I use a .20 with no regrets.


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I use a 20 cal Dewey and 20 cal jag. Brownnells 7/8th round patches. Works good for me. The 17 has too much flex imo.

 

I use a .204 [22cal] rod with a guide for brushing, .187 rod with 20 cal jag for patches.

 

I use the 17 with zero problems. Can use it in my hmr and hm2 also

 

I'm happy with my Dewy 20cal rod and 8-32 adapter for brushes.

I use the 20cal jag and 1 1/8 or 1 3/8 patches.

Can't remember which bore guide I use (Brownells I think)

Works well in (2) 452's and a Brno model 4

I have two Dewy rods, one with brush, one with jag.

 

I like to have as stiff a cleaning rod as possible, but with a bore guide, either will do.

For those thin rods that flex, you want to make sure to use a bore guide to help keep the rod from rubbing the bore as you push it through the barrel. :t

 

20 for me

 

I use....

A Boretech guide and a 20 Cal Carbon fiber rod. When I used a Parker Hale(I think).22 coated rod, it ate the coating. Whether it was the ejector or the edge on the rear of the chamber, I don't remember! All I know, is, I now have a rod with NO coating.

 

I use the Dewey .17 rod for all my .22's

 

:yeahthat:

But most of the time I use a Patchworm. I only use the rod when it's time to go beyond routine wipe and oil.

 

As a suggestion, go ahead and get a .22 patch jag as well as a .20. They're not expensive, you'll already have the thread adapter, and it'll give you options to find the best fit. The size and thickness of your patches, along with the exact diameter and shape of your jags can make the fit tighter or looser. Patches do their best work when they're fairly tight in the barrel, so go ahead and do some experimenting. Don't force it, though... you'll know within the first inch if something is too tight and wants to stick. You'll probably find that you can more easily push through a tight patch without sticking if you first pass a brush with some solvent through the bore.

 

I started with a .17 caliber on my first 452, but later moved to the .20 cal. and do not regret it. Much better fit. Does not flex too much when brushing or using a tight patch.

 

Two 17 Dewey coated rods. Planned ahead for a 17 HMR and planned worked out.

 

My preference was a pro shot micropolished .20 cal rod. No coating to catch on an ejector.


At the time I couldn’t find an uncoated .20 cal rod in other brands. I love the pro shot, love it as much or more than my rack of Dewey rods.

 

I received my Dewey .20 rod and jag earlier today. Combined with my Possum Hollow bore guide, no rub from the ejector and the patches I cut down to size from 2x2 to 1x1 fit just right and no bow on the rod.

I had to order straight from Dewey as no one I checked with had one for sale. I ordered the 38" coated rod and it works great.

Bill

 

BCR1,
That's good to hear. Could you tell us which rifle model, cartridge, and barrel length that you used the rod in?

 

Sure thing. 457 American .22LR 24.8 barrel. These are the patches I cut down to 1"x1"

Bill

 

Thanks to all for your comments/suggestions to my original post. My 457 MTR arrived yesterday and most of my cleaning equipment arrived today. Just waiting on the Dewey .20 cal rod..... should be here tomorrow.