where to buy a cleaning rod online?

panda86 · September 29th, 2008, 19:07

My AEG never came with one, so I only have the option of borrowing my friends cleaning rod.

I tried searching but I haven't found any stores that sell them. Anyone know of a place that sells them?

Thanks.

m102404 · September 29th, 2008, 19:12

Any gun shop can sell you a cleaning rod. 6mm is .243cal (I'm 99%...it's been a while). 6mm might be a bit tight...a .22cal (5.56mm) with a patch will probably be fine.

panda86 · September 29th, 2008, 19:15

I didn't know real steel ones would fit?

Anyone know a good gun shop in the Vancouver area? Sorry, I know nothing about real steel so I don't know of any shops (other than Daves).

Crunchmeister · September 29th, 2008, 19:16

A .22 cleaning rod works. It's what I use for my guns, since the stock plastic ones break easily.

m102404 · September 29th, 2008, 19:25

Ask Dave then...or open the phone book (they're the big paper things that the phone company pass out to each person's door step or to the lobby of apartment buildings...).

Or google "gun shop vancouver"...the internet is great for looking shit up.

A cleaning rod is just a long straight stick. Really...any straight stick (wood, metal, plastic, etc...) will do. But if it's not straight...it will rub and wear your inner barrel. Do not buy a sectioned (i.e. several pieces that screw together to make one long piece) rod. They scratch up your inner barrel. Nice ones are teflon or plastic coated. Real rifle barrels are steel. AEG barrels are aluminum, brass and sometimes stainless steel. Buy a plastic cleaning rod.

Turn off your hopup completely before inserting the rod from the muzzle end.

Don't run it forward hard until it stops...you're just smashing into your nozzle...

bleaches · September 29th, 2008, 19:34

reliable guns up on fraser and 12th is a good place to ask for stuff. i personally use a straightened cloth hanger thats coated with rubber...it works wonders lol

BC_K · September 29th, 2008, 19:40

I used my universal pistol cleaning kit rod's on my AEGs/GBBs/ect when I was still airsofting.

.22cal rod WILL fit perfectly.

pusangani · September 29th, 2008, 19:42

post in the wtb parts and accessories section, lots o ppl have extra ones from the gun's they've collected, id sell you one but being in Toronto it doesn't make sense to

Muffin · September 29th, 2008, 20:10

I've got a bunch kicking around, I'll send you one with your magpul receivers.

panda86 · September 29th, 2008, 20:20

That would rock Muffin.

CDN_Stalker · September 29th, 2008, 21:00

CanadianTire, $7 kit (buy the .22cal patches separate, 100 for $2). I've only ever used the aluminum/steel sectioned rods, even with my tightbores (almost every gun actually) I've never had a problem with scratching (literally <.22 rod in a >.24cal barrel) at all, so don't worry about having to find only a plastic one.

FOX_111 · September 29th, 2008, 21:08

Great, I'll buy one. All my rifles need a good cleaning.
especially the M24. It has seen a lot of dirty and wet action recently, tanx to our shitty weather.

m102404 · September 29th, 2008, 21:15

If Stalker says it's ok, I retract my "plastic coated rod" recommendation...

I was going on what we did for real steel and I'd never put a sectioned rod down one of my barrels (or 6mm PPC barrels were freaking expensive and we cleaned after every 15-20 shots). I was erring on the side of caution for the original poster.

With a fair amount of shame...I don't think that I've cleaned the barrels of my own AEG rifles more than once a season...

Silent-Fox · April 6th, 2011, 14:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

CanadianTire, $7 kit (buy the .22cal patches separate, 100 for $2). I've only ever used the aluminum/steel sectioned rods, even with my tightbores (almost every gun actually) I've never had a problem with scratching (literally <.22 rod in a >.24cal barrel) at all, so don't worry about having to find only a plastic one.

Stalker, is this the one you use?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en

coach · April 6th, 2011, 14:36

I use the RedHead Universal Cleaning kit from Bass Pro

Add some heat shrink over the connections and you're golden. I do recommend putting a length of heat shrink over the last section though to help prevent the brass rod from contacting the inner barrel. Basically adding guides that centers the rod inside the barrel. You can even set it up so the heat shrink is mostly over one section and just overlaps enough of the next one which would allow you to easily unscrew it and put it back together.

