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I've always wondered how a nylon cord can damage steel.
Maybe the military should start using nylon armour piercing ammo.


Mark

bigfathairybiker wrote:I've always wondered how a nylon cord can damage steel.
Maybe the military should start using nylon armour piercing ammo.


Mark

its not the nylon that does the damage, its the particles attached to it in the same way as stone is cut with a cord encrusted with hard particles

I've had a military issue pull through snap

I tend to use the OTIS brand pull through now = no way they will snap as they're steel cored

Got a BoreSnake for 10-ga. Never even had it out of the package...
They seem like a good idea for shotguns but I'd never go anywhere near a rifled barrel with one

kennyc wrote:

bigfathairybiker wrote:I've always wondered how a nylon cord can damage steel.
Maybe the military should start using nylon armour piercing ammo.


Mark

its not the nylon that does the damage, its the particles attached to it in the same way as stone is cut with a cord encrusted with hard particles

Thanks Kenny.
I dunno why I didn't think of that. Brain Fart maybe. :)

Mark

I have a cheap 12g snake that I have been using for the past 6 months, works great now problems, but wouldn't really consider using one on my rifles, prefer conventional cleaning.

bigfathairybiker wrote:

kennyc wrote:

bigfathairybiker wrote:I've always wondered how a nylon cord can damage steel.
Maybe the military should start using nylon armour piercing ammo.


Mark

its not the nylon that does the damage, its the particles attached to it in the same way as stone is cut with a cord encrusted with hard particles

Thanks Kenny.
I dunno why I didn't think of that. Brain Fart maybe. :)

Mark

Even still, there's a bridge up by me (in the black country) that goes over the cut (that's canal for you posh speakers) and where the hosses dragged the barges up the cut and the ropes dragged over the iron bridge, its worn away and theres distinct lines in the bridge made by ropes.

Makes me think on a somewhat smaller scale the nylon with enough pressure and friction would cause the crown of the barrel to gouge in the same way...

Not the bridge mentioned above, same principle though:

The problem of cordwear was identified by the army but you have to remember that in service rifles are typically expected to be cleaned daily. At least.

Balls up your technique once or twice and you're hardly likely to ruin the crown, do the same thing every day for a couple of years...

Bit of a non-issue really, just excersise reasonable care I guess. I love boresnakes, great for range use etc. but I always use rod & jag/brush for proper cleaning

i bought one for my .17hmr .. its almost impossible to use unless you push a patch through the barrel first to remove the crud, kinda defeats the object ! (you can't feed the weight through coz the bore is so small !)

zzr1100 wrote:i bought one for my .17hmr .. its almost impossible to use unless you push a patch through the barrel first to remove the crud, kinda defeats the object ! (you can't feed the weight through coz the bore is so small !)

haha, I don't think I'll have that issue with a 20b or a 12b shotgun

I see your dilemma though!!

I used to specify nylon for the air operated brake system on trucks. Any areas which were not clipped properly could result in the pipes rubbing against the steel chassis frame parts. After some testing to see if the pipes could wear through, we found that the part that suffered wear was the steel.
Fred