning too often is more damaging. I'm sure lots would disagree.
I just don't see the need to clean much with the hmr. If other guys are cleaning cuz they find issues with fouling... I'd seriously be interested in the make of the gun/ammo combo. How many rounds before guys are seeing a drop in accuracy etc. I'm honestly curious cuz I've gone through bricks and bricks or the stuff and am having zero issues with buildup. maybe I'm just lucky?
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I mis-typed, yes bore guide is the term I meant...I don't use brushes at all, wipeout and patches
I have a nylon guide for my 17, but it doesn't seal to that small chamber like my larger bore guides do
I look at it this way,who wants the best accuracy,and the longest barrel life possible,and the answer is target shooters.Obviously ,they must have figured out which systems work best in their years of experience, so that system is good enough for me.That being said,every target shooter that I have met or talked to ,uses a similar method,that being a high quality one piece cleaning rod,combined with a proper bore guide.When the majority of competitive target shooters start using bore snakes or other pull throughs,I will consider them as an option.
I own almost all higher end guns that represent a substantial investment,so to me , it is worth the extra time and effort to do the best job that I can cleaning them.If I owned entry level low priced guns,I might use a quicker easier method to clean them.
I own almost all higher end guns that represent a substantial investment,so to me , it is worth the extra time and effort to do the best job that I can cleaning them.If I owned entry level low priced guns,I might use a quicker easier method to clean them.
I have 3 17HMR, and use only foaming bore cleaner and a one piece Dewey coated cleaning rod. Like wayne says, Wipeout is the only one that uses a small enough plastic tube to fit in a 17 barrel. I did adapt a can of gunslick foaming bore cleaner by cutting off the tube it comes with and gluing on a red plastic tube from a WD 40 can. Use the absolutely briefest squirt you can do-literally, as fast as you can get your finger off the button!! Let sit for an hour and run 4 or 5 patches thru it and you're done! No need for oil as both products contain a protector!
The abrasiveness of carbon fiber composites really depends on the bonding matrix used and the direction that the fibers are aligned... So long as they are aligned with the direction of movement (0°) and you use a non-abrasive matrix then they can produce very little friction. Change that direction to 90° and the abrasiveness goes up 3-fold. Most Carbon Fiber Composites are made with a plastic or epoxy matrix that provides the same sort of benefits that coated-rods do.
Keep in mind that a major cause of damage to a bore is when the rod becomes impregnated with grit and other debris. If a rod becomes embedded with grit, it becomes a lapping tool, not a cleaning rod.
The single most important aspect in using a cleaning rod, (aside from using a quality bore guide), is to STOP the rod the instant it clears the muzzle, not allowing it to rub the barrel or crown as the rod moves without the support of the brush or patch.
Yeah, someone else had mentioned that they do damage.
Well this post is turning out to have so many opinions, just like everything else on the internet~
What happened to the days when everything I read on the web was true. Lots of good ideas here, i'll just take my time and take it easy like I do with my other rifles.... except my mosin.
Well this post is turning out to have so many opinions, just like everything else on the internet~
What happened to the days when everything I read on the web was true. Lots of good ideas here, i'll just take my time and take it easy like I do with my other rifles.... except my mosin.
