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im looking for a flexible cleaning rod that i can use on a trapdoor and a rolling block.Can anyone provide me a link to what people are using. I will be using black in one and smokeless in the other so id like to buy just one 45-70 rod and attachments. Thanks for any help
I made one. I used #10 Romex copper wire. 3 strands, one end in a vice, the other in the cordless drill chuck. Twist together. Solder on threaded or what ever end. It works well but "sheds" copper flecks.
length of weed whacker line with short section of threaded female end of cleaning rod epoxied to one end so it can hold brushes + patches if a pull thru will fit your needs -
I think Montana Vintage arms carry them. I have one I believe its nylon or derlin. I have made them from 5/16" coated cable also. I removed the coating where the end attached made a fitting with the desired brush threads on one end and a snug fit on the bare cable on the other end. Epoxied it and ran a screw thru the brush hole in to the cable and expanded it to a press fit in the coupling to lock it. A cap on the other end.
Making one is a lot of work for what the one I bought cost.
I’m assuming you want something flexible so you can clean from the breech to the muzzle to avoid debris from ending up I the action. I’ve been using a cable for cleaning my 45/70 lever gun, when shooting BP. It works well. I don’t remember where I bought it, but it’s a plastic coated cable with standard threaded fittings at each end for patches or brushes.
Track of the wolf has a good assortment of Delrin flexible rods with attachments and any adapter you might need. I have been using one[5 years ] exclusively in my Sharps as one sight I had before would not allow the use of a solid rod. I have a 3/8 rod for my 45-70....Quote:
Originally Posted by barnabus
do these rods have handles? im assuming you can screw a jag and brush onto them?Quote:
Originally Posted by bandanaman
Otis ? I like the weed whacked line idea. Just get the thickest one(.095 I believe).
if you are not going to use bore brushes you can trim a squeeze tube nozzle to size you need for patches + retain it to line buy melting a nub on to it - trim opposite end to a sharp point, to make patch insertion easier - - Shawlerbrook , sorry but i'm not Otis
45 cal. I’d go with the 3/8” delrin rod. U can tap the end for jag or brush . Flexible enough to go around sights.
Been using one for several years and like it . If u go on assra.com look up beltfed. He sells them.
Flexible rods work well, and I always make a point of keeping them clean and grit free so I'm not "scrubbing" the bore with them.
Good idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by schutzen-jager
These are too flexible for a handle to be of much use. Have to grip them pretty good and shove them down /up the pipe....You order the rod with what ever threaded brass end you want .Mine are 10/32 and I have a adapter to go to 8/32 for my 44-40 jag.[you can get adapters that go the other way as well ] I leave the rod full length at 48 inches. With a 32 inch barrel you still need something to hold on to. On rare occasion I have had a tough patch where I will stand the rifle's muzzle on my foot and gripping with two hands push down from the breach.Quote:
Originally Posted by barnabus
I made a flex cleaning rod from a plastic covered coiled wire from a curtain valance support. (you slide the curtain over it and attach it to the window trim.)
Solder an brass jag o connector to the end.
One could also use a throttle cable sheath off a lawn mower, with a wrap of tape or a length of shrink tube over it to keep from scratching bore. I use mine to clean the forcing cone of my revolvers.
I bought a 48" 3 /8" Acetal (delrin) rod from Granger & cut off 8" to use as a chamber wipe the other 40" as a push thru wiping rod.
Search Granger for:
General Purpose Acetal Homopolymer Rods
3/8" Rod: 4 ft Plastic Lg, White, Opaque, 9,600 psi Tensile Strength, 1.2 ft-lbs/in,
Arnie (User name "Beltfed" ) on the ASSRA forum has been making and selling Delrin cleaning rods for years. I have one, as do MANY other satisfied customers. You will be pleased.
https://forum.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb...num=1702352034
A simple pull through system works well, especially in the two actions mentioned, the rolling block and the Springfield Single Shot Rifle. As for keeping gunk out of the action, I clean them in a cradle with the rifle or carbine upside down. Gravity is your friend, you just have to out think it.
Beltfed’s product is aces, also.
Kevin
With the derlin rods I may use an rubber arrow puller to grip it if my hands are slippery.
+1 on beltfeds rods. The TD version is great for wiping between shots.
The nylon coated .30 caliber Dewey rods are pretty stiff, but their .22's might have enough flex to make the angle. Otherwise, the Otis pull-through cable kits are probably the ticket.
I'd be more inclined to fab up a bore guide for the muzzle end.
[ I'd be more inclined to fab up a bore guide for the muzzle end. ]
cleaning from muzzle it almost impossible to keep debris out of action, no matter how carefully you try -
Turn the rifle upside down. All the crap falls away from the action.Quote:
Originally Posted by schutzen-jager
Kevin
im not a member of that forum.does beltfed have a email addy
not all actions are not open at top + on many the only opening is a small ejection port on side -Quote:
Originally Posted by StrawHat
Arnie sietz aka beltfed email is seitbach@wi-net.com. I know he was getting low on cleaning rods
Just talked to him yesterday about som other things.
As for cleaning from the muzzle to breach would be extremely difficult in a match in the prone
Position.IMHO
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Originally Posted by schutzen-jager
For some reason I thought the rifles in question were the Springfield Single Shot Rifle and a rolling block. I might be in a different thread.
Kevin
I am not aware of a match that allows you to clean the rifle on the firing line? Cleaning is done off line. A wiping rod is permitted in some BP matches, but that is different from cleaning, isn’t it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.doug
Kevin
I am not aware of any Bpcr matches that do not allow a bore pig or patches to run down the barrel between
Shots while on the line shooting a string at any type of targets. Some people use a blow tube, I prefer
Wiping between shots. That being said , because of the rear tang sight a lot of shooters use a flexible
Delrin rod for wiping between shots ( maybe I should have just said wiping)
Otis Rifle Cleaning Kit https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/1014805588?pid=697209
I bring it during hunting season just in case but also have my Dewey rod setup.