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From: snitor!petert@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Toth)
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Subject: Re: A comment about rifle/pistol cleaning
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Date: 23 May 91 03:25:41 GMT
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In article <34747@mimsy.umd.edu> crs@beta.lanl.gov (Charlie Sorsby) writes:
#
#The reason that stainless steel rods are recommended is that they
#are hard enough that grit (from dust or other sources) is less
#likely to imbed itself in the rod to act as a "lap" on the inside
#of your barrel.
#[...]

Why not just use a guide for the rod ? It looks like a cork with a hole in the
middle and plugs into the muzzle. It keeps the rod from the bore.

Peter Toth