Thread: Are Basic Pull Throughs Still Available

In the dim distant past I used to carry one made up of electrical 7/029 single core cable. Long enough to go thru the barrel with enough to pull on at the muzzle end. At the chamber end I removed a 50mm section of outer insulation maybe 100 mm from end. Then just opened the cores and threaded a suitable sized piece of 4x2 thru. Needed to make sure the patch wasn't too tight for the bore. The whole thing just coiled up to a small coil.

No really suitable for a full clean but good enough if you got muck in your barrel whilst out. (Nowadays everyone just tapes the muzzle to prevent that.)

I'm not a fan of bore snakes after getting one jammed.

On the Yank 22rf websites they describe using weed eater nylon with the end fused large enough to grip the patch. The patch is threaded the full length of the nylon. I'd be worried about the patch coming off mid bore though.
They seem to be successful with one guy on one of the forums selling his home made ones.

Otherwise there are these in various types
https://www.shootingstuff.co.nz/acce...eatured&page=3
https://www.shootingstuff.co.nz/505-ahg-cleaning-tube/