going to clean via pushing wool pellets w a dowel
This seems way too easy so there must be a reason that it shouldn't be done. Or am I wrong?
This seems way too easy so there must be a reason that it shouldn't be done. Or am I wrong?
cleaning: anything wrong with pushing wool pellets muzzle to breech?
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I've never pushed them with a dowel, but I've simply fired them through like a pellet many times and have never had an issue.
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The plan is to saturate the pellets w Bore Bright followed by Ballistol
It seems like it should be simpler than pulling patches thru
It seems like it should be simpler than pulling patches thru
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If I use one I put a little solvent or silicone oil on it, place in breech, then push in a little further with a wad cutter shaped pellet and fire both. I do not fire gun with a wool cleaning pellet only, I think it may allow the piston to fly forward too fast and damage the gun, much like firing without a pellet. This is for a springer, I would think with a SSP,PCP or pump up it would not matter.
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If cleaning from the muzzle, take care to avoid raking the dowel across the ends of the rifling. Particularly if introducing an abrasive, even a supremely fine one like J-B Bore Brite. Any incidental grit that comes into contact with the dowel will also freely embed, making it a sort of sanding stick. A brass cup muzzle guide would be advisable.
A pull-through is a better approach in most cases, and one can be made from a piece of string trimmer line for free or nearly free. Melt a ball on one end and use a razor to cut a sharp point on the other end. A soda straw makes it easy to guide it through baffles or other muzzle device. Patches can be cut from a cotton T-shirt or flannel.
A pull-through is a better approach in most cases, and one can be made from a piece of string trimmer line for free or nearly free. Melt a ball on one end and use a razor to cut a sharp point on the other end. A soda straw makes it easy to guide it through baffles or other muzzle device. Patches can be cut from a cotton T-shirt or flannel.
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Not as simple as tapping pellets thru, but yeah it's NBD.
I have some kevlar fishing line that I can drop in the muzzle to do a pull-thru. It;s mostly that the pellets really do a good job at "getting in there" and can be cleaned & reused simply by giving them a soak in iso or some other solvent.
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