Author Topic: Bore guide (Read 623 times)

Pony Trekker · « **on:** August 30, 2005, 06:06:59 PM »

Does anyone make a cleaning rod bore guide for .22's? The sort that slides into the action in place of the bolt, with the end in the breech? I'm a little leery of the rod rubbing against the rifling when I'm cleaning the bore.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2005, 06:13:02 PM »

Yes, Stoney Point is commonly available, also Dewey and Sinclair for a couple more available online.

Pony Trekker · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2005, 10:42:49 AM »

Thanks, I'll look around for them.

BillP · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2005, 03:15:25 PM »

If you use a quality rod (not alu. segmented one) and clean from the breech you don't need a guide. The reason I say that is that you should seldom if ever use it. Most 22 RF guns should be cleaned only when the accuracy starts to fall off. Even then you can usually get by with a simple pull through. Check rimfirecentral.com (you may need to do a search) for several ways to make one of these from a length of weed-wacker line. One name they use is "bore wacker". Save your money for amminition.

Pony Trekker · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2005, 11:20:47 PM »

I have a one-piece stainless steel rod with a rotating handle. It's mainly for cleaning/polishing the bore of new rifles before I start shooting them.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2005, 06:09:44 AM »

If you're interested in a pull thru, the Patchworm is a quality built piece that is highly recommended at RFC, it's all I use in my .17hmrs, and they're not expensive...

www.patchworm.com

BillP · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2005, 07:37:29 AM »

Pony,
Use the steel rod when you have to, buy a patchworm or make the "Borewacker" for regular use and forget the guide. "Borewacker" is nothing but a length of weedwacker line. Heat the end and flatten it, cut the other end diagonally so it's sharp. Poke the sharp end through a patch slide it to the flattened end and you are good to go. One improvement that makes it a little better is to drill a hole through the end of a .17 cal air rifle pellet and slip it on so it's held by the flat end. It's just right for a .22.