Rifle cleaning

[George Capp]

I have a used Armi Sport 1861 Springfield. I have the cleaning rods and jags. What is the right size cleaning patch to use with a round jag? I'm new at this. I have already gotten the rod stuck once. I got it out but I do not want to repeat the experience.
Thanks

 

[bayonet]

I have a used Armi Sport 1861 Springfield. I have the cleaning rods and jags. What is the right size cleaning patch to use with a round jag? I'm new at this. I have already gotten the rod stuck once. I got it out but I do not want to repeat the experience.
Thanks

just cut up old rags or T shirts as patches

 

[James Brenner]

just cut up old rags or T shirts as patches

I have found that it helps to cut the t-shirt patches oversize to keep them from either coming off or causing the jag to get stuck.

 

[captaindrew]

Are you flushing your barrel with water thoughorly before trying to put a patch down? I never have any trouble, I'll take a picture of the jag and patches I use when I get home.

 

[Old Soldier]

It's amazing the uses gun owners can put old T-shirts to.

 

[gary]

I also use rags and cut them to size. Try something for a 12 gauge shotgun (size). You want the patch just big enough to form a suction so you can pump the water in the barrel. (Fish tank hose on nipple and hose placed in a can). The idea is to flush out the barrel and after the bore is clean, dried and oiled to prevent rust.

 

[Old Soldier]

Patches. A piece of 4"x4" is a good pull through a .45" For a .58 make sure you have the right jag for that bore. Personally, for a well-fouled bore I would bronze-wire brush it first - to h?ll with tradition. Water works well too.

HOWEVER straight off the Internet :

For a .58 bore cleaning jag, the ideal cloth patch size is typically 2½ to 3 inches for square patches, or 2½ inches in diameter for round patches.

So there!

 

[repman66]

I broke my rod about a year ago that I had for 10 years -- having a devil of a time replacing it (two amazon failures) Can anyone link some good rods, jags etc.

Would be much appreciated

 

[George Capp]

Thank you to all who responded.

 

[George Capp]

I broke my rod about a year ago that I had for 10 years -- having a devil of a time replacing it (two amazon failures) Can anyone link some good rods, jags etc.

Would be much appreciated

After my first cleaning rod broke I went online and found Logcabinshop.com. I bought a BRASS RANGE ROD W/ TEE HANDLE, 3/8". It comes in two sizes. I bought the long one. It is made from one long piece of brass with a T-handle, no segments. It's not cheap but I already tried the cheap route and that didn't work for me. People are telling me to get a brass cleaning jag with steel bolt connection. The ones with a brass bolt are weaker.

 

[bayonet]

Are you flushing your barrel with water thoughorly before trying to put a patch down? I never have any trouble, I'll take a picture of the jag and patches I use when I get home.

Nice piping HOT water!

 

[captaindrew]

Here is the proper (and period correct) patch jag along with a wiper. They fit on the threaded end of your ramrod for field cleaning. You can use either and will not get stuck. Just make sure you keep flushing your barrel till the water clears up before you try and get a patch down it.

 

[captaindrew]

 

[Joe Whitworth]

One of Uncle Sam's surplus .50 caliber Machine Gun sectional steel rods can't be beat. You can find them on EBAY like this one. Prices vary.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335119636194?_skw=.50+caliber+machine+gun+cleaning+rod&itmmeta=01KWZ98FP8DB7SJ5VHFBJWTGX6&hash=item4e06afd6e2:g:hv0AAOSw2yNlU~2M&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBh%2Bs7B%2BbiJYxSuafoPbl3pD8IpIVqonbegsZ43BMtAm2Me8fBSkqEmrINKUHnJDOXrQxuakIwlnYsY9hyFZm3RgvJXwSkMMQbaPskENqny57oWd%2FO%2FIVj7DEaROKdca2WxCJl%2BUAkK8I21qItCQehpsZZTJB4Ltdvj112V7aofzYRRdo0Jfee4UjXpCbF9jgIIo5bFB8diwgoumR2kdE6oVvZrguEUC%2BRZoAJer%2B8NEMmQR3dBYx%2BPUx2HWTp9hPeNX88R2zTwGmoQVsxBHnk%2F%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7L7oennZw

 

[gary]

I'd cheat and get a jag that fits the bore (so you can have the pump effect). A worm and a stuck ball remover is a must.

 

[repman66]

How do you gents plug up the nipple when you flush with water? I've always used a bit of duct tape

 

[captaindrew]

How do you gents plug up the nipple when you flush with water? I've always used a bit of duct tape

I usually leave the last spent cap on it. If not I put a few patches under the hammer. In the field you can use a piece of stick as shown in the video. I'll clear the nipple when I'm finishing the flushing process and let some water flow through the vent and nipple.

 

[bayonet]

How do you gents plug up the nipple when you flush with water? I've always used a bit of duct tape

small piece of thick leather on the nipple with the hammer down on it

 

[Booner]

Go buy about 3 feet of clear silicon tubing, the interior diameter of which needs to be small enough to fit over the nipple.
Fill a small bucket with hot, soapy water. Take you cotton patch and wet it with the soapy water and insert the other end of the hose into the bucket. Take your cleaning rod, with cotton patch installed, and place that into the end of the barrel and commence to pump the water from the bucket into the barrel. I like to use a clear tube so I can see the soap co in and the gunk come out. After a few minutes of pumping, your barrel is clean. Run a few dry patches down the bore to remove and moisture and then oil the bore.

I would also purchase a breach face scraper to clean the face of the breach plug. The fouling can really get baked in, and all barrel cleaning your efforts may not dislodge it without using the scraper. They're available at "Track of the Wolf."

I've cleaned my musket 100's of times in this manner, and it cleans the bore better and faster than anything else I've tried. They even make a "C" clamp type of devise that also works for flintlocks, but you have to remove the lock first.

 

[Wawyasto]

I have a used Armi Sport 1861 Springfield. I have the cleaning rods and jags. What is the right size cleaning patch to use with a round jag? I'm new at this. I have already gotten the rod stuck once. I got it out but I do not want to repeat the experience.
Thanks

You 1861 Springfield is .58 caliber, a.k.a. 24 gauge. So any cotton patch cut for 20-28 gauge shotgun will work, buy them in quantity, as in a couple 500 patch bags worth quantity.

Next time you stick a patch, make a 50/50 mix of dish soap and HOT water, squirt several tablespoons of it down the muzzle, let sit for a minute and try again. Might have to work it back and forth a bit to get things loose and slick, but it'll come out. You're welcome.