On the subject of bore debris sticking to the rod...
I know we repeat this weekly on a few dozen internet forums, but I truly don't believe that the same fouling that didn't hurt the bore at supersonic velocity at 2000 degrees fahrenheit will suddenly hurt a cold bore at 10 strokes per minute.
Yes, I know you'll argue with me. It's just that I don't believe everything I read on the internet. You decide on your equipment, I'll decide on mine.
"Oh yeah, ants? Well what about the 1000 yard long range match rifle gurus, they really know their stuff. And they all use (xyz) so it must be good."
OK. It's your money and your gun, you buy whatever you want. I've been shooting the same rifles and cleaning them since 1960 and I don't have a problem with my bores. You go with your personal experience. I'll go with my personal experience.
The point is that it's a personal choice. Nothing is 'wrong' when used to clean a bore gently without pretending like you're drilling through the earth for oil. Problems arise when some nice fellow gets a big ole oversize patch and just rams that suckin rod back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, scraping hard and aggressively against the sides of the bore over and over and over. Then he wonders why his rifling gets beat up. He can't believe it's him (it's never the shooter, it's always some equipment problem) so he blames the rod/jag/solvent/debris/grit.
Millions of shooters have used every rod out there.
It's a personal choice on which one you want.
Just treat you gun right, and it will take care of you in return.