I have two of these and they really are excellent rifles and good value.
How do people clean the bore on these though?
I bought a special white plastic bore guide a while back still can't clean the bore properly. It feels like the rod itself is touching or grinding on the bore and I can't bring myself to use it. I have both a plastic coated and a regular good quality cleaning rod. These both work perfectly for my .223's.
So far I've only used a cheap air rifle cleaning kit I bought many years ago. If I put two patches over the jag it fits pretty snug. I'm sure this does a great job of getting the powder fouling out but sooner or later lead build up is likely to prematurely reduce the accuracy of these.
I wonder if there's not a cleaning rod for .17 cal that would take a cleaning jag for .22?
How do people clean the bore on these though?
I bought a special white plastic bore guide a while back still can't clean the bore properly. It feels like the rod itself is touching or grinding on the bore and I can't bring myself to use it. I have both a plastic coated and a regular good quality cleaning rod. These both work perfectly for my .223's.
So far I've only used a cheap air rifle cleaning kit I bought many years ago. If I put two patches over the jag it fits pretty snug. I'm sure this does a great job of getting the powder fouling out but sooner or later lead build up is likely to prematurely reduce the accuracy of these.
I wonder if there's not a cleaning rod for .17 cal that would take a cleaning jag for .22?