Cleaning Tip One More Time

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CharlieKemp

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Hit an article on 6mmBR.com about cleaning with Dewey Jags and bronze brushes. They have a valid point on the use of jags.
I intend to push my patch through - remove the old dirty patch - roll on a smaller patch fror the return trip. With 3 new Bench Mark barrels and one Shilen that shoot quarter inch at 100 yards, I want to love them to death.
HINT - go to Hobby Lobby and buy cotton batting (Mountain Mist Cream Rose 100% Needled Batting ) $22.00 102" x 120" or smaller amount and cut your squares for patches. Any other type of batting ==> make sure it is only cotton with out any added spray. This will give you a life time of any size patches and cleaning pads.
Is it time that some one makes a false muzzle for Harrel Tuners?
Ivy Rods ( Denny Philips ) are the BEST !
Charlie
 
I'm not sure any of the organized matches give enough time to clean like that between targets. Take to long per patch. Another option is to have your rod dedicated to a jag and make sure there are no sharp edges where the jag joins the rod. Then polish the jag so it has no sharp edges. Many jags have knurling to keep the patch from slipping. I don't think that is necessary and dull the knurling with polishing. and polish the ferules on the rod also. If you use a brush have it on a seperate rod and clean up any sharp edges it might have. And go slow. Just my 2 cents. Rich
 
A false muzzle is screwed or set in place at the crown so that ram rods/cleaning rods would not damage the crown of the barrel.
Match guns in the 1800s used these. ( note some of the M-14 cleaning attachments)
Charlie
 
Why the need to run a smaller patch back through if you using one of these crown savers?
 
Rich In Kansas said:
I'm not sure any of the organized matches give enough time to clean like that between targets. Take to long per patch. Another option is to have your rod dedicated to a jag and make sure there are no sharp edges where the jag joins the rod. Then polish the jag so it has no sharp edges. Many jags have knurling to keep the patch from slipping. I don't think that is necessary and dull the knurling with polishing. and polish the ferules on the rod also. If you use a brush have it on a seperate rod and clean up any sharp edges it might have. And go slow. Just my 2 cents. Rich
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Hey Rich, Kelby's and the Ivy rods both have a option of buying a rod with the tip turned on the rod so its a true 1 piece dedicated jag rod.I have one and love it then I have a 2nd rod for the brush.Denny Phillips Is a heck of a person to deal with he will make you whatever you want.
Merry Christmas
Jerry
 
CharlieKemp said:
A false muzzle is screwed or set in place at the crown so that ram rods/cleaning rods would not damage the crown of the barrel.
Match guns in the 1800s used these. ( note some of the M-14 cleaning attachments)
Charlie
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I'm not sure I follow. Those things were used because you were actually ramming something down the barrel such as a lead ball. Why would you need it now? You clean from the breech or you should. I don't use jags with checkered teeth, so I would rarely worry about the crown and I don't think I've ever damaged one.
 
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