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As I await completion of the longrifle I've ordered, the thought occurred that my brass 36" range rod won't do it for the 42" barrel. I could order another CVA rod kit and add a section, however, its fairly heavy now. Does anyone use a stainless steel rod with bore guide? Track of the Wolf has a nice "Durango" rod.
 
I do use stainless rods at the range. I have a pool ball fitted as a handle on one and deer antler on another. They have a bore guides and work very well.

CS
 
Jack Garner at Tennessee Valley Manufacturing has a nice 45" steel cleaning rod. I think Muzzleloader Builder's Supply has, also. I use them for all my cleaning and for my loading at the bench.
 
Jack Garner at Tennessee Valley Manufacturing has a nice 45" steel cleaning rod. I think Muzzleloader Builder's Supply has, also. I use them for all my cleaning and for my loading at the bench.

I stayed with the hickory cleaning rod (can't pull out a stainless one at reenactments) and got it along with a rod guide, a 10-32 to 8-32 adapter, and a breech scraper. It's 48" long and cost all of $10 with brass ramrod tip tapped for either 8-32 or 10-32 accessories. Got it from the Possible Shop which advertises here on the board. It arrived in just a couple of days and I'm very pleased with it. They also have about everything you can imagine to screw into the end of it in either thread configuration.

They offer a 44" long, one piece "GI Steel Loading and Cleaning Rod" for $14 or a 5 piece version for $22. They also have the one piece 44" long Durango Stainless Steel Cleaning/Loading rods for $23. The Durango rods come with a brass bore guide and a hardwood handle.

Nice folks to deal with, good products, and quick delivery time.

Hope this helps.
 
Jack Garner at Tennessee Valley Manufacturing has a nice 45" steel cleaning rod. I think Muzzleloader Builder's Supply has, also. I use them for all my cleaning and for my loading at the bench.

I stayed with the hickory cleaning rod (can't pull out a stainless one at reenactments) and got it along with a rod guide, a 10-32 to 8-32 adapter, and a breech scraper. It's 48" long and cost all of $10 with brass ramrod tip tapped for either 8-32 or 10-32 accessories. Got it from the Possible Shop which advertises here on the board. It arrived in just a couple of days and I'm very pleased with it. They also have about everything you can imagine to screw into the end of it in either thread configuration.

HICKORY with a bore guide? :hmm: Now that's an idea? What is the bore guide made of?
 
If you have the CVA 3-piece rod then any standard 3/8" shotgun rod section should adapt to it.
 
HICKORY with a bore guide? :hmm: Now that's an idea? What is the bore guide made of?

The bore guide is made out of brass and although I probably don't really need it with a hickory cleaning rod, I like to use it. I understand that nicks at the end of the rifling have a particularly bad effect on accuracy, and my shooting doesn't need any more handicaps.
 
HICKORY with a bore guide? :hmm: Now that's an idea? What is the bore guide made of?

The bore guide is made out of brass and although I probably don't really need it with a hickory cleaning rod, I like to use it. I understand that nicks at the end of the rifling have a particularly bad effect on accuracy, and my shooting doesn't need any more handicaps.

If you find that the sharp edge of the brass guide occasionally "shaves" the edge of the wooden rod, Builder's Supply carries them made of plastic...light, quiet, and won't shave the rod
 
The bore guide is made out of brass and although I probably don't really need it with a hickory cleaning rod, I like to use it. I understand that nicks at the end of the rifling have a particularly bad effect on accuracy, and my shooting doesn't need any more handicaps.

If you find that the sharp edge of the brass guide occasionally "shaves" the edge of the wooden rod, Builder's Supply carries them made of plastic...light, quiet, and won't shave the rod

Thanks Roundball. It does shave some once in a while, especially when I'm in a hurry to get it done. Thanks for the tip about Builder's supply.
 
The bore guide is made out of brass and although I probably don't really need it with a hickory cleaning rod, I like to use it. I understand that nicks at the end of the rifling have a particularly bad effect on accuracy, and my shooting doesn't need any more handicaps.

If you find that the sharp edge of the brass guide occasionally "shaves" the edge of the wooden rod, Builder's Supply carries them made of plastic...light, quiet, and won't shave the rod

Thanks Roundball. It does shave some once in a while, especially when I'm in a hurry to get it done. Thanks for the tip about Builder's supply.

And both our thanks to BirdDog6 for putting me on to them a few years ago
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Thought I would mention this:

For you guys that don't have a brass 3/8" range rod & would laike a breakdown type, you can go to Walmart & they have a shotgun 3 piece brass cleaning rod kit for $9.95 and it will do a short barrel rifle as a range rod like a Hawken or etc. halfstock. Buy 2 of them & you have $ 20. in it, you have the extra brushes for shotgun if you shoot allot of them as I do & etc. & now can make a 4 section range or cleaning rod for the 42-44" barrels.
Or buy one of the $9.95 kits & the $15.95 kit and have a 3/8" rod, a 5/16" rod & a 1/4" rods and abunch of brushes & swabs for dif calibers & etc. & they all come apart & go in your cleaning box or range box.

About the same money as the 3-4 piece rods you buy at the venders, but you get about $10 or more worth of brushes & etc vor nothing.

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