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what are the best cleaning rods to buy for my shotgun and 22cal.
that wont damage the bore and crown on my firearms.
and were could I purchas them.thanks for any advice.
 
jzz30tt said:
I always use the Tipton Carbon Fibre ones.
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+99999999 on that. they are great. just enough flex, smooth rod, great bearings, i wouldnt change a thing. if you have something like a 10/22 and it doesnt have a cleaning hole in the back you are better off with a boresnake though. for bolt action and any action you can put a rod down the back of you wont regret the tipton rods.
 
Boresnakes are for emergency cleaning only, and then very carefully used and washed after a single use.

I use the Dewey rods in my firearms. Appropriate rod and a bore guide. Push through from breech only.

Improper cleaning can seriously damage an accurate firearm.

Regards, Dave.
 
thanks for all the advice guys.
were can I buy dewey and tipton rods.
and are they suitable for leaver actions.
thanks.
 
I picked up an old copy of a gunsmithing book, and the author recommended steel rods. Not sure if I agree, but his logic was that softer materials (aluminum, brass) could pick up and retain grit and retain it , which could scratch the bore, whereas steel rods were easier to clean and would not retain any grit to harm the bore. Plus they are stronger.
Avoid the cheap aluminum rods, they don't last very long and bend and break easily.
 
with carbon fiber rods you get the best of all worlds. they are non porous so they dont pick up debris. the surface is even harder than steel rods. they flex much better as well.
 
vinver said:
I picked up an old copy of a gunsmithing book, and the author recommended steel rods. Not sure if I agree, but his logic was that softer materials (aluminum, brass) could pick up and retain grit and retain it , which could scratch the bore, whereas steel rods were easier to clean and would not retain any grit to harm the bore. Plus they are stronger.
Avoid the cheap aluminum rods, they don't last very long and bend and break easily.
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Things change..take with a grain of salt some of the recommendations you read in it.
 
Boresnakes are.. well.. if you MUST use them... they're OK until you pull the thing half way through and it comes apart in the barrel just after the "other end" has slipped in past the breechface. Nasty barrel obstruction. Kinda hard to push a boresnake through to clear an obstruction..

Lever actions - if you can take the lever/bolt/hammer off/out without too much effort and clean from the breech, great, but it looks like you'll need a thin cleaning rod and a muzzle-protector (a small funnel-like device that you hold "in" the muzzle and feed the cleaning rod through, to keep from eroding the lands of your rifling and the crown of the rifle while you push and pull the cleaning rod...
 
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