I use the long ones for all my calibers. And the problem I have is the same when the barrel is clean and bright. I get the same amount of resistance whether it’s the first swab after shooting or the last after cleaning. I think an aggressive polish and some attention to the jag should take care of it.
I have had the same problems...finally found some 20 GA bore mops with an adaptor for the rod, and problem was solved. PS - it's not HC but then the brass jags aren't either. At the range I have a brieffcase full of cleaning stuff but in the field carry a vial of wet cleaner and extra dry mops to finish up
I’m not sure exactly what you are doing, but did you expect to continue to do the same thing and hope your jag wasn’t going to repeatedly get stuck? Time for a different plan.
Removing the breech is no big deal. Make sure you have a witness mark on the bottom of the barrel and breech, make one with a cold chisel if you don’t. I use some thin aluminum between the barrel and vise jaws. Tighten it down good and use a long adjustable wrench to unscrew. Take your time and you won’t mar up anything.
Don’t disagree with you at all, removing a breech plug is no big deal for many, but in this case it just might be above the OP’s pay grade. One of the old man’s sayings was when stuck in a hole, stop digging and put the shovel down. Look for the simplest solution. CO2, powder charge and grease are a bit simpler, at least in my opinion.
Some folks can’t stack 2 blocks on top of each other. Others have better luck.
I agree, but we’ve been discussing getting the inside of the barrel polished and checked for a protruding vent liner. He needs an open barrel to do that. If he’s not up to it maybe he can find someone to help him.
Use a slightly undersized copper brush with a cleaning patch wrapped around it. The bristles will give a little bit when you hit a rough place and will not stick.
Not sure about the protruding vent liner based on OP’s follow up posts. Unless the barrel has multiple vent liners…. I have seen corroded bores rougher than a corn cob that with the properly designed and sized jag and cleaning patch having no problem getting the jag and patch combo in and out of. In my opinion, likely a jag design and/or cleaning patch size/thickness causing problems for OP.
Could certainly be the case.
Due to the large caliber, the .62 has a lot of surface area on the barrel, and more surface area = more resistance where there's fouling. I experienced the same issue on mine.
Here's the thing, it never did it all the time. Again it would be 2 or 3 times out of 20 patches in the cleaning process. THIS TiME, I noticed a little oxidation in the barrel (had not shot it) so I ran a solvent patch down to clean it up. This time the very first patch stuck, hense when I started this post. Last night one of my boys was over and was trying to help me get it removed from the barrel and that is when it broke. This is part of my confusion because it doesn't do it with every patch and never thus stuck!
