Best .22 Cleaner

[JohnKSa]

I had one and wasn't impressed with it at all. The first time I put a tight patch through the bore the rod bent on me. Not to mention the coating had started flaking off everywhere.

I have 3 and none of them have ever bent. They appear to be some kind of very flexible steel and when they do flex, they spring right back.

I have managed to damage the coating on one of my Dewey rods, but I know how and when I did it, and frankly, I'm not surprised at the damage to the coating given what I did to the rod.

I bought mine some years ago. Perhaps they have changed since then.

 

[MEHavey]

I have 15-16 Dewey rods (carrying in in every gun case so as to never go to the range without one.)

I have never had the coating "flake" off in any manner,* nor have I ever bent one -- even with a
once in a blue blue moon patch-so-tight-I-had-to-near-hammer-it through. Never.






* yes, I've occasionally had little microstrips come off against a chamber entrance that's razor sharp.
But then I regard that as evidence that the coating actually doing its job --protecting that chamber edge.

 

[LavaTech]

Well Cooldill, you've asked a very complex and possibly "trick" question. My personal feelings are that you already have the best tools needed (your hands, fingers, eyes & the organics betwixt your ears)

If you exercise reasonable care when cleaning you'll never have need of a bore guide, and readily available bore cleaners are all at least "good enough" (I use Ed's Red since I have gallons of it)

A heavy nylon string with a loop at one end and lead weight at the other will pull a patch through your bore(s), repeat as needed with wet & then dry patches. You can of course use a rod system if desired. For patch material I personally use a king size flannel sheet and cut squares to any needed size. I estimate I still have several thousand patches remaining.

There is a LOT of snake oil out there but it mostly all "works", buy whatever you think will serve you best. The part of any .22 that is going to benefit most by removal of powder/fouling is [IMHO] the breech and action.

 

[stchman]

I have a Savage Mark II BV and a Ruger 10/22 Target Tactical. I clean them after I shoot them and have experienced no loss in accuracy.