Hi Folks, I’m fairly new here. Thought I’d participate and share.
So I ordered a PatchWorm after watching Steve at AEAC use his ... but ... I had to leave to take care of our farm before it arrived at my home ... having my pellet gun with me, and necessity being the mother of invention, I made a bore snake with materials at hand at the farm. I think it worked exceedingly well with very little cost or fuss!
Here’s what I did and what I used:
approx 4’ of 1/4” plastic poly cord strapping
approx 4’ of plastic weed trimmer cord
One tube of super glue gel
Split/tear the strapping in half down the middle ,and make sure you have enough length to have it thread through your barrel leaving an extra 6” to a foot on each end ...
Same with cutting the length of weed eater cord
Super glue the last 1 1/2” of the ribbon and weed eater cord together. With a paper towel around your finger/thumb press and hold it firmly against the end of the weed eater line for approx 30-60 secs (excess super glue will go into the paper towel) when you are done, tear off the paper towel, and trim off the excess paper with a pair of scissors.
Now make a loop at the other end of the strapping tape. Use the same process glue the loop leaving an approx 1” to 1/2” loop at the end.
Construction is done!
Use the weed eater portion only as a way to thread the plastic ribbon through the barrel.
place a 1-3/4” patch through the loop for .22 caliber (larger or smaller as per your barrel size), wet it with your cleaner of choice (Ballistol, Eezox, etc.) Once the ribbon has cleared the muzzle, use it to pull the patch through (don’t pull the weed eater cord and stress the glue joint). Refer to Steve’s YouTube demonstration of the PatchWorm here for visual reference ... https://youtu.be/rcyDUefHmSE
(begin watching at 1:23:40 in Steve’s vid
Quickly summarizing, the ribbon is too thin to thread the barrel, so the weed eater cord is just a threading device. The plastic ribbon is extremely strong and allowed me to pull a very tight patch through my barrel and clean it thoroughly with 5 to 6 patches until they came through clean. Watch Steve’s use of a plastic straw placed in the muzzle in his vid, to guide the cord through moderator chambers and such.
The PatchWorm is well worth the money, and mine will be here soon, but if it is beyond your budget at the moment, or you need a temporary bore cleaner, give this a try!
Cheers,
JayBee3
So I ordered a PatchWorm after watching Steve at AEAC use his ... but ... I had to leave to take care of our farm before it arrived at my home ... having my pellet gun with me, and necessity being the mother of invention, I made a bore snake with materials at hand at the farm. I think it worked exceedingly well with very little cost or fuss!
Here’s what I did and what I used:
approx 4’ of 1/4” plastic poly cord strapping
approx 4’ of plastic weed trimmer cord
One tube of super glue gel
Split/tear the strapping in half down the middle ,and make sure you have enough length to have it thread through your barrel leaving an extra 6” to a foot on each end ...
Same with cutting the length of weed eater cord
Super glue the last 1 1/2” of the ribbon and weed eater cord together. With a paper towel around your finger/thumb press and hold it firmly against the end of the weed eater line for approx 30-60 secs (excess super glue will go into the paper towel) when you are done, tear off the paper towel, and trim off the excess paper with a pair of scissors.
Now make a loop at the other end of the strapping tape. Use the same process glue the loop leaving an approx 1” to 1/2” loop at the end.
Construction is done!
Use the weed eater portion only as a way to thread the plastic ribbon through the barrel.
place a 1-3/4” patch through the loop for .22 caliber (larger or smaller as per your barrel size), wet it with your cleaner of choice (Ballistol, Eezox, etc.) Once the ribbon has cleared the muzzle, use it to pull the patch through (don’t pull the weed eater cord and stress the glue joint). Refer to Steve’s YouTube demonstration of the PatchWorm here for visual reference ... https://youtu.be/rcyDUefHmSE
(begin watching at 1:23:40 in Steve’s vid
Quickly summarizing, the ribbon is too thin to thread the barrel, so the weed eater cord is just a threading device. The plastic ribbon is extremely strong and allowed me to pull a very tight patch through my barrel and clean it thoroughly with 5 to 6 patches until they came through clean. Watch Steve’s use of a plastic straw placed in the muzzle in his vid, to guide the cord through moderator chambers and such.
The PatchWorm is well worth the money, and mine will be here soon, but if it is beyond your budget at the moment, or you need a temporary bore cleaner, give this a try!
Cheers,
JayBee3
