How to clean a 10/22 with weed eater line?

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Sling Shot

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I saw this over at Giz's 10/22 board, but I could not find the post where it was explained how to use the weed eater line, and all that green writing was crossing my eyes. Any 10/22 fans care to enlighten me about the weed eater line?
Sling Shot
 
Sure, It was posted here as well and I am sorry that I can't remember who to credit.
Light one end of the line with a flame and let it form a blob and blow out the flame. You then insert the straight end of the line through a small hole you have put in your patch and through the barrel from the breach.
You can then pull the patch through the bore.
HTH
 
Thanks Hank!! That was exactly what I needed. Would a person still use regular size patches, or would oversize patches be needed? Thanks for all your help.
Sling Shot
 
Nice tip. I immediately went out to my storage shed, grabbed some line, and made two cleaners--one for .22 rifles and a shorter one for my .22 pistol. I ran three patches through my .22s on the weed eater line: Hoppes #9 patch, dry patch, oiled patch. Checked them out with a bore light, and they looked clean as a whistle.

I've read not to overclean a .22 since the rifling is not quite as defined as on other long guns. However, this method seems perfect since there's no scrubbing with a brush or possible scraping with an aluminum rod. Seems to me you could use these weed whacker cleaners every time you shoot with no ill results to the firearm.

Whaddya think?



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Guyon
NRA, GOA, & TFA Member
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One brief word of caution when employing this method;
Make damn sure the weedeater if turned off or it can get really ugly.
 
What a great tip! The next time I get a thistel growing out of a rifle I'll know what to do. I guess after spending a ton of money trying to get a 10-22 to shoot, a cleaning rod is out of budget. For a long range target scope for the well accessorized 10-22 use a tube from a roll of bounty, and for the scout scope use charmin. Rings and bases are no problem as duct tape now comes in so many colors. When you sew up the old bibs for a gun case remember to locate the pockets to accomidate all these special needs. You can always reuse the zipp lock but never the emergency paper inside.
 
beertrucker,

You makin' fun of my scope??? There's nothing wrong with a little innovative engineering, and my Bounty roll and magnifying glass contraption works just fine. Next, I guess you'll be dissin' the sling I made out of old shoe laces and paperclips.


Actually (seriously), I have read you don't want to jam a cleaning rod and brush (no matter how inexpensive it is) down a .22 barrel too often. Is this myth, or is there any validity here?

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Guyon
NRA, GOA, & TFA Member
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This works great with .22s, but also with larger calibers. I carry a length of weedeater line and a couple of patches with me when hunting, just in case. Years ago (I confess) I dropped a firearm in the snow and had no way to clear the barrel. End of the hunt that day. A piece of weedeater line and a patch would have solved that problem.

Took my home made cleaning kit to a recent Hunter Ed course. I've only been in the program about two years, so it was pretty cool to have the old timers blinking and saying "Wish I'd thought of that!" when I demonstrated the weedeater field maintenance drill on a .243!
 
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