Tipton Deluxe Cleaning Rods .22-.26, 12" with Multiple Caliber Sizes and Lengths, Carbon Fiber Shaft and Hanging Hole for Cleaning, Maintenance and Gunsmithing

Highly recommend very sturdy and probably will never have to buy another one. The handles ball bearings feel great.

Great product

Perfect length from my goose gun with 36 inch barrel

I got this particular size because I figured I could use it with almost any caliber(excluding anything smaller than a .22). Boy was I right, I use it on .22LR, .30-06, 5.56x45mm/.223 Rem., and 7.62x54R (No the R does not stand for Russian for those of you out there that don't know, the cartridge has R at the end because it is a rimmed cartridge, look it up). The rod is very strong and durable. It flexes but not overly, and the handle...oh boy do those bearings in the handle turn smoothly. Stop wasting your money on aluminum, steel, wood, or coated rods and spend just a little more cash and get this rod. This rod is strong, has no joints in the middle to break, won't damage your firearm even if your don't use a boreguide, doesn't embed like coated rods, and it isn't damaged by cleaning solvents or gun oils. Trust me it is well worth it, I don't know how many of the cheaper rods I've broken or bent out of shape simply cleaning a firearm. This rod will last a very long time and serve you well. Oh and if you want a really great cleaning set up, get the Tipton combo cleaning jag and best bore brush set to go with the rod. Talk about awesome!

One of my favorite YouTube X-Ring is using this rod, so I want to give it a shot. Works perfectly on my cz457 .22lr rifle. Cz457 MTR chamber is picky, some of the .22 rod doesn't work but this rod works like a charm OUT OF THE BOX. The carbon fiber rod wont leave any mark or damage to your charmer and rifling not like the Real Avid rod i was using. I trashed my old rod immediately. Sorry, RA, I found a better rod.

Leave it to Amazon to carry the 44” cleaning rods. I run (F/TR) 32” barrels. I managed to break one while traveling and need one quick. Amazon came through and I was off to my next match. Tipton rods are 1st tier cleaning rods. I’ll hold them up with the rods from D**y.

The greatest concern with cleaning any rifle barrel is the potential for nicking/scratching the muzzle end of the barrel when inserting/removing a cleaning rod. Cleaning rods come in several materials - steel, brass, aluminum and carbon fiber. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. The Tipton 36" carbon fiber rod is a quality product. Carbon fiber is light, strong, flexible and does not scratch. In this instance, it is a one piece rod so there is no need to screw sections together as with most other rods. (You will receive it in a shipping tube). It has a threaded brass transition section 1.5" long at the business end for attaching jags, loops & bore brushes. The handle is long and sculptured, much like an ergonomic screw driver. The rod is free to turn in the handle because it's mounted in bearings. This handle has its advantages & disadvantages. It allows the cleaning patch/bore brush to follow the barrel's rifling, but it makes the whole rod very top heavy. There is also no two fingered hook, which is typical of most rods, to facilitate removal by pulling out of the barrel. Screw driver style handles are good for pushing down, they are not as good for pulling back. In my opinion, the rod is too long for its intended use (22 caliber). Most 22 rifle barrels are 16"-23" long. This is one long rod (42" end to end) and if you don't have the arm length to hold the handle while inserting the rod into the muzzle or breech, it becomes awkward. Recall that I stated the handle makes the rod very top (handle) heavy. If you don't hold the rod by the handle, it becomes a dead weight and makes placing the tip in the muzzle more difficult. The same for pulling it out, If your arm length isn't long enough it's difficult to hold the handle and the rifle at the same time while pulling, unless you have secured the rifle to a bench rest/vise.

If you are looking for a quality built and engineered one piece cleaning rod, THIS ROD IS IT! I can now clean my rifle with confidence and incorporating a bore guide rest assured that I am not damaging the chamber to bore transition, the rifling, and the crown of my barrel. My .308 is going through a new barrel breakin and this rod is excellent. Straight alignment and stroke forward (one way only) from the breach while removing the tip once it emerges (has a nice long brass cap to help protect the crown) will insure that you won't damage your barrel. Never again will I use a segmented aluminium rod.