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    Carbine-contained cleaning kit with an actual cleaning rod

    Does anyone make a cleaning kit that can be stored in the storage tubes prevalent on many carbine stocks? I would like to have the ability to carry an actual cleaning rod vs. the cable pulls of the Otis kits or a Boresnake in the tubes in case of a bullet stuck in the bore, but the GI rod sections are too long to fit the tubes found on Vltor EMOD/IMOD, Magpul ACS, and LMT SOPMOD stocks. There are short rod sections available from Otis, but they provide one per kit and I don't want to buy five or six kits to make one kit that will match what I am looking for.

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    "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms..."
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    I have seen that fix and ones like it, but I'm looking for something a little more secure and snag-resistant, hence the desire for something that fits in the tubes.

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    Ever seen Kyle Defoor's method?

    Scroll 3/4 down the page: http://www.kyledefoor.com/2010_01_01_archive.html

    ETA: AH! Beat me to it Kimber.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IZinterrogator View Post
    I have seen that fix and ones like it, but I'm looking for something a little more secure and snag-resistant, hence the desire for something that fits in the tubes.
    Not sure you'll find anything else out there...you MIGHT be able to buy those otis sections individually straight from the site

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    I've used a Method similar to Defoor's for quite some time and in combat. The immediacy of access is a huge benefit over other methods of storage, and if executed correctly is very snag resistant.
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    Just checked the Otis site, they now sell individual components which is a change from the last time I checked. Still wish the sections were about an inch longer to fill out the tube better and to allow me to push from the breech if necessary. I suppose I'll make it work somehow, though.

    Anyone aware of rod sections that are 4.5 to 5 inches long before I place the order for these 3.5 inch sections?

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    This is an option:

    http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=1...110000_d_10152

    Here's a Youtube video of how it works.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc8X3aEWZMI

    I carry one on my kit for obstructed barrels. The handle is too wide to keep in the stock but just keep it on your kit. It takes half a second to reach into a pouch and pull it out.

    Nothing wrong with what Kyle Defoor does either...his method probably is a bit faster. I used to do something similar for the M14 EBR's when stuck cases were extremely common...but not sure how well it would work if you wanted to collapse the stock and mortar the gun. Haven't used the method with an AR myself so I can't say for sure.
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    rapid rod looks neat - I'll check that one out! Thanks!

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    F2S, my biggest problem with both Kyle Defoor's and Kyle Lamb's techniques are I have a DD RIS II on my carbine and the rail attachment ring completely blocks the area where the rod lies, so it interferes with the location where the rod would lie securely and unobtrusively.

    a0cake, I saw that in a comment on the Defoor thread posted earlier, but the entire thing won't fit in the tube.

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