hunter686 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 I'm sure we have all seen those things pop up on the Internet full of cool little device's or what not to make life easier. I thought i'd start a thread to show the hacks, tips and tricks that you all use make your life a little easier. I'll kick off: Here is an uncoated Pro shot rod: What i do it buy a few meters of shrink wrap, cut to length, and shrink to fit. I now have a coated rod that i can strip down as often as i want and replace the cover. Another pro is that i can slide it up over the base of my attachment to stop crown contact when coming back through the muzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Putting a bottle over the end of the muzzle: Catches all the patches when the jag comes back through and any spray when scrubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum87 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 ParkerHale rods come pre-coated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0rks2much Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Putting a bottle over the end of the muzzle: Catches all the patches when the jag comes back through and any spray when scrubbing. A great little tip that i'll be adopting. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 A great little tip that i'll be adopting. Thanks If you leave the lid on and cut a cross in the middle (Not like mine in the picture) you can make it a squeeze fit. Stops it popping off if you over keen with the rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Ah but the coating holds grit which ruins the bore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Which is exactly why they are polished stainless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 The heat shrink cost next to nothing and its discarded whenever your anales kicks in. You also cant use a normal coated rod to protect the crown from the jag and brushes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsm Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Can't help but thinking that you've reinvented the wheel with the heat shrink but each to their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 The heat shrink cost next to nothing and its discarded whenever your anales kicks in. You also cant use a normal coated rod to protect the crown from the jag and brushes! You don't need to if you know how to use a rod properly. You unscrew the brush when it exits the muzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter686 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 This thread wasn't intended for "Coated vs Uncoated rods" or "How To Clean You're rifle" This systems works for me and may work for someone else. If you have your own way of doing thing's great! Share them with other people so they too can benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsm Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 This thread wasn't intended for "Coated vs Uncoated rods" or "How To Clean You're rifle" This systems works for me and may work for someone else. If you have your own way of doing thing's great! Share them with other people so they too can benefit. I simply just use a carbon rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Ah but the coating holds grit which ruins the bore! .......or so urban legend has it. Abrade with stainless steel - or 'kiss' with a wiped-clean softer than steel coating? (It is possible to wipe a rod clean, and not leave it covered in oil and sand!). I like the bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Dont you look at your patches to see what is going on? I just reach over the rifle, remove the patch from the jag, look at it, then decide what to do next. Couldnt do that if it was in a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Dont you look at your patches to see what is going on? Not every one, no. (and it ain't difficult to see into a transparent bottle!) http://www.sinclairintl.com/gun-cleaning/cleaning-accessories/patch-collectors/muzzlemate-clamp-on-shield-prod33964.aspx http://www.sinclairintl.com/gun-cleaning/cleaning-accessories/patch-collectors/gun-cleaning-patch-catcher-prod54724.aspx http://www.sinclairintl.com/gun-cleaning/cleaning-accessories/patch-collectors/patch-hog-prod38958.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 .......or so urban legend has it. Abrade with stainless steel - or 'kiss' with a wiped-clean softer than steel coating? (It is possible to wipe a rod clean, and not leave it covered in oil and sand!). I like the bottle Lapping. The abbrasive sticks to the softer medium (in this case the plastic), and abrades the harder material (in this case the barrel). It is better that the rod is harder than the barrel, then the rod will wear, not the barrel. First year stuff, ask anyone with training. Just thought that you'd like the content of the forum to be factually correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17 Rem Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Where exactly are you putting your plastic coated cleaning rods to get them covered with embedded grit? The mind boggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Where exactly are you putting your plastic coated cleaning rods to get them covered with embedded grit? The mind boggles. I dont have plastic coated rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Lapping. The abbrasive sticks to the softer medium (in this case the plastic), and abrades the harder material (in this case the barrel). It is better that the rod is harder than the barrel, then the rod will wear, not the barrel. First year stuff, ask anyone with training. Just thought that you'd like the content of the forum to be factually correct What abrasive? You coating them in diamond paste and running them in contact with the rifling? or incapable of running a rag down them before use? (You do realise they're not actually meant to touch the bore?!) And run me through this again "It is better that the rod is harder than the barrel, then the rod will wear, not the barrel." Quite apart from the reversed logic, one can abrade a rifle barrel with string if you do it enough (Google cord-worn). Assuming you're not, as you seem to think, actually lapping your barrel with an oversized or bendy rod- the issue is actually about impact damage (primarily at the muzzle, because, of course, I'm using a rod that's strong enough not to bend, and I'm taking care of the chamber as best I can by using a bore guide). Nevertheless, if I assume I'm going to repeatedly inadvertently strike parts of the rifling then I choose to do that striking with the softest material available. If you have something empirical to add, other than something you've read that Bubba wrote about aluminium rods and you've mis-applied, please link. Your last two lines. Thematic over the last 6 or so months. Please get your keyboard piles sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum87 Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 You fire big chunks of copper jacketed lead down the barrel, at extreme pressures and heat....and are concerned about a plasic coated rod being abbrasive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 You fire big chunks of copper jacketed lead down the barrel, at extreme pressures and heat....and are concerned about a plasic coated rod being abbrasive? Nice common-sense check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ok, i am wrong, i take it all back. Silly me for following the guidance of the worlds top accurate rifle builders and competative shooters. Keep using your coated rods as endorsed on UKV, the place for precision rifle enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Ok, i am wrong, i take it all back. Silly me for following the guidance of the worlds top accurate rifle builders and competative shooters. Keep using your coated rods as endorsed on UKV, the place for precision rifle enthusiasts. Sort your piles. Show empirical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucraft Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Bore rider jag. Best way to clean without damaging the crown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Where do you get them from??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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