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    I use the Colt suplied parkerised steel rod and break free clp. I'm careful about not scratching the bore.

    I do use a bore-guide when cleaning my Browning A-bolt .270 deer rifle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rjacobs View Post

    The only use now that I can see is with some of the foaming bore cleaners you leave in for a few hours, the bore guide will seal the chamber of the gun and let your product work without it all running out into the receiver.
    Foam earplug works great for sealing the end of the barrel.

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    The steel cleaning rod I have is crap. That is partly why I have only used it a few times.

    My technique with it now is this:

    Get a size of paper towel that will fit down the bore fine, and push it through with the rod.

    Could that cause any damage? I do not see how possibly could.

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    Using A Bore Guide When Cleaning

    OP, since the 1970s, I've cleaned many, many firearms using a variety of methods. The Otis kit is great for light duty cleaning. The Dewey coated rods are excellent for everything else, although I use a Dewey brass rod for cleaning handgun barrels. I make sure to use a bore guide when cleaning my precision rifles, AR-10s, and M4 style carbines with stainless or match grade barrels. I generally don't use a bore guide for my ARs that have chrome-lined barrels. The only barrels that I have seen ruined through poor cleaning practices were on surplus rifles from the DCM/CMP.

    I would recommend that you try a bore guide, at the least for peace of mind.

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    Peace of mind with my rifle is worth the small cost of good gun cleaning gear, so a bore guide and non-scratching cleaning rod are being bought today.

    Thanks all for the advice on what to buy too.

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    I highly recomend ordering these needle oiler bottles to use for applying solvent to patches and lube to those hard to reach places on your firearms.


    http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-to...prod20180.aspx
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    I'm just curious how many of you actually clean the bores on your chrome-lined AR's.

    For me...BCG, yes. Bore...no.

    On a precision rifle with an SS barrel...that's a different story. A coated Dewey rod, brass attachments, and a bore guide.
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    Chrome lined or not, I clean my sporting rifles every 1,000 rounds, sometimes more. I dont' touch the bolt and carrier unless I start having malfunctions and then I only wipe them off with a rag and oil them. I keep the gas rings and bolt carrier oiled up and shoot the daylights out of it.

    On precision barrels, I clean when I see accuracy falling off. Sometimes it's at 100 rounds and sometimes it's at 300 rounds. When I shot moly coated bullets, I never cleaned a match barrel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T2C View Post
    Chrome lined or not, I clean my sporting rifles every 1,000 rounds, sometimes more. I dont' touch the bolt and carrier unless I start having malfunctions and then I only wipe them off with a rag and oil them. I keep the gas rings and bolt carrier oiled up and shoot the daylights out of it.

    On precision barrels, I clean when I see accuracy falling off. Sometimes it's at 100 rounds and sometimes it's at 300 rounds. When I shot moly coated bullets, I never cleaned a match barrel.
    Interesting, waiting for malfunctions before servicing BCG. What malfunction usually let's you know it needs to be serviced? Sticking firing pin?
    'Evil Minds That Plot Destruction'

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    Bore guide, the industries way to get a few more bucks out of your pocket.
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