09-04-2005, 10:01 PM
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| Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Great Northwest
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| Cleaning rod?
When I run a brush thru the barrel it always tries to unscrew from the rod. This doesn't seem to be a problem using a jag. I don't like the idea of using regular pliers to cinch it down so I wonder if anyone might have a "Trick of the trade" to fix this. I am using a carbon rod on my Savage 17HMR.
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09-04-2005, 10:12 PM
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7senyor4...Are you holding the cleaning rod correctly? Here's what I mean. On my cleaning rod system there's a T-handle which screws onto additional rods...and the brush/cleaning cloth holder attaches to the end. Now the T-handle has a swivel on the first section of the rod to allow it to spiral through the rifling inside of the bore. If the rod is held firmly this may cause the problem you're experiencing...that is the cleaning brush may unthread itself as you hold the road firmly. But...if you hold the system strictly by the T-handle...unthreading of the brush should not occur. Don't know if that's your problem for sure...but I would consider that possibility.
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09-04-2005, 10:53 PM
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Oxford' I am using a Tipton one piece rod and it rotates fine. |
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10-20-2005, 11:27 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minnesota (Becker County)
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| Solution for your problem
Quit using both the brush and the cleaning rod :right: More .22s are runed by cleaning than anything else. Build yourself a "bore wacker" and you won't need the rod. Unfortunately you will still need the rod for your centerfires  |
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10-27-2005, 01:23 AM
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OX - I am surprised at you! You should never use a segmented cleaning rod! That is what wiped out the riflings in the muzzles of our WWII and Korean War M1 Garands! If you really have to clean the bore of a .22 Cal firearm, you should always use a single piece cleaning rod, of stainless or a teflon coated rod. I am not yet convinced about the carbon fiber cleaning rods yet, and I avoid them. Aluminum cleaning rods should never be used, like all aluminum, it oxidizes (the oxides form in seconds after cleaning the rod off), and aluminum oxide is one of the worlds foremost abrasives, cutting almost everything (except for diamonds), relatively easily. The Anshutz factory recommends cleaning .22 Cal. rifle bores only if you lose accuracy, because the lead deposited in the bore actually protects the bore from corrosion, erosion, and bad cleaning rods! Now as to cleaning the bolt, receiver, magazines, and anything else other than the bore of the barrel to get rid of the dust and dirt that accumulates, this you should do! ` |
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10-27-2005, 04:26 AM
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Only time a brush goes into a twentytwo is if the bore is rusty - and then it's too late - accuracy is shot. I use a coated one-piece rod, but as stated above, only clean a rimfire when accuracy begins to fall off. And even then, just get the crud out - go easy on the solvent. A .22 bore needs to have a small amount of 'fouling' from the lube in it, to maintain best accuracy. When switching brands or types of ammo, you can see the POI change as the 'new' load settles in. Jacketed bullets in C/F rifles are a whole different anomal though! 
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