preferably about 8 inches long ?
Best/joe
Best/joe
Who makes a good hand gun cleaning rod
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I like Dewey's coated steel rods, combined with the appropriate guides, brushes, and jags.
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Another vote for Dewey.
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Gunslick Handgun Carbon Fiber Cleaning Rod ! Is the one I'm thinking about, reviews look good.
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http://www.midwayusa.com/product/19...105/tipton-deluxe-1-piece-cleaning-rod-carbon-fiber-thread?cm_vc=ProductFinding
I think I would get the Tipton.
I think I would get the Tipton.
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you'll notice that a lot of replies have the words "carbon fiber" in them....
go to wally world and get the cheapest, smallest dia. carbon arrow, about 4-5 bucks.
then go to the gun cleaning supplies and find which make brush/bore mop/jag threads into the end for the point.
then go to the hardware section and find a piece of heat shrink tube that will slip over the shaft and shrink to a tight fit when heated.
cut the arrow shaft to cleaning length plus handle length with a high speed cut off wheel (think dremel with a wiz wheel), add the heat shrink tube for the handle with 1/4" hanging off the end you just cut so when heat shrinked it covers the end, and ta-da you have a custom length cleaning rod with enough arrow shaft left over to make a second one.
yes, yes, the CRB is strong in this one.....(said in a "yoda" like voice)
sig357fan
go to wally world and get the cheapest, smallest dia. carbon arrow, about 4-5 bucks.
then go to the gun cleaning supplies and find which make brush/bore mop/jag threads into the end for the point.
then go to the hardware section and find a piece of heat shrink tube that will slip over the shaft and shrink to a tight fit when heated.
cut the arrow shaft to cleaning length plus handle length with a high speed cut off wheel (think dremel with a wiz wheel), add the heat shrink tube for the handle with 1/4" hanging off the end you just cut so when heat shrinked it covers the end, and ta-da you have a custom length cleaning rod with enough arrow shaft left over to make a second one.
yes, yes, the CRB is strong in this one.....(said in a "yoda" like voice)
sig357fan
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^^^ I have 4 Tiptons. They are great. Add a Tipton jag kit and you are set for life.
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Pretty much anybody. It's a rod. As long as the various cleaning tips from various manufacturers screw on (as opposed to the ones with their own thread size) it's fine.
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So $10-12 for the cheapest carbon fiber arrow, some heat shrink tubing, cleaning tips...
For less than that, I can buy a whole pistol cleaning kit, complete with rod, tips, toothbrush, patches, etc.
I can buy carbon fiber, aluminum, brass, steel (coated or not) because it's a pistol rod and unless I'm going to rub it against the inside and crown of the bore, it makes no difference what it's made of (except aluminum tends to bend and break easiest).
OP - $8.99 Winchester kit:
Parts store in the handle. There are several other brands of similar pistol cleaning kits.
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I see the need for the better rods with Long Rifle Barrels, but pistol is not the same. Even a cheap aluminum rod will never touch the rifling. It's simply can't flex enough to do that. Nothing wrong with a nice rod. The feel of quality may be worth it to you. But it won't make any difference in a short barrel.
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I use my Dewy AR chamber brush for pistols followed up with a bore snake.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/42...423606/dewey-rifle-chamber-brush-and-rod-ar-15-223-caliber-8-x-32-thread-bronze
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/42...423606/dewey-rifle-chamber-brush-and-rod-ar-15-223-caliber-8-x-32-thread-bronze
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The reason IÂ’m suggesting the Tipton or carbon fiber rods. Some people also have, shoot and clean revolvers. Where there is a good chance of rubbing the crown of the bore. Two piece rods have a tendency to unscrew, bend, and cheap handles.
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This one is 8 inches, and the one I ordered, because it was 8 inches will report back after I run it through a Glock or 2.......Best/joe
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Every one of the carbon fiber rods I have purchased has failed. The rods work fine for pushing a patch through the barrel, just don't try to pull because the tip will come off.
Coated rods have the disadvantage that grit may embed in the surface. OTOH, when clean, they won't damage the barrel or the crown.
Metal rods won't be used in my rifles. Pistols, sure, but never in rifles.
Any rod you can come up with will work fine in a pistol. I use one of the cheap Outers kits.
Richard
Coated rods have the disadvantage that grit may embed in the surface. OTOH, when clean, they won't damage the barrel or the crown.
Metal rods won't be used in my rifles. Pistols, sure, but never in rifles.
Any rod you can come up with will work fine in a pistol. I use one of the cheap Outers kits.
Richard
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