Bore guides
I have a dewy coated .30 cal rod for my 308. I have seen the one peice plastic guides and think they are junk. I have seen a dewy guide but it was in another state and didnt want to buy something i couldnt return. What type of bore guides are good?
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How did you determine it was junk if you saw it but never used it? 0 -
Mr lantern- I actual had a plastic one in my hand and used it but the dewey jag would not fit in it and it came out of the action on each pull back of the rod. It maybe that its was just a bad brand ect. 0 -
Mr lantern- I actual had a plastic one in my hand and used it but the dewey jag would not fit in it and it came out of the action on each pull back of the rod. It maybe that its was just a bad brand ect. 0 -
I use bore guides by Stoney Point. They work fine and are well made, on the Ruger Model 77's cause problems in catching under the lip of the bore guides making them a pain to get out. Guess I need to drop the trigger mechanism before cleaning those.
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Yes, I see. The type that I use should not come out on you. I think it's a Stoney Point also. It's an aluminum tube with plastic cone on each end. One end is tapered for the chamber. And over the tube is a sliding plasic bushing type of piece which has a threaded rod to tighten down onto the tube. You basically remove the rod, with the bolt out of the gun slide the tube in, and then position the bushing w/ the rod so whole unit fits snug. I wrapped the rod with electrical tape so I don't have metal on metal. Take a look here and see if this is what you're looking for.
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When cleaning from the chamber, it is my opinion that bore guides are a bit overrated. Minor wear caused by the cleaning rod to the throat isn't going to affect accuracy as much as if cleaned from the muzzle. Still, they are a good idea. Not only do they keep the rod straight but they help from making a mess with solvent. I haven't got one yet (I shoot mainly milsurp bolt actions that already have wear to the chambers) but was just looking through brownell's catalog and there are several suitable models at various prices. I recommend you check them out at their websight or order a catalog.
"...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conf0 -
jonk what year is your quote from? 0 -
The quote dates from 1899, and I got it from the opening of "The U-Boat War 1914-1918" by Edwyn A. Gray. Good book.
"...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conf0 -
The MTM plastic bore guide work fine if you get the one to fit your caliber. Although they are plastic and inexpensive they beat the hell out of a cleaning rod bouncing off the sides of the chamber!! The Stoney Points also do the intended job sufficiently! The point is you need to use something to minimize the rod contacting the chamber or bore. Ya'll please use something to guide the rods! GHD 0 -
I'm only going to say this maybe once on this forum, and then I'll shut my mouth. I believe bore guides to be a total waste of money, and a marketing scam. Of the 19 long arms I have, I dont have one that needs one because of any of the so called reasons that you might want one. I dont get cleaning solutions in my chamber on any of them, debris does not fall into the chamber, and I dont have a problem with the cleaning rod contacting the chamber or receiver walls enough to ever create enough wear to do anything other than wear a little of the coating off the Bore Tech rod I use, and that would be over a period of I'd guess maybe 10 to 20 years, cleaning all the guns, as of now I havent seen any wear on my cleaning rod. If anyone NEEDS one of these guides, its because they're in a hurry to clean their gun(s) and just let the rod slop around in there with too much cleaning solution. I always take my guns apart when cleaning anyway, its the only way to properly take care of a gun, so you shouldnt have to worry about any foreign material in the trigger housing or mag. well, because you'll be cleaning it after you're done with the barrel anyway. Sorry to rant, but as much as I love my guns, and care for them properly, I know the bore guide is a useless marketing scam, because you should take enough time when cleaning a gun that its not worth buying one of these. Ok, I'm done.
SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC0
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