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forced a 30 cal jag and patch through my 7mm rem mag?? is it possible i damaged my bore? | ||
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Maybe; what was the jag made out of? Brass, most likely and that probably wouldn't hurt the bore much if any at all on a chrome-moly barrel, but a stainless barrel is easier to scratch. Only way to tell for sure is to inspect the bore. I use my Hawkeye for that. John Farner If you haven't, please join the NRA! | |||
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Was the patch cut up by the rifleing or did it come out intact? What is/was the measured dia. of the jag? Was it a brass jag? Was the jag engraved by the rifleing? How did you drive (hammer) the jag through the bore? | |||
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i used a tipton graphite rod and a brass jag... the patch came out in 1 piece attached to the jag like always but it was compressed... I didnt have to hammer but the rod was bending some when i was pushing it through.. i dont knop what the heck i was thinking!!!! i was switching off between cleaning a 308 and a 7mag and forgot to change the jag!!! | |||
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If it was a brass jag, you drove it through by hand, and the patch is not sliced up I doubt if you hurt anything. Don't worry about it. | |||
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yes brass jag patch in 1 piece coming out but boy was the powder streaks from the rifling compressed into the patch! drove it through by hand but it stopped a few times along on the way! | |||
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sounds like how i "normaly" clean  greg | |||
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If the rod doesn't bend, how do you know it's clean???  Larry "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading" -- Thomas Jefferson | |||
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I doubt you hurt anything , least wise don't worry about it . Just try to prevent it's reoccurrence in the future . I generally clean 4 -? calibers in a setting , so what I have is a box with dividers in it . That way while cleaning a particular caliber I lay a terry towel over the other compartments . This prevents me from " Borrowing " a cleaning component !. Shoot Straight Know Your Target . ...  | |||
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Oh does that bring back memories--and some embarrassment as I remember the look on the 'smith's face when I walked in with my .25-06 with the cleaning rod sticking out the back of the action. 7mm jags will not pass through a .257" bore, and with a patch on it to boot. When it didn't start normally, I bumped the cleaning rod handle and it still didn't move, so I bumped it hard. Then tried to back it out--no way. So, I went to the shop and got the rubber mallet--dumb, dumb, dumb. At any rate, the 'smith got it out and didn't charge me an arm and a leg. I was apprehensive when I fired the first group after the work--it had been a 3/4" rifle since new. Well, the great news is that the first group was .48" and my average group size has decreased by about 25%. Guess I discovered a new "accurizing" method--anyone want to send me their rifle for a custom job?  An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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I like a undersized brush with a patch wrapped around it better than a jag. ______________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. | |||
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An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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as long as you didnt try to shoot it out when you found it was getting tight.  | |||
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