I am one who wipes between shots when shooting black powder and paper patched bullets.
I run two wet patches through the bore on a Delrin rod after each shot.
The patch is supposed to fall off out beyond the muzzle, to be picked up later for disposal. But when the patch is pushed through on a nylon brush, it never wants to release for me.
That caused me to start using the integral jag carved into my Delrin rod, but it is so short I didn't feel like I was getting a 'good wipe' from it.
I installed an 8-32 Perma-Coil insert and screwed in a plastic 45 caliber jag found on the rack at the LGS.
That lengthened the bearing surface, but the new jag was sized more for the .45 pistols than the rifle bullet.
So, I made a new kind of wiping jag. It is long ... as long as you want to make it. And it is a snug fit in the bore when pushing the commonly used round 'waffle cloth' patches. If it was any tighter it might not work on a Delrin rod.
I tried it out yesterday, and it seemed to work well. My 'trip to the range' was delayed for a few days so my wiping patches had dried out some. They weren't as wet as they should be, but the jag still seemed to get the bore fairly clean.
So, you start out with a round headed 8-32 brass screw. I chose one that is 2 inches long.
Then you slip on a sequence of o-rings to create the 'ridged' shape of a jag.
I used BUNA-N-Nitrile rings with the N70 hardness
After trying several sizes, I settled on this combination for the .45 rifle.
Starting at the 'head end' there is a -105 o-ring then a -106 o-ring. Continue that sequence until you fill the screw - leaving a threaded end for attaching to the rod.
During my experimenting I had tried some -007 o-rings, and I shoved two of those on last.
They take up space so the threaded end isn't long enough to bottom out in my rod, and they are snug enough on the 8-32 screw to keep everything in place.
When removing leading from the bore, I resort to pushing two patches through. The fit (with my standard brass jag) is such that I usually move the rod with a rubber mallet.
Mounting this o-ring jag on my steel rod, I tried it with the doubled patch.
It was VERY tight, but I was able to shove it through without need for the mallet.
I suspect that the little bit of give in the rubber made the difference there.
Shooting PP, I don't have to deal with leading anymore. But, if I get in that situation again, I plan to try this jag to see how it compares.
The 'caution' will be to keep track of how my 'de-leading juice' affects the rubber rings.
I use pure gum spirits to loosen the lead from the steel ...
CM