Homemade jag

[morb]

not sure if this has been done before but i thought i would share it incase it helps someone else out.
ever since i bought my fowler i have been looking for someway to clean it properly. being that it is .85 bore there is nothing available as far as jags and brushes go, so i had to make my own.

the one on the right is the one i used to clean the boomstick today after shooting it and did it ever work great, i was pumping water through the bore like a well. i used it like a jag with patches on it to finish cleaning.

 

[Carbon 6]

Interesting !

 

[Eutycus]

I intend to keep tabs on this thread . I might attempt to make a jag ot two in the future. This could be a learning experience.

 

[running horse]

Interesting concept. Did a regular cork screw type not work?

 

[morb]

i originally had 3 leather discs on the shaft but they would not start in the bore so i took one off and spaced the other 2 and in they went

 

[morb]

Interesting concept. Did a regular cork screw type not work?

i thought about using a ball puller screw but was worried about the leather pulling off in the bore

 

[Carbon 6]

i thought about using a ball puller screw but was worried about the leather pulling off in the bore

I think he was referring to a tow worm.

 

[GA Ranger]

What did you use for a cleaning rod?

 

[hawkeye2]

Ingenious. I will be trying that in my smoothbores this summer. I'll try it in my mini rifles too, three wide shallow groves, it may work.

 

[Semisane]

This is what worked for me in a 12 GA. I suspect a 3/4" PVC fitting would work for larger bores.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/a-handy-12-gauge-cleaning-rod.110386/

 

[Rifleman1776]

Do you have access to a lathe? Make your own.

 

[azmntman]

wouldn't the wood swell when wet?? I like it though....could be the answer for in between shot swabbing! EASY to turn down a bit for perfect fit!

 

[morb]

What did you use for a cleaning rod?

I use my range rod i made, I’ll post a pick when I get home from work

 

[morb]

This is what worked for me in a 12 GA. I suspect a 3/4" PVC fitting would work for larger bores.

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/a-handy-12-gauge-cleaning-rod.110386/

That is pretty neat I like it!

 

[morb]

Do you have access to a lathe? Make your own.

I do have a lathe, I never thought about making a wood one. I have a chunk of derlin that could work.
Thanks

 

[Huntschool]

Neat idea.... hand pump valve washer kind of set up. The only thing I would change is go to brass for the screw and change the end fitting to a sized fender washer. Just my thoughts.

Great rig.... I have to try that.

 

[Rifleman1776]

wouldn't the wood swell when wet?? I like it though....could be the answer for in between shot swabbing! EASY to turn down a bit for perfect fit!

AZ, I probably put some kind of finish on that. But I don't drench my patches, water wouldn't be a problem. And, in museums I have seen plenty of wood wiping sticks with a typical jag shape whittled into the end.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I do have a lathe, I never thought about making a wood one. I have a chunk of derlin that could work.
Thanks

Morb, I have worked a lot of Delrin. Recently made a muzzle guard from it. But, Delrin does not turn well, too soft. It doesn't cut cleanly like wood. The jag you see is maple. But any of the hard, really hard hardwoods would work well. Something like Osage Orange, Desert Ironwood or any of the Rosewoods would be great.

 

[morb]

Neat idea.... hand pump valve washer kind of set up. The only thing I would change is go to brass for the screw and change the end fitting to a sized fender washer. Just my thoughts.

Great rig.... I have to try that.

Yep much the same as a hand pump. It really pulls the water through the bore, you are right about the washers last night after I posted the pick I turned down some washers and put a spacer between the 2 leather discs

 

[morb]

Morb, I have worked a lot of Delrin. Recently made a muzzle guard from it. But, Delrin does not turn well, too soft. It doesn't cut cleanly like wood. The jag you see is maple. But any of the hard, really hard hardwoods would work well. Something like Osage Orange, Desert Ironwood or any of the Rosewoods would be great.

Thanks for the info, I have a bit of purpleheart wood that I been looking at wondering what to do with it. I never turned this stuff before so maybe I could give it whirl on a jag