Thread: Bore guide? Yes, no, deffinately?

Hi team,

Pretty fussy with my cleaning regime but dont have a bore guide. So maybe doing some damage?
Just after some advice on pros, cons and even some brands to get or not.
Hey someone may even have one they want to flick?

Tikka T3 ss .270 ( dont need a lecture on my cal choice either )

I am fairly meticulous about cleaning as well Gibo but I have never used a bore guide. To me the bore is the guide for the rod

Yeah thats true but i dont have a plastic coated cleaning rod, i have a screw together steel one.
It seems ok when im carefull but i dont know if its causing damage or not. Also dont want solvent or too much oil in the breach?

I use them, just a cheap yellow one from reloaders. Supposedly you can do damage with the rod if you don't. For the sake of $20 or what ever it was it can't hurt right?

Originally Posted by Brennos

I use them, just a cheap yellow one from reloaders. Supposedly you can do damage with the rod if you don't. For the sake of $20 or what ever it was it can't hurt right?

Yeah true, is it that yellow and black one bout $25???

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah thats true but i dont have a plastic coated cleaning rod, i have a screw together steel one.
It seems ok when im carefull but i dont know if its causing damage or not. Also dont want solvent or too much oil in the breach?

Mate all I use on all of my rifles is an old M16 break down cleaning rod.

Man im getting tight, before my daughter arrived i would have had the best one there is wether i needed it or not!
Oh well look after the pennies as they say

I use one. Mainly for ease, but it's nice to know none of the solvent is getting where it shouldn't. In all honesty the main reason I have one is just because the guy who took me to sight my rifle in when I first got it said I should get one hah I'm no old hand. The plastic one I have only cost $15-$20 or something - why not?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah true, is it that yellow and black one bout $25???

That's the one I have

Originally Posted by phillipgr

That's the one I have

Sweet?

I use one,reasoning same as above, dunno if it helps , but can't hurt.

The only thing i found when using my screw together metal one, was if i wasnt careful it could scrape against any of the straight parts in the receiver (like the top) and would take the golden film on it. leaving shit in the action. So i just rolled up a piece of paper and put that through the bolt channel all the way into the bore. Then run the rod down the middle of that. Worked for me. But im just a lazy cheap prick

Originally Posted by Gibo

Sweet?

Yeah bro, it's all good.

Gibo / Phillip, the next time you see me tell me why you fellah's are solvent (ab)users.

I always use them, dont like the idea of the rod rubbing on one side of the throat. Im not sure if im keen on the coated rods as grit can get impregnated in them. One piece stainless rod is what I use