Cleaning jag getting stuck

Phil Coffins said:

Common new guy mistake, don’t push it in all the way to start cleaning. With a wet patch go in about four inches then back out. Each time you push it in go a bit farther than back out till you work your way all the way down. These short strokes with wet patches will make it easy to do the cleaning.
Clean with just water or add a drop of soap will do a perfect job, don’t use anything else to start. Once clean dry and oil well. I prefer Barricade oil inside and out. You don’t need any special mixtures or equipment. Read all the posts about wire brushes getting stuck too!

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Rob M. said:

Ive had to take a few jags and slowly spin them up against the spinning grinding wheel on my grinder ... They were just a tad too big in diameter ... Extended jags are awesome too ...gives ya more ramrod to get a hold of when your cleaning

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Phil Coffins said:

Common new guy mistake, don’t push it in all the way to start cleaning. With a wet patch go in about four inches then back out. Each time you push it in go a bit farther than back out till you work your way all the way down. These short strokes with wet patches will make it easy to do the cleaning.
Clean with just water or add a drop of soap will do a perfect job, don’t use anything else to start. Once clean dry and oil well. I prefer Barricade oil inside and out. You don’t need any special mixtures or equipment. Read all the posts about wire brushes getting stuck too!

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waksupi said:

I'm a bit more refined. I chuck the jag into the drill press, and use a file to reduce diameter. Once it fits nice, back in the chuck to polish it smooth.

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Grenadier1758 said:

Another common new guy mistake is not getting an unbreakable cleaning rod of brass or steel (some like delrin) with a bore protector. Starting the cleaning with a dry patch in a fouled bore often ends with a stuck patch. Always start cleaning with a very wet patch.

The cleaning jag should be brass with a steel machine screw to thread into the cleaning rod.

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