Anybody have experience with these. Seems like they would be less prone to scratching up the inside of your barrel? or would investing in a good bore guide be better option?
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Anybody have experience with these. Seems like they would be less prone to scratching up the inside of your barrel? or would investing in a good bore guide be better option?
Like anything, some like them, some don't. If you want to try dragging a patch to see if you will like it, you can make one.
I use the nylon weed wacker string. Cut a piece several inches longer than the barrel. Bend a very small loop at one end. Pinch the end against the string, where it intersects with itself, with needle nose pliers. Heat the pliers and string with a lighter until the string gets soft and melts to itself.
You now have the best roll up drag-rod on the market.
Class 114 / T4
+1 for weed whacker line. That gets used whereas the Otis kit I was given sits on a shelf somewhere.
Boonie Packer puts up a neat little mini-Otis type kit that is nice and not so ridiculously priced.
My standby is the old GI steel rod with a breech guide, wiped clean after each pass. I figure that's good enough for what I do with a 16" barrel.
Since buying my OTIS kit several years ago, I've not used a rod again on any of my rifles, with the exception being if I have a really bad Garand barrel to scrub. I still use rods on handguns though.
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+1 for the otis kits. i use them for cleaning all rifles, pistols, and shotguns. although i do like the bore snakes too.
"Our Country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't
be any AMERICA because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our
women and breed a hardier race!"
I use the Otis coated cables on everything.
Do you guys use a standard rod as well, such as a Dewey?
What kit are you guys using?
Best Regards,
28_days
I just use the Otis rods, Just get the cables and whatever brushes from Otis you need. whats good is the all brass construction of the brushes.
I've actually become a really big fan of bore snakes, if you feel like giving those a try. I like the otis kits for everything else though.
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