archerben
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When cleaning a bolt action, I've always used a bore guide to avoid damaging the chamber. What do to avoid damaging the chamber of a break action when cleaning?
Cleaning a break action rifle
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El Tejon
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Use a guide, clean from the breech, put barrel in a gun vise in your gun room.
Don't Tread On Me
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Break action is pretty simple to clean. You can always just take the barrel off and lay it flat on a table. You could vise it in, or buy a cleaning stand like the Caldwell.
It is so very worth it to buy a quality rod. I like the Tipton carbon fiber rod. Smooth, high quality - nice and safe. It won't damage a thing. Good quality brushes, mops and jags are important too. Never use one which has its wire stem cut at the top. I've seen way too many of these. Basically causing it to have a sharpened steel blade. That will absolutely carve grooves down a bore. A lot of cheap mops have that underneath the mop where you can't see it.
I got frustrated with junky cleaning supplies. Bite the bullet, go out and buy the good stuff and never look back. Once piece rods, good quality attachments. Makes a big difference, and they aren't that much more expensive.
It is so very worth it to buy a quality rod. I like the Tipton carbon fiber rod. Smooth, high quality - nice and safe. It won't damage a thing. Good quality brushes, mops and jags are important too. Never use one which has its wire stem cut at the top. I've seen way too many of these. Basically causing it to have a sharpened steel blade. That will absolutely carve grooves down a bore. A lot of cheap mops have that underneath the mop where you can't see it.
I got frustrated with junky cleaning supplies. Bite the bullet, go out and buy the good stuff and never look back. Once piece rods, good quality attachments. Makes a big difference, and they aren't that much more expensive.
aka108
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X2 on the above from the Florida guy.
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