This is precisely why you should NOT use a bore snake. They break, then they're stuck. That, and the fact that they cause muzzle wear. Don't use strings, cords, wooden ANYTHING. You can get a DAC brass .17 rod with an adapter for doing larger calibres for about $12.
HELP!! Patch stuck in .17 barrel!!
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This is precisely why you should NOT use a bore snake. They break, then they're stuck. That, and the fact that they cause muzzle wear. Don't use strings, cords, wooden ANYTHING. You can get a DAC brass .17 rod with an adapter for doing larger calibres for about $12.
brucecorporal
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I found the Otis kit for .17/22.works fine-but keep in mind the patches for it are .22 sized so you'll want to cut them down so they don't stick-I learned this the hard way!!! Cut a regular .22 patch into 1/2 and then another few mms off and it is just right.
If you think a boresnake damages a muzzle I'd invite you to rub a string against a piece of steel and see how long it takes you to notice anything. I've used them for years and if you use the correct one you want have any problems just wash them regularly. How would the cause any more damage than a conventonial brush.
You use this kit it does 17 hmr and 22
http://www.otistec.com/pc_product_detail.asp?key=614786F014C447AB9F2712447B7250B2
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gunsaholic
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So you also missed the part where he said he already got it out. But your second suggestion--are you saying to shoot a projectile down the bore? If so, that is not advice that should be given on a forum.
well I've gotten things out of barrels a few ways. 1 was to simply use compressed air another was to fill the barrel with oil use a brass rod that use hydrolic pressure to push the bullet out had to get a squib out. No damage to the barrel if you take your time and use the ride stuff wood is a bad idea.
Wood can swell up and it can also break and get stuck use brass rods if you can they won't break. If something is really stuck let oil soak through it by dumping it down the barrel and let it sit for a few hours so it can seep around the stuck item and lubercate it.
Wood can swell up and it can also break and get stuck use brass rods if you can they won't break. If something is really stuck let oil soak through it by dumping it down the barrel and let it sit for a few hours so it can seep around the stuck item and lubercate it.
brucecorporal
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Yup that is the one!
Dirt and grit gets imbedded in the cord, the exact same way it gets imbedded into coated rods. This in turn causes muzzle wear when the cord is not pulled perfectly straight out of the barrel. This is a known issue.
If you think it's the stupidest thing you've ever heard, you've obviously not worked with metal before. Barrels are soft steel. And before you jump all over that fact, yes, soft steel certainly is harder than brass/bronze brushes, aluminum, wood, and definitely string. Steel is also harder than scotch brite, which is plastic, but I dare you to try to say that it is impossible for the soft plastic scotch brite to remove steel. Similarly, I work in the aerospace industry at one of the largest MRO facilities in North America. I lap hardened steel seals to a flatness of 2 helium light bands. What do I lap them on? A block of aluminum with pure methanol alcohol for lubricant. That's right, I rub HARDENED STEEL on a block of aluminum, and remove steel.
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The dumb thing I was talking about was to fire a bullet to get it out. And I said I wash it all the time and never had any issue. Funny how such an educated person can't ####in read or tell which post I was replying too durrrrrp
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Is there a table guide of patch sizes to bore size for people who make there own?
Ah, the internet. A place where a difference of opinion is cause to fight, where compromise is a thing yet unheard of, and where admitting one is wrong is akin only to cutting off one's own fingers.
Also, the issue got solved a few pages ago.
Hate, it will keep you warm.
Also, the issue got solved a few pages ago.
Hate, it will keep you warm.
New Camper
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http://www.chuckhawks.com/gun_cleaning_patches.htm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35172121/Bore-Cleaning-Patch-Sizes
I have purchased the past couple years, caliber specific brass jags and prefer them over the looped variety.
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Many thanks..
Let me get this right. You have gotten a piece of cord stuck in the chamber because it broke and as a result of this you plan to buy another piece of cord to clean the barrel in the future?
My advice would be to NEVER EVEN THINK ABOUT USING THOSE IDIOTIC BORE SNAKE CORD THINGS EVER EVER AGAIN. Use a proper cleaning rod like everyone else who knows what they are doing.
Spend some time going through this forum and you will find that pretty much every case of someone getting cleaning stuff stuck in a rifle bore is related to one of those stupid bore snakes breaking. Stay well away from those things.
