Cleaning Jag Question

[Guns&Bows]

I recently have been getting more serious about shooting and gun care/maintance. I own a remington .270 and want to keep it properly cleaned and maintained. I purchased a 27 cal Tipton one piece rod and a kleen bore jag for .270. i am using some misc. patches that are in an unmarked ziploc bag that i had laying around. When i try and use the rod and jag to push a patch through it is so tight that i would have to pound on the rod to get it through(it is very tight to say the least), so i have been cutting them very very thin to where i don't know if are doing any good. Am I doing something wrong? Do i need some different equipment? Any help much appreciated.

 

[brickeyee]

Patches need to match the jag.

Try a different patch. Some ar thicker or thinner.

When I find a combination that works well on a particular caliber I buy a few thousand patches.

I have actually chucked up jag and reduced their diameter when I could not find a patch that worked well with them.

I reduce them to use the most common patch of the appropriate diameter that I have on hand.

 

[rcmodel]

It's pretty common to have to pound the jag in on the first attempt with a new patch.
But that's good.

They are supposed to fit tight to do thier job.

A loose new patch would be too loose after the first pass down the bore wore the new off.

rc

 

[langenc]

I have to hammer em thru a 22LR and I dont consider that good. I turned the jag in a drill and used emery cloth on it. Is much better now. My patches are way to thick.

 

[788Ham]

My wife got rid of a couple of flannel sheets off the bed, guess where they are? Yep, right next to the reload bench, if "TOO" snug, I've got a pair of scissors handy. And a 2 lb. dead weight hammer. LOL

 

[Horsemany]

Also remember you can determine patch fit by where you stab the jag on the patch. If they're running a bit tight you stab the patch more toward the corner. The further you get from the center of a patch the looser it will fit.

 

[montveil]

Wow-
Another nugget found-- thanks for the offset patch info.

Also be sure that the patch, when folded over, is shorter than the depth of the jag or it will bind at the rear end of the jag.
Some other solutions are to cut the corners off a square patch, use round patches, a thinner patch, a longer jag throat.