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Offline squirrelslayer

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bore guide
« on: May 18, 2013, 08:35:20 PM »
Anyone have a good idea for a bore guide for contenders? I use one religiously on my nice bolt guns but have just always tried to be careful on my contenders.
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2013, 03:25:36 AM »
If you want a bore guide, try Sinclair.
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2013, 03:38:03 AM »
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2013, 10:19:04 AM »
Sweet, I actually think the handy little one I've had all this time for my savage .17hmr was from them. Thanks guys!
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2013, 05:16:59 PM »
Couldn't find the picture of all of them I had, but all of mine were home made.   Not hard at all to make with either a metal or wood lathe, held in by the extractor so super easy to use/remove.   
 
Edit... found a picture of some of them.   I had them from 17HM2 to 416 Rigby for my TC's.
 
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2013, 11:26:48 PM »
Even though they are all pretty reasonable I'm thinking I might fire up the mill/lathe and give it a go. Only problem is, I don't think any of the plastics I have already will hold up to much chemical abuse. But still seems like a fun project.
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2013, 06:21:51 PM »
Take an empty case  and drill a hole  big enough for the cleaning rod. cheep rod guide.
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2013, 07:40:55 PM »
Quote from: squirrelslayer on May 19, 2013, 11:26:48 PM
Even though they are all pretty reasonable I'm thinking I might fire up the mill/lathe and give it a go. Only problem is, I don't think any of the plastics I have already will hold up to much chemical abuse. But still seems like a fun project.

A 3/4"-1" X 12" Delrin rod is very inexpensive, will yeild 8 of them.
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2013, 06:56:35 AM »
Thanks a bunch guys! I do like the empty case idea! I think I'll take a trip down to my local plastics shop as I know they have a ton of delrin and all kinds of stuff down there and they're pretty friendly. :D 
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2013, 01:06:18 PM »
With the proper solvent you don't need to use brushes so I just use weedeater line.  ;D

Take a piece of weedeater line about a foot longer than your barrel. Sharpen one end and hold the other end to a flame to get it melting and press it against a glass or cup to form a button on that end. You can file/trim the button to fit your bore. Poke a patch in the middle with the sharp end and pull it down to the button. Dip your patch in your solvent and stick the sharpened end into the chamber end and push it out the muzzle. Grab it at the muzzle end and pull the patch through a couple times and lay the barrel down for 15 minutes of so to let the solvent work. Repeat with dry patches and you are done. I carry one of these weedeater cleaning rods and some patches and a small bottle of solvent in a ziplock bag in my possibles bag while hunting just in case. I know you have never tripped and fell and stuck your barrel in the mud.  ::)
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Re: bore guide
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2013, 11:09:03 PM »
Do you make a new one for each use?  Soft material can pick up grit and become abrasive to the bore.
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