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Posted: 1/30/2010 10:39:46 PM EDT
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I wanted to know what are some good cleaning kits for my M&P15-22? any good sites out there with some deals? any reason why some would prefer one over the other?
Thanks -JC |
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Good morning. This in my opinion is the easiest way to clean your 22. http://patchworm.com/patchworm.html Bore snakes are fine but I've read to many horror stories of them coming apart in ones bore. |
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Another +1 for a patch worm style cleaning device I made one out of some weed eater string. I cut a 1" length of string and a 30" length of string. Then I took a lighter and fused the two pieces together at one end. I then cut the other end of the string to a sharp point so I could slide a patch onto the string. The added mass at the end of the string was shaved down with sand paper to fit the bore. I now have a way to clean my barrel that does not leave any residue (like a bore snake would) and it does not damage the crown of my barrel because of the material its made of. |
I don't know about the S&W but my experience has bee to stay away from brass or aluminum rods (ESPECIALLY the Multi-piece) as the will get GRIT embedded in them and this ends up scratching the barrels. I have personally seen an M52 winchester sporter with a horribly scratched bore due to the idiot owner with an old three piece rod cleaning the barrel every 200 rounds for a period of 3 years.
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The problem with ALL types of pull-through cleaning devices is that all of them can and will break off inside the bore, leaving you with a real mess and possibly a damaged barrel.
Even the high quality Otis pull-through as been known to break off. For good cleaning and no potential problems, nothing beats a good one-piece stainless steel or coated cleaning rod. Since few cleaning kits are "perfect" for any specific firearm, most shooters build a kit by buying individual accessories. I'd recommend a good rod with a length to fit your rifle when cleaned from the rear, a brass jag tip, several bronze brushes, and good grade patches. Good rods are Dewey (probably the best) and Bore Tech. For your AR type rifle, I'd also buy a chamber guide. This fits into the receiver and guides the rod while keeping dirty solvent out of the receiver. Great places to buy rods and accessories are Brownell's and Midway: http://www.brownells.com/ http://www.midwayusa.com/ |
Good info fellas, thanks for all the replys. its safe to say you guys scared me out of the aluminum rods, brass rods or bore snake lol the last thing i need is my barrel getting scratched up or having something break in there. Im probably gonna go with a patch worm and get me a bronze brush with a few cleaning solvents and call it a day 
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| Thats another thing i wanted to know, after how many rounds its the "normal" time to clean your rifle? i hear some say every 200+ some 500+ and some 1000+? its mainly for going out and juts messing around and shoot with family or friends but it will be my go to gun in case of an emergency. |
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Quoted: Thats another thing i wanted to know, after how many rounds its the "normal" time to clean your rifle? i hear some say every 200+ some 500+ and some 1000+? its mainly for going out and juts messing around and shoot with family or friends but it will be my go to gun in case of an emergency. When breaking in a match barrel (there is debate if you have to do this, but I did it anyways), you want to run a patch through every 10 rounds for the first 100 rounds. After that, just clean when accuracy dips down. I choose to clean mine after I shoot though (500-1000 rounds per session). |
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Quoted: Good morning. This in my opinion is the easiest way to clean your 22. http://patchworm.com/patchworm.html Bore snakes are fine but I've read to many horror stories of them coming apart in ones bore. I've used Bore Snakes for years without issue and I have never seen anything about any coming apart, in or out of a bore. I guess there is always the first time. The homemade "Patchworm" style is also very good.
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Another +1 for a patch worm style cleaning device I made one out of some weed eater string. I cut a 1" length of string and a 30" length of string. Then I took a lighter and fused the two pieces together at one end. I then cut the other end of the string to a sharp point so I could slide a patch onto the string. The added mass at the end of the string was shaved down with sand paper to fit the bore. I now have a way to clean my barrel that does not leave any residue (like a bore snake would) and it does not damage the crown of my barrel because of the material its made of. Would you mind maybe showing a picture of the patch worm style cleaner you made. I would also like to make one of these since I'm cheap and I don't want to pay $10 for it. I'm confused on what the end that you said you "fused" with a lighter looks like. Thanks. |
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Good morning. This in my opinion is the easiest way to clean your 22. http://patchworm.com/patchworm.html Bore snakes are fine but I've read to many horror stories of them coming apart in ones bore. Thanks for the heads-up on the "patchworm" system. Just ordered it for my 10/22. |
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I have really liked my patchworm I bought 2 of them and it is a good thing I did.
I put too large of a patch on it and it got stuck in my 10/22 barrel (this is not fault of patchworm but is my fault). could not knock out with cleaning rod. poured oil down barrel and did not help. finally... i sprayed remington brite bore (which melts plastic) and was able to get out. no damage to barrel. let 10/22 stand up overnite and soak in. patchworm is great because you do not need to pull apart gun to clean barrel quickly or to clean at range before you go home. I am looking at making a patchworm (like in posts above) and or buying a teflon rod to clean with like this http://www.opticsplanet.net/tipton-deluxe-1-piece-carbon-fiber-cleaning-rod-22-26.html |
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