Thread: 17HMR barrel cleaning

What rod do you have, I've had 2 accu-tech 4 piece rods and they've both broken at the ferrule. Cheers

Originally Posted by willett6

What rod do you have, I've had 2 accu-tech 4 piece rods and they've both broken at the ferrule. Cheers

Hello - you been missing for 6 years :-)

They is a video on reloaders supplies on cleaning a 17hmr with a rod and using the ends of cotton buds.

https://youtu.be/JqwwQ6j6Vec
Handy little 17 tip

A friend has a sako quad with 17 and 22 mag barrels he finds that both shoot better when dirty. It takes about 20 rounds after a bore clean to get it going again and then it seems good for 250 rounds. He doesn't chop and change ammo though hornady 17 and 30 only.

Need to get a .17 rod actually, any recommendations? I prefer one piece.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Need to get a .17 rod actually, any recommendations? I prefer one piece.

I've got no complaints with my Pro shot rod, for what that's worth.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

A friend has a sako quad with 17 and 22 mag barrels he finds that both shoot better when dirty. It takes about 20 rounds after a bore clean to get it going again and then it seems good for 250 rounds. He doesn't chop and change ammo though hornady 17 and 30 only.

Funny you say that as I find the same thing fur my CZ .17 HMR

Accuracy drops off after 400-500 rounds then it gets a good clean typically with Hoppes then I check the zero and find after 12-16 shots the groups are nice and tight

Originally Posted by mimms2

"ultra-super-slim" ciggarette filters will fit down the barrel. Take the paper off, push one through with hoppes solvent, wait 5, then a few through until clean.
Can't recall what size/brand/specie of TIG rod I found, but it was a tight fit and softer than barrel.

In the wait interval it's about right to smoke a cigarette. Standing away from the solvent bottle at the time would be advised.

Clean as per a centre fire. A good cleaning routine will not make shoot anymore accurately but will prolong the life of the barrel
Bryn

I clean my 17hmr only when the accuracy noticeable starts to drop off. I use a carbon Bore Tech one piece rod . However I did notice that on the last clean the accuracy wasn't really restored.
The rifle has done 5000 rounds, a bit of research showed shooters overseas experiencing the same issue.
The fix was a big scrub out of the bore to remove copper fouling, it took awhile and I was amazed how the copper had built up over a couple of years despite cleaning every 250 rounds or so.
End result was worth it with the accuracy back to normal.