Recommended AR 15 Bore Guide?

smokiniron · November 5, 2012, 02:27 PM

Are there any threads addressing bore guides?

Needed on not? I'm using a brass cleaning rod at the moment.

Are there any good, durable guide kits that work with AR 15 and 30 cal?
(I've seen the various kits, but am looking for recommendations)

Thanks!

Sweet Shooter · November 5, 2012, 03:26 PM

I currently use this: And it works very well.

But I am going to get one of these:

I am trying to ease up on cleaning altogether. But I'm so OC I have a hard time leaving a rifle a couple of days if it's been shot.

I'd like to get to the point where I can pull a bore snake through it and running a lightly oiled patch... and leave it until a couple of hundred rounds. But it's not working and I have a hard time sleeping.

The upside is my rifles shoot MOA WOF...

-SS-

smokiniron · November 5, 2012, 07:09 PM

Thanks, Sweetshooter...

I'm also looking at one of these:

http://www.proshotproducts.com/AR-St...des_c_170.html

It's Delrin, a very durable plastic, and it has a small chamber 'O' ring that should keep the gook outta' 'da action. It was $19 at one of the LGSs.

I'm going to check the Gunslick as recommended - before I use the ProShot.

And if I need to return it.. Oh well. I'll just HAVE to re-visit my LGS!

No down side there!

djcantr · November 5, 2012, 07:42 PM

I've never used a bore guide. Guess I never learned how to properly clean a bore with a brush. I keep the rest of my guns very clean but don't clean the bores too often. When I do, I use a PatchWorm.

Sweet Shooter · November 5, 2012, 10:10 PM

smokiniron, I like the look of that guide and have considered them. I do like a little solvent in the throat/neck area just because carbon gets down past the rim of the case. I don't use a brush of any kind, I let the chemicals do the work so it's important for me to get the chemicals to work in the chamber throat area. It's a balancing act for sure and I let the barrel sit muzzle down so that I don't get chemicals leaking into the action.

I am just realizing that the chrome chamber cleans very easily with just chemicals.

-SS-

kraigwy · November 5, 2012, 10:22 PM

Clean the gun from the chamber in and you don't need a bore guide.

smokiniron · November 5, 2012, 10:54 PM

Sweetshooter... There was a Q-tip thread s few days back. I was convinced to try Q-tips on the chamber area. But, yes. A little solvent ooze in the chamber makes sense. Good point.

Edward429451 · November 8, 2012, 02:01 PM

That's what I was thinking, who needs a bore guide for a rifle that is easily cleaned from the breech side?

Mobuck · November 9, 2012, 06:28 AM

If you've ever cleaned an AR, you know it's difficult to keep patches on the rod while traversing the action. A bore guide that fits snugly into the upper and is properly sized will make this easier. It also prevents out of bore line rod entry into the bore which can cause abrasion/wear to the chamber and throat. A good bore guide is also long enough to keep the upper and lower separated while cleaning, preventing pinched fingers or rub marks on the top of the lower's stock boss.
I use one of the Delrin guides with the o-ring at the chamber end and it works well. The o-ring really only holds the guide in the chamber since the muzzle is lower than the action while in the gunvise anyway.

smokiniron · November 9, 2012, 02:43 PM

Very helpful to a noob. I just posted a new thread re cleaning gas impingement tubes. Any comments there would also be much appreciated.

I did end up buying a Delrin bore guide with a small chamber 'O'-ring. It was $19 at LGS and looks like it handles the issues you raised. It also has the requisite juice port for wetting the swab in the guide instead of squeegee-ing all the cleaner off as you'd otherwise do. I guess I'd rather have excess fluids run out the muzzle that into the action.

November 5, 2012, 02:27 PM	#1
smokiniron Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 232	Recommended AR 15 Bore Guide? Are there any threads addressing bore guides? Needed on not? I'm using a brass cleaning rod at the moment. Are there any good, durable guide kits that work with AR 15 and 30 cal? (I've seen the various kits, but am looking for recommendations) Thanks! __________________ "Figure Out What You Believe and STAND YOUR GROUND!" Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Lots of Cast Iron to Cook With... and a few defensive firearms, too! Last edited by smokiniron; November 5, 2012 at 03:02 PM.

