Friends-

What is your favorite brand and type of bore guide and why?

I have a Stoney Point that is hard to beat. In addition, I have some that are caliber specific made from Delrin, I believe, that have a collar that fits over the cleaning rod and snaps into the back of the bore guide for a really good fit.

What do you use and why?

If I were buying a new guide now, I'd get a Lucas, the 6mmBR link says why...

http://www.6mmbr.citymaker.com/catalog/item/1433308/954882.htm

Sinclair would be second on my list...

http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?catego...item=RG2X&type=store

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Thanks, I have several of the Lucas boreguides and they are top notch. I purchased them from a gunsmith so I did not know their origin.

I think I will order another and some additional inserts; that way, I don't have to switch inserts between rods when I clean.

I also need some of those rubber O-rings, those things don't stand up well to bore cleaners.

I use a lot of the Delrin ones from Sinclair. I recently bought a few of their 'universal' guides, they are nice, and with the right collar they fit nice and snug.

You are right about the O rings.

I'm just glad to know that people are using "A BORE GUIDE"!! Stoney Point, MTM Plastic ones, Delrin, homemade using a peice of brass............just use a bore guide! Thanks! GHD

The Lucas is top of the line, and well worth its cost.

One step down the ladder (both in price and functionality) are the Sinclair Delrin guides. These are also worth recommending.

"Generic" guides is for when you exhausted all other options.

- mike

I think the patch guide from Bore Tech is the most practical to use. Comes in 3 sizes, .17-.25 Cal; .25cal to .30; then up to .416.

They have a big solvent port to protect your stock.

Lucas is one of the best but does not have as good a solvent port. However it is the only one that is custom made to your bore size, bolt body size & cleaning rod diameter. No wonder the benchresters use these. But not so convenient to use because of the lack of the patch holder & because of the plug in the rear of the bore guide. They are beautifully machined & Mike is a great guy to deal with.

Can't go wrong with either.

Regards
JohnT

Has anyone used the Dewey bore guide with the O-rings.

pacer,HAVE NO FEAR I AM HERE! For medium bores use Sinclair and for the 458WM use a black powder bore guide.

shootaway thanks but i really would like to know if someone has used the J Dewey guide just looking at whats out there.

Thanks Alan

pacer97,if you tried the Sinclair you wouldn't be asking this question.

I use a fired case from the rifle, drill out the primer to take a 8" section of aluminum arrow shaft run into the case to the neck or wherever it stops and glass that shaft at the primer area that I drilled out. Then hit the shaft someplace with your grinder to make a hole to put oil or cleaner on the patch..I run the patch in on the rod to the hole and put oil on it and push the patch through the case into the bore..

I have made one for each of my rifles..

Not very over engineered but works perfectly and protects the throat from rod damage as the case is fireformed to that rifle.

cost: about 25 cents per rifle.

I only use Lucas.

I got most of mine from MidwayUSA when they were still blue color delrin by Frankfort Arsenal. I don't see them listed as such anymore. There are lots of 'possum hollow' listed although in the gun chart they're listed as EJS. All I know is they were inexpensive and do their job. Works for me.

In over thirty-five years of shooting since age 15 I have never used one. Ever. Only a plug that goes into the rear receiver ring and which the rod passes through.

But we are very primitive here in UK. For five years plus I only ever used a cord pullthrough to clean! That is all we were issued with!

I have a Gunslick bore guide and I really like it

As far as "O" rings go try switching to sillicone instead of beutille or however you spell the word for black ruber look in McMaster Carr

I use Stoney Points (red + gold fit all my needs). However, I never found a bore guide to fit my Blaser R93 rifles.

http://benchrest.com/barrelsaver/

Try this. The very best. Costly, but the best. It's crucial that the rod be tightly supported at the rear of the action. T.K. Nolan and Mike Lucas make certain with their designs.

Dennis

I use one of those aluminum and nicely anodized red ones from JP Enterprises in my ARs (about $35) and a Delrin one from Sinclair in my bolt gun. I used to not use a bore guide-- didn't know they existed. Since beginning to use them, I feel much better about the throat portion of my barrels.

Lucas. I have one for each caliber of rifle.

Fitch

Lucas, Stoney point!, several set up ready.

Lucas for me -- have over a dozen so far plus he is a great guy to deal with as most of mine are custom ones and he gets them right everytime!!

I have a bore guide with the 19 Badger, because it came with one.

My other rifles, I am just careful.

Another vote for Lucas. Regarding the o-rings, he started using better ones some time back. I have him send extras though for new guides, and I think he'll gladly replace the originals.

Side note - Sinclair sells some small solvent proof squeeze bottles that work well if you are buying the larger jugs of solvent.

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Would anyone mind posting a picture of a bore guide being used on the muzzle end of a semi-auto rifle. I feel dumb, but I've never seen one used.
Also, do you use a bore guide on pistols?

I would like to put my vote to Possum Hollow/ EJS they make guides for any firearm in any chambering with or with out rear bushings, with or without solvent port and nobody can beat the prices

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Originally posted by pacer97:
Has anyone used the Dewey bore guide with the O-rings.

I have one and yes it is an excellent bore guide and I prefer it to the other Stoney Point bore guides i own but I like the Lucas bore guide more. All in All if the Lucas were not available I would be very happy with the Dewey bore guide.

Lucas for all of the reasons stated above. I own 14 of them..

I've used Dewey,Stoney but got a Lucas with my last Custom and like it so much I got 3 more for other rifles.. I could have used Dewey the rest of my life but the Lucas supports the rod much better..
AK

Anyone use a ProShot bore guide?

Sinclair; they seal the chamber and they sell them in all the calibers
I shoot.