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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 770 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Cleaning Rod Repair Sep 20^th, 2012 at 12:58am	Print Post
	Hello, everyone. One thing the Ballard...and other early single shots have in common...they are first class coated-rod peelers! With that razor sharp edged extractor..often with a sharp point..I ruined a brand new Dewey rod on the first pass. I have made "rod guides" from ctg. cases with primer pockets drilled out & for the larger calibers, bushed case mouth, Even make them for .22 rimfire...but what to do with that now un-coated steel rod?..too valuable to just chuck it! Shrink Tubing! This stuff is available in most home improvement stores..in electrical dept. Cut whatever length you need & heat gun makes it permanent.


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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3858 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #1 - Sep 20^th, 2012 at 8:11pm	Print Post
	OOOOOooooooo. Might have ROLLS of it at work.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15736 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #2 - Sep 20^th, 2012 at 8:28pm	Print Post
	Being in the electrical trade all my working life, I used shrink tube to coat my cheaper rods so they wouldn't damage my bores. Makes a cheapo sectional aluminum rod into a pretty good tool!

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10628 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #3 - Sep 20^th, 2012 at 9:00pm	Print Post
	Just make sure the character of the heat shrink material will not embed abrasives and you should be good to go. If not the cost of a new Dewey Rod would be money well spent as the damage that could be caused to the barrel would be non-repairable. Also the use of a Parker Hale Jag might also help to prevent further rod coating damage as the wraps around the Jag keep it well centered. It should also provide some protection to the rod when first starting down the bore while getting past the extractor. I also like to use an undersized rod for the reason that you have mentioned. J.Louis

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screwloosetc Ex Member	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #4 - Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 10:32am	Print Post
	Find a good hardened steel rod and put the Dewy in the scrap pile. Tom


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MAD MIKE Oldtimer Offline Posts: 655 Location: So Cal Joined: Oct 31^st, 2006	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #5 - Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 3:26pm	Print Post
	Dewey rods are hardened steel, when I bought mine the first thing I did was peel it. Remember what Harry Pope said! ...MIKE...


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tim_s Oldtimer Offline Posts: 814 Location: 13066 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2006	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #6 - Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 6:17pm	Print Post
	Cleaning rods are cheap. Buy another coated rod. Shrink tubing is soft will pick up/imbed crud, uncoated are great for fully supported tight fitted bore guides only.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11324 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #7 - Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 11:50pm	Print Post
	They still make coated rods? Eeegads. Look at a used coated rod under a glass or microscope. That plastic gets all kinds of crap embedded in it. Joe.

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7131 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #8 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 12:16am	Print Post
	I've always made mine with SS 1/4" rods for my 30 and 32 barrels with a chamber guide and long brass jag for when it drops out of the muzzle. The only problem that I've had is scraping it on the 44 1/2 hammer spur. Frank

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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3858 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #9 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 8:13am	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 12:16am: I've always made mine with SS 1/4" rods for my 30 and 32 barrels with a chamber guide and long brass jag for when it drops out of the muzzle. The only problem that I've had is scraping it on the 44 1/2 hammer spur. Frank rat-tailed file will fix that hammer spur.

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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4034 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #10 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 9:49pm	Print Post
	westerner wrote on Sep 22^nd, 2012 at 11:50pm: They still make coated rods? Eeegads. Look at a used coated rod under a glass or microscope. That plastic gets all kinds of crap embedded in it. Joe. . . +1 to that. And they charge outrageous prices for coated rods. I buy the Hoppes stainless rods for 1/4 the price of a Dewey. Coated rods have to be a smaller diameter of steel, so they buckle more easily than a plain one of the same O.D. None for me, thank you very much. When I make a rod, I use music wire, (piano wire). Hard surface, needs a lot of polishing, but a 36" length of 1/4" is only a couple of bucks. Phil

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uscra112 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4034 Location: Switzerland of Ohio Joined: May 7^th, 2007	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #11 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 10:13pm	Print Post
	Bythebye, here's a neat jag design I saw somewhere on the web. Made a few for myself. It's polycarbonate (Delrin) plastic, with a cutoff brass screw in the back end. Note the large diameter at the rear - it stays in the bore, preventing any possibility of crown damage when the rod is withdrawn. The tip shape grips a patch very nicely without ever poking thru it, and the large recess behind the tip will allow oversize patches that would gather up and jam the typical brass jag. Sorry the pic looks a bit odd - to do closeups with my old Nikon Coolpix I hold an eye loupe in front of the lens. Didn't do a very good job of it this time. . . .

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10628 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Cleaning Rod Repair Reply #12 - Sep 23^rd, 2012 at 10:45pm	Print Post
	Here are the originals. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Here are the Delrin cleaning rods made to order. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I personally will not use an uncoated steel rod down my bore, nor do I use any type of brush to clean with. J.Louis

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