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CLEANING ROD DAMAGE
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1990384" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>Biggest problem with aluminum rods is they bend to easy. This flex let's it touch the bore. You need really stiff rods and good fitting bore guides to safely clean with. One common thing you will notice at BR matches is rifles being cleaned constantly. They all use good bore guides that help the rod stay centered. There are guys doing hundreds of strokes during a match and they don't harm the barrel. Use the proper tools and your barrel will be safe. And I haven't seen one of them unscrew a brush so it wouldn't come back across the crown. They push it through and pull it back through. Now they don't slam the brush back into the crown. But they do pull it through. If you must clean from the muzzle use a crown saver on it to prevent what the op barrel looks like.</p><p>Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1990384, member: 38048"] Biggest problem with aluminum rods is they bend to easy. This flex let's it touch the bore. You need really stiff rods and good fitting bore guides to safely clean with. One common thing you will notice at BR matches is rifles being cleaned constantly. They all use good bore guides that help the rod stay centered. There are guys doing hundreds of strokes during a match and they don't harm the barrel. Use the proper tools and your barrel will be safe. And I haven't seen one of them unscrew a brush so it wouldn't come back across the crown. They push it through and pull it back through. Now they don't slam the brush back into the crown. But they do pull it through. If you must clean from the muzzle use a crown saver on it to prevent what the op barrel looks like. Shep [/QUOTE]
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