Skinniest cleaning rod available?

[PinnedAndRecessed]

This is for you .22 aficionados.

My pistol cleaning rods are fairly thick. There's very little room around the rod at the muzzle crown.

For those of you who do a lot of shooting/cleaning 22s and/or 17s, what do you do? Recommendations for specific cleaning rods?

The reason I ask is because I just took delivery of a new/used Smith and Wesson Model 41. And I don't want to bugger up the crown.

Thanx in advance.

 

[MechAg94]

I have a coated rod in made for .22 caliber.

I also have an Otis cleaning kit that works just find in .22 caliber. I don't have a .17, but it might fit.

 

[Ohen Cepel]

I bought a bunch of the Otis air rifle cleaning kits a while back when they were super cheap. The work fine on the tiny bores.

 

[Ol` Joe]

Tipton makes a 17 cal graphite fiber rod that is sold through Midway. I use one on my CZ 452 and love it.

They happen to be on sale this month.

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=115158

 

[Zero_DgZ]

To do the bores of my air rifles, I used to use a heavy piece of weedwhacker line. It's stiff enough to push patches through.

 

[zahc]

Recently, the only thing my rifles have been getting as the bore snake treatment.

 

[Smith357]

A coat hanger works great!

Seriously Dewey makes a good .17 caliber rod that is plastic coated to help minimize bore amd muzzle crown damage.

http://www.deweyrods.com/cgi-bin/cc...od&ref=17COATED_ROD&cat=RODS&catstr=HOME:RODS

 

[warriorsociologist]

Don't go "too thin" or it will bend/bow while pushing the patch through and rub on the bore. What you want is a stiff rod (all jokes aside) supported by a patched jag in front and a bore-guide in the rear. No rod/bore contact. Push your brushes, patches, etc from chamber to muzzle only (yes this is a PITA, but it's worth it in the long run).
- just my .02


Also, for your 41, look into the stripped down .22 kits by OTIS. They are about $8 or so (cheaper that a BS) and don't get filled with crud like the BS's do.

 

[JBP]

To do the bores of my air rifles, I used to use a heavy piece of weedwhacker line. It's stiff enough to push patches through

The Patch Worm is an improvement on the wheedwhacker line. I use it on all of my 17's, 22's, .222's, .223's, and 22-250. I also use the cleaning buttons for my 30/30's.

 

[bogie]

Kelbly's has a bunch of .17 caliber rods. Stay away from anything that can get stuff embedded in it. If you're cleaning a .22, go ahead and use a .22 rod.

 

[CraigJS]

+++ on the Patch Worm!! The only thing I'll use on my Benelli target pistol..
Tipton carbon fiber rod on all my other guns!

 

[Car Knocker]

Bye-bye

 

[mp510]

You can also use a pull through made with a dowel handle and fishing line loop. Also, a dowel will work too if of lesser diameter than the bore.

 

[mrmeval]

Kevlar thread, a small lead weight and a rag tied to the end?

 

[eab]

Uh, Boresnake? Greatest cleaning rod ever man!