BCRider
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I'm not sure if I've re-invented the wheel or if I've truly come up with a new "better mousetrap". But here goes.
Next time you're cleaning your cylinder chambers on your C&B wheelgun try a bundle of 3 or 4 pipe cleaners folded into a U shape.
I just finished up cleaning my '58 Uberti Remingtons from the weekend's CAS shoot. Simply way to tired to do it last night once the shotgun and rifle were done. For some reason I got the idea to try a bundle of pipe cleaners folded in half to work the grunge out of the cylinders. Well... it worked out SUPERBLY! ! ! ! In a few twists of the wrist and two times around the clock with a rinse in between and the chambers were clean as a whistle!
THis is a far cry from the dozen or more cleaning patches and wrestling with my "eye of the needle" cleaning holder to get the job done. And the job was done is easily less than half the time.
The bundle also made for an easy to reach in scrubbing tool for the frame. The U brushes easily got up into all the nooks and crannies of the action cutaways on the inside of the frame where the hand and hammer normally live.
So is this a first as far as you all know? Or is my EUREKA moment simply another case of rotary bearing re-inventing?
For the record the pipe cleaners were some cheapies I got off Ebay that have the coarse bristles as well as finer fibers. The coarse bristles are likely doing most of the cleaning as well as supporting the wire from dragging on the metal. So I strongly suggest that style if you want to try this out.
I know that all the fancy ideas for custom made chamber cleaning jags just went right out the window. It's PIPE CLEANERS for me from here on in...
Next time you're cleaning your cylinder chambers on your C&B wheelgun try a bundle of 3 or 4 pipe cleaners folded into a U shape.
I just finished up cleaning my '58 Uberti Remingtons from the weekend's CAS shoot. Simply way to tired to do it last night once the shotgun and rifle were done. For some reason I got the idea to try a bundle of pipe cleaners folded in half to work the grunge out of the cylinders. Well... it worked out SUPERBLY! ! ! ! In a few twists of the wrist and two times around the clock with a rinse in between and the chambers were clean as a whistle!
THis is a far cry from the dozen or more cleaning patches and wrestling with my "eye of the needle" cleaning holder to get the job done. And the job was done is easily less than half the time.
The bundle also made for an easy to reach in scrubbing tool for the frame. The U brushes easily got up into all the nooks and crannies of the action cutaways on the inside of the frame where the hand and hammer normally live.
So is this a first as far as you all know? Or is my EUREKA moment simply another case of rotary bearing re-inventing?
For the record the pipe cleaners were some cheapies I got off Ebay that have the coarse bristles as well as finer fibers. The coarse bristles are likely doing most of the cleaning as well as supporting the wire from dragging on the metal. So I strongly suggest that style if you want to try this out.
I know that all the fancy ideas for custom made chamber cleaning jags just went right out the window. It's PIPE CLEANERS for me from here on in...