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fineredmist · March 10, 2010, 08:37 AM

I have several rifles that cannot be cleaned from the breech and to reduce bore crud from being deposited into the action I simply insert a fired case into the chamber and close the action. I use a brass cone type rod guide to prevent the rod from sliding on the crown. Cases are usually larger in diamenter than the bore so the bore brush will "turn around" and you can pull it back. I set the rifle up so the muzzle is lower than the breech to allow excess liquid to flow out and not into the action. If you are concerned about damaging the recoil shield of a revolver just put a empty case the approriate chamber and clean away. Works for me.

March 10, 2010, 08:37 AM	#15
fineredmist Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2008 Location: Wethersfield, ct Posts: 128	I have several rifles that cannot be cleaned from the breech and to reduce bore crud from being deposited into the action I simply insert a fired case into the chamber and close the action. I use a brass cone type rod guide to prevent the rod from sliding on the crown. Cases are usually larger in diamenter than the bore so the bore brush will "turn around" and you can pull it back. I set the rifle up so the muzzle is lower than the breech to allow excess liquid to flow out and not into the action. If you are concerned about damaging the recoil shield of a revolver just put a empty case the approriate chamber and clean away. Works for me.