Japanese Cleaning Rod Length

257imp

July 27, 2013 17:11

Thanks for the info. on how to remove the rod.This brings up a couple of other questions.#1-How did the Japanese soldier use a 17 1/4" rod to clean a barrel about 3" longer?Maybe he cleaned from breach and from muzzle and therefore got to clean the whole bore.#2-Why is the end of the rod threaded?

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  richarda

  July 28, 2013 04:00

  It is that short, and is threaded, because that is only the END of the cleaning rod. The rest was carried elsewhere.

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  b0400879

  July 31, 2013 14:10

  quote:Originally posted by 257imp
  This brings up a couple of other questions. #1-How did the Japanese soldier use a 17 1/4" rod to clean a barrel about 3" longer?Maybe he cleaned from breach and from muzzle and therefore got to clean the whole bore. #2-Why is the end of the rod threaded?
  
  
  Ans: 2 squadmates would screw together the 2 shorter rods, combining them to get the req OAL.

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