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Message started by old shooter on Feb 3rd, 2014 at 7:47pm

Title: Re: Cleaning Dirty Bore on Old Krag
Post by madsenshooter on Mar 15th, 2014 at 9:31pm
Use two rods with the balls you have.  Start it in, use one rod as a stop against something solid, use the other rod for smacking the ball so that it expands out into the rifling.  Push it back out the end you went in.  I use some store bought brass and/or steel rods, not a cleaning rod.  If you're planning on shooting cast, size them .311 if the neck will permit it.  Some modern brass I have will allow me .311, some older stuff, REM-UMC 30USA will only allow me .310.  Slug both ends of your barrel, sometimes you run into a reverse taper with the groove diameter getting bigger as you go toward the muzzle.

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