what is the best cleaning rod to use with

chuckmatlock · March 12, 2008, 07:20 AM

a lucas bore guide? How does a cleaing rod compare with a boresnake?

Bogie · March 13, 2008, 04:01 AM

bore snakes suck for serious cleaning.

I use Dewey, Pro-Shot and some other brand - I think Bore Tech... I think I like the pro-shot best.

Disclaimer: I've shot with Mike Lucas.

yourotherleft · March 15, 2008, 01:56 AM

I'm a cleaning rod guy. Debris tends to get embedded in snakes. Have you tried Tipton Carbon Fiber rod? It kicks ass. A bit pricey but it follows the grove smoothly.

Bogie · March 15, 2008, 11:26 AM

We looked at the Tipton rods...

In fact, I've got a tipton rod and the handle somewhere... On the other one, the jag holder came unglued...

They may have fixed it, but the ones I saw were NOT straight. If they're not straight, they're more likely to bend inside the barrel, and rub on things.

Let's see...

I've got pro-shots, deweys, bore-techs (like 'em), and the Tipton things (got them free) which are somewhere...

drail · March 17, 2008, 06:34 PM

Dewey. But keep it clean.

March 12, 2008, 07:20 AM	#1
chuckmatlock Member Join Date: September 25, 2007 Posts: 44	what is the best cleaning rod to use with a lucas bore guide? How does a cleaing rod compare with a boresnake?

March 13, 2008, 04:01 AM	#2
Bogie Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: Job hunting on the road... Posts: 3,827	bore snakes suck for serious cleaning. I use Dewey, Pro-Shot and some other brand - I think Bore Tech... I think I like the pro-shot best. Disclaimer: I've shot with Mike Lucas. __________________ Job hunting, but helping a friend out at www.vikingmachineusa.com - and learning the finer aspects of becoming a precision machinist. And making the world's greatest bottle openers!

March 15, 2008, 11:26 AM	#4
Bogie Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: Job hunting on the road... Posts: 3,827	We looked at the Tipton rods... In fact, I've got a tipton rod and the handle somewhere... On the other one, the jag holder came unglued... They may have fixed it, but the ones I saw were NOT straight. If they're not straight, they're more likely to bend inside the barrel, and rub on things. Let's see... I've got pro-shots, deweys, bore-techs (like 'em), and the Tipton things (got them free) which are somewhere... __________________ Job hunting, but helping a friend out at www.vikingmachineusa.com - and learning the finer aspects of becoming a precision machinist. And making the world's greatest bottle openers!

March 15, 2008, 01:56 AM	#3
yourotherleft Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2006 Posts: 105	I'm a cleaning rod guy. Debris tends to get embedded in snakes. Have you tried Tipton Carbon Fiber rod? It kicks ass. A bit pricey but it follows the grove smoothly.

March 17, 2008, 06:34 PM	#5
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	Dewey. But keep it clean.