Tipton Deluxe Cleaning Rods .17-.20 Cal, 36" with Multiple Caliber Sizes and Lengths, Carbon Fiber Shaft and Hanging Hole for Cleaning, Maintenance and Gunsmithing

I own several of these. Well worth the money, a bargain really. High quality, won’t harm your barrel, slick and easy to use. Love it.

Functions well, handle spins with smooth action, shaft fits perfectly in 22 caliber barrel. Accepts standard thread brushes and jags. 36" length works nicely through the breech on a bolt action. Would recommend.

After trying to clean on the cheap for years I moved into purchasing better rods gradually.This rod is probably the best one yet.The Carbon Fiber won't damage the barrel.The rod's very robust in strength, but it gives without the chance of bending the rod.I should use a bore guide too, but at least you don't have to worry about the roddamaging the bore, although keeping it straight in the bore is probably just as important--even with a carbon fiber rod. Trying not to go completely OCD. I fired thousands of roundsout of an M16 that was already old when I got it in the Army and cleaned it using cheap disposable rods--it fired sub moa on a good day at three hundred meters--all day at 100m. Maybe that was all the chromebore--I'm not a gunsmith.Not sure how much force it would take to break the rod--I'll try not to find out,but I wouldn't worry too much about snapping it--robust is an accurate description.The handle is robust as well, feels solid and heavy in a good way, and it spins like it'srolling on precision bearings.I'm also not sure how long the threads for the jags and brushes will last. Connectingfiber to brass or other metals is always a concern. The piece that holds the jags and brushes issolid brass--which I like. Coating similar to their coated jags might provide a slightimprovement to an already great design.My only complaint might be the lack of choices in the actual length of the rod.I didn't check other sites prior to ordering.I know I have a couple of applications for which this rod will probably be too short,but I got tired of measuring and shopping.

These are great, durable, coated rods made of good components. Hard to get excited about a cleaning rod but these are all I will use now. Highly recommend.

I had a replacement and the next day my order was at my front door. Thank you much for your fast service.

The greatest concern with cleaning any rifle barrel is the potential for nicking/scratching the muzzle end of the barrel when inserting/removing a cleaning rod. Cleaning rods come in several materials - steel, brass, aluminum and carbon fiber. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. The Tipton 36" carbon fiber rod is a quality product. Carbon fiber is light, strong, flexible and does not scratch. In this instance, it is a one piece rod so there is no need to screw sections together as with most other rods. (You will receive it in a shipping tube). It has a threaded brass transition section 1.5" long at the business end for attaching jags, loops & bore brushes. The handle is long and sculptured, much like an ergonomic screw driver. The rod is free to turn in the handle because it's mounted in bearings. This handle has its advantages & disadvantages. It allows the cleaning patch/bore brush to follow the barrel's rifling, but it makes the whole rod very top heavy. There is also no two fingered hook, which is typical of most rods, to facilitate removal by pulling out of the barrel. Screw driver style handles are good for pushing down, they are not as good for pulling back. In my opinion, the rod is too long for its intended use (22 caliber). Most 22 rifle barrels are 16"-23" long. This is one long rod (42" end to end) and if you don't have the arm length to hold the handle while inserting the rod into the muzzle or breech, it becomes awkward. Recall that I stated the handle makes the rod very top (handle) heavy. If you don't hold the rod by the handle, it becomes a dead weight and makes placing the tip in the muzzle more difficult. The same for pulling it out, If your arm length isn't long enough it's difficult to hold the handle and the rifle at the same time while pulling, unless you have secured the rifle to a bench rest/vise.

Works great for cleaning through the muzzle

Well made. Affordable. Very durable