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Major copper fouling?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1934649" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>Good point, Privi - but what about all the guys who bought their rods like we did, before they were packaged with the bore guides ??? I'm mostly just kidding here, as I'm sure you have figured out. I just feel so strongly that everybody would benefit from using a bore guide that I think of it as being an essential part of the cleaning kit. I wouldn't stick a rod into my rifle bore without first putting the bore guide into the action port. </p><p></p><p>I recently purchased a Dakota Model 10, which is a falling-block single shot. Nothing in my assortment of bore guides fit this action, since the sliding tang safety was in the way. So, I took an old Sinclair bore guide ( the kind with the O-ring that fits tightly in the chamber ) and cut it off short enough to fit. Now it's dedicated to that particular rifle, and it works like a charm. The one you posted a picture of works great for everything else, since the rest of my rifles are all bolt actions. These things also keep the solvents from dripping down into the magazine well, and that's a plus. </p><p></p><p>Another thing I really like is Sinclair's boot for covering the butt stock while cleaning. I found out the hard way how Wipe-Out completely ruins an oil finish on fancy custom rifles. Don't know what it does to conventional modern stock finishes, but I can't imagine that it does anything good. Far better to cover it all up than to have to examine the stock for drips & splashes before putting it away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1934649, member: 109113"] Good point, Privi - but what about all the guys who bought their rods like we did, before they were packaged with the bore guides ??? I'm mostly just kidding here, as I'm sure you have figured out. I just feel so strongly that everybody would benefit from using a bore guide that I think of it as being an essential part of the cleaning kit. I wouldn't stick a rod into my rifle bore without first putting the bore guide into the action port. I recently purchased a Dakota Model 10, which is a falling-block single shot. Nothing in my assortment of bore guides fit this action, since the sliding tang safety was in the way. So, I took an old Sinclair bore guide ( the kind with the O-ring that fits tightly in the chamber ) and cut it off short enough to fit. Now it's dedicated to that particular rifle, and it works like a charm. The one you posted a picture of works great for everything else, since the rest of my rifles are all bolt actions. These things also keep the solvents from dripping down into the magazine well, and that's a plus. Another thing I really like is Sinclair's boot for covering the butt stock while cleaning. I found out the hard way how Wipe-Out completely ruins an oil finish on fancy custom rifles. Don't know what it does to conventional modern stock finishes, but I can't imagine that it does anything good. Far better to cover it all up than to have to examine the stock for drips & splashes before putting it away. [/QUOTE]
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