Coated cleaning rods

[Xrperry]

I was pricing coated one piece cleaning rods the other day and about crapped my pants at the cost. So I got some high quality shrink tubing and a heat gun from my tool box and coated them myself. I have a bunch of steel kleen bore rod sections so I did them all. A little time and carefully trimming with a razor blade and done. Might not be the best but the cheapest.

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[awshoot]

That's an awesome idea! Never occurred to me before -- thanks for it.

 

[gmerkt]

Yes, good idea. I've worn out one of my Dewey rods, pieces of plastic schucked off the metal rod.

I have another Dewey that I bought for AR-length barrels. Which I've never used because once it got in my work area, it disappeared.