OT - cleaning bores of target pistols

John Sabato · 05-31-2001, 11:47 AM

Wood no matter how hard is porous and will become contaminated with bore debris, and eventually become abrasive. Relegate wood cleaning rods to shotguns ONLY.

The best cleaning rods are one-piece and are made of either highly polished steel or stainless steel, or smooth surfaced fiberglass.

Jointed cleaning rods can easily damage the muzzle when the breaks between the sections hit the crown.

the best way to clean in my experience is to pull to the muzzle only once. take the brush off, insert the cleaning rod, then re-attach the brush or patch holding device and pull out.

This is only for target barrels of course and does not apply to combat situations where multiple piece cleaning rods are necessary for transport under those conditions. This is just combat expediency, not best practice for accuracy.

-my $0.02 - John

05-31-2001, 11:47 AM	#22
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	Hard wood ...NOT Wood no matter how hard is porous and will become contaminated with bore debris, and eventually become abrasive. Relegate wood cleaning rods to shotguns ONLY. The best cleaning rods are one-piece and are made of either highly polished steel or stainless steel, or smooth surfaced fiberglass. Jointed cleaning rods can easily damage the muzzle when the breaks between the sections hit the crown. the best way to clean in my experience is to pull to the muzzle only once. take the brush off, insert the cleaning rod, then re-attach the brush or patch holding device and pull out. This is only for target barrels of course and does not apply to combat situations where multiple piece cleaning rods are necessary for transport under those conditions. This is just combat expediency, not best practice for accuracy. -my $0.02 - John