Cleaning barrels not attached to the action

DannyS · Post by **DannyS** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:23 pm

Just wondering with switch barrel rifles and cleaning a barrel that has been removed from the action. Are bore guides still used or ? Probably a silly question but.

Cheers
Danny

RDavies · Post by **RDavies** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:28 pm

Yes, I still use a bore guide to guide the rod through the barrel, so the rod doesn't wear on the first section of the barrel. I will usually not use the bore guide for the last dry patch or two, just so it cleans out the chamber on its way through.

ecomeat · Post by **ecomeat** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:49 pm

I asked Phil Jones to "invent" me a female threaded pipe section about 8" long that would screw onto the thread on the barrel, and hold a normal bore guide perfectly in position for cleaning a barrel as Danny has described.
Unfortunately he reckons that building a house for he and the bride, and thus saving his marriage, is more important than my desired attachment

I still reckon it could work well, even if made out of Delrin instead of metal, coz it sure is a pain in the butt trying to hold a guide centre in the chamber with one hand while you clean with the other.

DannyS · Post by **DannyS** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:18 pm

Ah, not such a silly question then, thanks Rod and Tony. I'm thinking a cylinder that screws onto the action, could be nylon etc, that accepts a Dewey rod guide.

Cheers
Danny

RDavies · Post by **RDavies** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:42 pm

The Sinclairs style guides slip nicely and firmly into the chamber as it is, so there is no need for anything special, just buy them off the shelf.

KHGS · Post by **KHGS** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:13 pm

ecomeat wrote:I asked Phil Jones to "invent" me a female threaded pipe section about 8" long that would screw onto the thread on the barrel, and hold a normal bore guide perfectly in position for cleaning a barrel as Danny has described.
Unfortunately he reckons that building a house for he and the bride, and thus saving his marriage, is more important than my desired attachment

I still reckon it could work well, even if made out of Delrin instead of metal, coz it sure is a pain in the butt trying to hold a guide centre in the chamber with one hand while you clean with the other.

Try a discarded cartridge case with a rod sized hole drilled in the base, cheaper than all the "fancy" fittings & you don't have to wait for houses to be built!!!
Keith H.

DannyS · Post by **DannyS** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:37 am

Thanks Guys, yes , sometimes simple solutions work best.

Cheers
Danny