November 5, 2012, 07:09 PM	#3
smokiniron Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 232	Thanks, Sweetshooter... I'm also looking at one of these: http://www.proshotproducts.com/AR-St...des_c_170.html It's Delrin, a very durable plastic, and it has a small chamber 'O' ring that should keep the gook outta' 'da action. It was $19 at one of the LGSs. I'm going to check the Gunslick as recommended - before I use the ProShot. And if I need to return it.. Oh well. I'll just HAVE to re-visit my LGS! No down side there! __________________ "Figure Out What You Believe and STAND YOUR GROUND!" Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Lots of Cast Iron to Cook With... and a few defensive firearms, too!

November 5, 2012, 10:22 PM	#6
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Clean the gun from the chamber in and you don't need a bore guide. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

November 5, 2012, 10:54 PM	#7
smokiniron Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 232	Sweetshooter... There was a Q-tip thread s few days back. I was convinced to try Q-tips on the chamber area. But, yes. A little solvent ooze in the chamber makes sense. Good point. __________________ "Figure Out What You Believe and STAND YOUR GROUND!" Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Lots of Cast Iron to Cook With... and a few defensive firearms, too!

November 9, 2012, 02:43 PM	#10
smokiniron Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 232	Mobuck's explanation Very helpful to a noob. I just posted a new thread re cleaning gas impingement tubes. Any comments there would also be much appreciated. I did end up buying a Delrin bore guide with a small chamber 'O'-ring. It was $19 at LGS and looks like it handles the issues you raised. It also has the requisite juice port for wetting the swab in the guide instead of squeegee-ing all the cleaner off as you'd otherwise do. I guess I'd rather have excess fluids run out the muzzle that into the action. __________________ "Figure Out What You Believe and STAND YOUR GROUND!" Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Lots of Cast Iron to Cook With... and a few defensive firearms, too!

November 5, 2012, 03:26 PM	#2
Sweet Shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2011 Posts: 672	I currently use this: And it works very well. But I am going to get one of these: I am trying to ease up on cleaning altogether. But I'm so OC I have a hard time leaving a rifle a couple of days if it's been shot. I'd like to get to the point where I can pull a bore snake through it and running a lightly oiled patch... and leave it until a couple of hundred rounds. But it's not working and I have a hard time sleeping. The upside is my rifles shoot MOA WOF... -SS-

November 5, 2012, 07:42 PM	#4
djcantr Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2012 Posts: 215	I've never used a bore guide. Guess I never learned how to properly clean a bore with a brush. I keep the rest of my guns very clean but don't clean the bores too often. When I do, I use a PatchWorm.

November 5, 2012, 10:10 PM	#5
Sweet Shooter Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2011 Posts: 672	smokiniron, I like the look of that guide and have considered them. I do like a little solvent in the throat/neck area just because carbon gets down past the rim of the case. I don't use a brush of any kind, I let the chemicals do the work so it's important for me to get the chemicals to work in the chamber throat area. It's a balancing act for sure and I let the barrel sit muzzle down so that I don't get chemicals leaking into the action. I am just realizing that the chrome chamber cleans very easily with just chemicals. -SS-

November 8, 2012, 02:01 PM	#8
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	That's what I was thinking, who needs a bore guide for a rifle that is easily cleaned from the breech side?

November 9, 2012, 06:28 AM	#9
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	If you've ever cleaned an AR, you know it's difficult to keep patches on the rod while traversing the action. A bore guide that fits snugly into the upper and is properly sized will make this easier. It also prevents out of bore line rod entry into the bore which can cause abrasion/wear to the chamber and throat. A good bore guide is also long enough to keep the upper and lower separated while cleaning, preventing pinched fingers or rub marks on the top of the lower's stock boss. I use one of the Delrin guides with the o-ring at the chamber end and it works well. The o-ring really only holds the guide in the chamber since the muzzle is lower than the action while in the gunvise anyway.