bullseye308
Member
We are seeing lots of squib posts lately. Please folks, before you have one, get on evilbay or amazon or somewhere and order yourself a brass rod close to the diameter of whatever you are shooting. They are not expensive. Don’t use wooden rods, sticks, or aluminum cleaning rod pieces, you are asking for trouble.
I’m shooting 9mm pistols, and 38/357 also so I carry a .3125(5/16”) brass rod 2” longer than my longest barrel and a small hammer all the time just in case. I even keep a 12” one in with my 8” AR-9, and a 7/16(.4375) one for the 45 guys at the range. I personally haven’t needed one yet, but both pistol length rods have been used a few times by others. It is cheap, and can save you from cutting your range trip short. I do need to get a long 22 cal rod tho, no excuse for me not to have one already.
I’m shooting 9mm pistols, and 38/357 also so I carry a .3125(5/16”) brass rod 2” longer than my longest barrel and a small hammer all the time just in case. I even keep a 12” one in with my 8” AR-9, and a 7/16(.4375) one for the 45 guys at the range. I personally haven’t needed one yet, but both pistol length rods have been used a few times by others. It is cheap, and can save you from cutting your range trip short. I do need to get a long 22 cal rod tho, no excuse for me not to have one already.