What cleaning kit to get for my M305?

[CanuckShooter]

Hey,

I ordered the USGI style cleaning kit from Marstar with my M14. Would you all recommend this kit or is there a better kit or method of cleaning the rifle? I have never owned a centrefire rifle before and don't know if a patchworm will work, preserving the life of the rifling as opposed to a rod.

Thanks!!

 

[mark k]

I vote for an Otis kit. You can get a deluxe kit and clean everything in your inventory.

 

[Sharkson]

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Hey,

I ordered the USGI style cleaning kit from Marstar with my M14. Would you all recommend this kit or is there a better kit or method of cleaning the rifle? I have never owned a centrefire rifle before and don't know if a patchworm will work, preserving the life of the rifling as opposed to a rod.

Thanks!!

Check out this link:

http://www.m-14forum.com/showthread.php?t=13958&page=4

Tools link:

http://www.m-14forum.com/showthread.php?t=3239

I just placed a big order from Brownells in the US for this stuff.

Mods: hotlinking to another site (non-commercial) is OK, right?

 

[buster]

i use a kleenbore kit,it has coated steel rods that don't flex,good for all calbres[comes with a bore guide].also,i really recommend getting a 30cal boresnake for pulling through the barrel when at the range.

 

[Farmboy]

http://www.oneshottactical.com/merc...reen=CTGY&Store_Code=oneshot&Category_Code=GC

 

[Paulinski]

I e-mailed Dewy and asked them for everything I need to properly clean the M14. It was about $90 should be even cheaper with better exchange.
I'm doing the same thing for my AR.

 

[Pietro Beretta]

If your using a standard rod & brush...make sure the rod is aluminum or else you'll scatch the rifling.

 

[t-star]

just get the dewey rod and have done with it- - those aluminum jobs can leave shavings in the bore-

 

[t-star]

i got a complete usgi kit including the broken case extractor (you need the special ratchet brush as well) for each of mine, but i use the dewey for cleaning along with a center punched 12 guage shell for a bore guide( just drill out the primer) - the segmented rod that comes with the kit isn't really good enough, but you can use it to knock out a bullet that's stuck in the bore

 

[Leonidas]

x2 on the Otis. Its the only kit you'll ever need, for every gun you own.

 

[CanuckShooter]

Which rod length should I get? 36" or 24"?

Thanks

 

[t-star]

you want the one with the thick rod, which isa 48- the 44 is a 22 diameter- the other's a 280 or so- you'll want the extra girth if you ever have to whang a bullet out of the bore