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What barrel cleaning regiment and products do you use?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dzaw" data-source="post: 145187" data-attributes="member: 7794"><p>Aluminum rods have 2 problems:</p><p></p><p>1: they can easily pick up particles of dirt, metal shavings etc. and embed them in the soft aluminum body of the rod., When the rod flexes, these particles can do damage to the bore of the barrel. even if the rod doesn't contact the bore, if a small chip of sand (tiny bit of rock) dropps off the rod and gets caught up in a patch... scratches of that size aren't very good for your barrel.</p><p></p><p>2: the joints in the rod are not very strong. These are the places with the most flex, ans they have relatively sharp corners to boot! When the rod flexes in the bore, of that sharp corner comes in contact with the bore, even being softer, it can still move small amounts of the steel, thus deforming the rifling and accuracy and barrel life suffer.</p><p></p><p>If you are extraordinarily careful, and rediculously patient, I suppose it is possible to clean with an aluminum rod without damage, but why chance it? $12 - $30 is the cheapest insurance policy I've ever seen!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dzaw, post: 145187, member: 7794"] Aluminum rods have 2 problems: 1: they can easily pick up particles of dirt, metal shavings etc. and embed them in the soft aluminum body of the rod., When the rod flexes, these particles can do damage to the bore of the barrel. even if the rod doesn't contact the bore, if a small chip of sand (tiny bit of rock) dropps off the rod and gets caught up in a patch... scratches of that size aren't very good for your barrel. 2: the joints in the rod are not very strong. These are the places with the most flex, ans they have relatively sharp corners to boot! When the rod flexes in the bore, of that sharp corner comes in contact with the bore, even being softer, it can still move small amounts of the steel, thus deforming the rifling and accuracy and barrel life suffer. If you are extraordinarily careful, and rediculously patient, I suppose it is possible to clean with an aluminum rod without damage, but why chance it? $12 - $30 is the cheapest insurance policy I've ever seen! [/QUOTE]
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