Best Cleaning Rod

[pwillie]

..for 30 cal. SST barrel One piece rod..and where is best place to buy.

 

[HOOfan_1]

I like the Tipton Carbon fiber. Bought mine at Bass Pro. Midway has them too.

 

[mudstud]

IMHO the Bore Tech Bore Stix is as good as it gets.

www.boretech.com

 

[dusty14u]

I am a big fan of the Tipton Carbon Fiber rods.

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

I use a pull through "rope" its braided steel wrapped in thick rubber and has brass fittings on both ends. Drop in chamber pull out muzzle...voila done and I finish it off with caliber specific bore snake.

 

[Ranger Roberts]

I used the Tipton's as well until I switched to the Otis cleaning system.

 

[another pake]

I happen to use a Dewey one piece and like it.

But out of curiosity, what makes one brand "Best"? It's a rod.

 

[Longrifle2506]

Tipton carbon fiber is my favorite. I love how they stay sraight. I use bore snakes a lot. And shooters choice mc#7 is the best bore cleaner ever; makes a quick easy job even out of my muzzleloader barrel. Amazing stuff. My local gun store owner told me it was the best for black powder barrels; I tried it and he was absolutely right. I use bore snakes and Otis gear on certain guns where I can't run a rod breech to muzzle. Tipton carbon fiber is the only rod I use.

 

[HoosierQ]

I happen to use a Dewey one piece and like it.

But out of curiosity, what makes one brand "Best"? It's a rod.

I am probably presuming on behalf of the OP but if you are used to the screw together aluminum rod kits (which I grew up with), the question has a lot more relevance. If you've spent your life using one piece rods the question is probably much less so.

Regarding the screw together aluminum rods: I've never found one that I like. I am looking forward to getting a couple of nice one piece rods (thanks for the suggestiions). However, I have so many, if I can get the darn things to fit together and then find a brush or a jag that will fit, well it works. Most of the time I boresnake.

 

[Skylerbone]

I have gone through scads of rods over the years and I detest segmented rods for many reasons including the one HoosierQ pointed out.

I've tried Dewey and Hoppes Elite, ok I guess but I prefer Pro-Shot SS rods. They're one piece, they match the diameter of the accessory tips and they're easy to clean between passes. No embedded gunk or scratches, no flex and the handles swivel to follow the rifling (when applicable). Midwayusa has all Pro-Shot rods and accessories on sale right now. I won't likely ever buy another brand again.

 

[BCRider]

Once you realize that abrasive grit can become embedded in softer metals and plastics you'll quickly switch to stiffer style stainless rods that are highly polished and which use brass or plastic crown protectors to avoid bruising the sharp edges of the lands. Or you use a chamber insert for those rifles which can be cleaned from the rear.

As to which is better than the other once you're looking at the fancy steel rods I would say that it's personal preference as to which handle works best for you.

As it happens the LGS's that I found when looking for a pair of rods both carried Pro Shot. These looked so good that I bought and used one then went back for a second one in the longer length for cleaning from the receiver. It's definitely a first class product.