Tipton 1 Piece Carbon Fiber Rod .17 Cal

Carbon fiber is well-suited to the demanding tasks that cleaning rods are tasked with. It combines the best qualities of stainless steel and coated cleaning rods, then adds its own unique qualities. If used irresponsibly, stainless steel rods can scratch or wear barrels, but they won't pick up potentially dangerous small abrasive particles. Part of the task is done with "coated" rods: they keep the stainless steel shaft from harming your barrel's rifling, but the coating will gather up minute abrasive particles, effectively turning your bore into fine-grit sandpaper.

Carbon fiber rods offer the best of both worlds: unlike stainless steel, they won't scratch your bore, and they won't embed like coated rods. Carbon Fiber rods may also be bent to a great degree and then straightened out again. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, US military armorers requested Tipton's cleaning rods to clean service weapons under extreme conditions.

Carbon fiber is an excellent material for cleaning rods, so it made sense to us. These cleaning rods are referred to as "deluxe" because they have an ergonomically constructed handle that spins on two sets of ball bearings, resulting in a cleaning rod that follows the rifling smoothly while pushing and pulling, even while under pressure. The "shank-through" design also enables the user to employ "reasonable" hammer blows on the cleaning rod's end to produce a tight patch through a bore.

Product Features

• Stainless steel rods can scratch or wear barrels if theyre used carelessly - though they wont pick up potentially damaging small abrasive particles.
• Coated rods get part of the job done - they keep the stainless steel shaft from damaging your barrels rifling, but the coating will pick up small abrasive particles, which means youre effectively running fine-grit sandpaper through your bore.
• Carbon fiber rods are the best of both: the carbon fiber cant scratch your bore like stainless steel, and they wont embed like coated rods. Plus, Carbon Fiber rods can be bent to an extreme degree and return to their original straightness.
• During Operation Iraqi Freedom, US military armorers called on Tipton to provide cleaning rods that would clean service rifles in demanding conditions. It made sense to us: Carbon fiber is an ideal material for cleaning rods.
• called cleaning rods deluxe because they feature an ergonomically designed handle that spins on two sets of ball bearings - the result is a cleaning rod that smoothly follows the rifling both pushing and pulling, even while under pressure. The shank-through construction also allows the user to apply reasonable hammer blows to the end of the cleaning rod to get a tight patch through a bore.