Cleaning the .475 Lin/Ruger

[warf73]

Were are you all buying your cleaning supplies for the .475" guns?
I found 1 brush (Midwayusa) and no mops or jags.

I used my 458 jag with 2 or 3 patches on it to clean my bore and cylinders. Is this what everone else is using or is there some place special that stocks .475" cleaning stuffs?

Thanks Robert

[475/480]

I use the brass brushes made for shotguns (20 gauge).


Sean

[bobke]

right here:

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1244/Product/DOUBLE_TUFF_trade__BORE_BRUSH

i buy them a couple of packages at a time whenever picking up something from brownells.

[44man]

Or just buy a .50 caliber ML brush.
I make my own brass jags.

[jwp475]

Why do you need a brass jag? I juse wrap a patch around the brush

[Heavy lead]

I use the .475 brushes for .45 caliber, .50 caliber brushes for .475's. I would like to find a .475 jag though. I just triple patch a .45.

[44man]

Why do you need a brass jag? I juse wrap a patch around the brush
That works too. I just like a jag and hate a slotted tip. I rarely need a brush unless I want to remove carbon with M-Pro 7.
Only a photo session needs a clean gun and I go for a year or more between cleanings. Actually I never need to clean anything but the cylinder pin and hole so I can put new STP on them. It does get dirty and I don't want wear.
Cleaning other peoples guns shot with goofy boolits that lead the bores requires a good jag. It will take out a lot of lead.
If you have no leading problems, a gun never needs cleaned unless there are rust problems.

[warf73]

Thanks everyone for the get tips/advise, I'll head down and get some 50 cal stuffs.