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September 29th, 2008, 19:07	#1
panda86 Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC	where to buy a cleaning rod online? My AEG never came with one, so I only have the option of borrowing my friends cleaning rod. I tried searching but I haven't found any stores that sell them. Anyone know of a place that sells them? Thanks.

September 29th, 2008, 19:16	#4
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	A .22 cleaning rod works. It's what I use for my guns, since the stock plastic ones break easily. __________________

September 29th, 2008, 21:00	#11
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	CanadianTire, $7 kit (buy the .22cal patches separate, 100 for $2). I've only ever used the aluminum/steel sectioned rods, even with my tightbores (almost every gun actually) I've never had a problem with scratching (literally <.22 rod in a >.24cal barrel) at all, so don't worry about having to find only a plastic one. __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871

September 29th, 2008, 19:12	#2
m102404 Tys Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto	Any gun shop can sell you a cleaning rod. 6mm is .243cal (I'm 99%...it's been a while). 6mm might be a bit tight...a .22cal (5.56mm) with a patch will probably be fine.

September 29th, 2008, 19:15	#3
panda86 Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC	I didn't know real steel ones would fit? Anyone know a good gun shop in the Vancouver area? Sorry, I know nothing about real steel so I don't know of any shops (other than Daves).

September 29th, 2008, 19:25	#5
m102404 Tys Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto	Ask Dave then...or open the phone book (they're the big paper things that the phone company pass out to each person's door step or to the lobby of apartment buildings...). Or google "gun shop vancouver"...the internet is great for looking shit up. A cleaning rod is just a long straight stick. Really...any straight stick (wood, metal, plastic, etc...) will do. But if it's not straight...it will rub and wear your inner barrel. Do not buy a sectioned (i.e. several pieces that screw together to make one long piece) rod. They scratch up your inner barrel. Nice ones are teflon or plastic coated. Real rifle barrels are steel. AEG barrels are aluminum, brass and sometimes stainless steel. Buy a plastic cleaning rod. Turn off your hopup completely before inserting the rod from the muzzle end. Don't run it forward hard until it stops...you're just smashing into your nozzle...

September 29th, 2008, 19:34	#6
bleaches Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: vancouver	reliable guns up on fraser and 12th is a good place to ask for stuff. i personally use a straightened cloth hanger thats coated with rubber...it works wonders lol

September 29th, 2008, 19:40	#7
BC_K Banned Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2004	I used my universal pistol cleaning kit rod's on my AEGs/GBBs/ect when I was still airsofting. .22cal rod WILL fit perfectly.

September 29th, 2008, 19:42	#8
pusangani Official ASC "Dumb Ass" Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scarbrah, Ontario	post in the wtb parts and accessories section, lots o ppl have extra ones from the gun's they've collected, id sell you one but being in Toronto it doesn't make sense to

September 29th, 2008, 20:10	#9
Muffin Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manitoba	I've got a bunch kicking around, I'll send you one with your magpul receivers.

September 29th, 2008, 20:20	#10
panda86 Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC	That would rock Muffin.

September 29th, 2008, 21:08	#12
FOX_111 Le Roi des poissons d'avril Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Terrebonne, Québec	Great, I'll buy one. All my rifles need a good cleaning. especially the M24. It has seen a lot of dirty and wet action recently, tanx to our shitty weather. __________________ Vérificateur d'âge: Terrebonne

September 29th, 2008, 21:15	#13
m102404 Tys Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto	If Stalker says it's ok, I retract my "plastic coated rod" recommendation... I was going on what we did for real steel and I'd never put a sectioned rod down one of my barrels (or 6mm PPC barrels were freaking expensive and we cleaned after every 15-20 shots). I was erring on the side of caution for the original poster. With a fair amount of shame...I don't think that I've cleaned the barrels of my own AEG rifles more than once a season...

April 6th, 2011, 14:36	#15
coach aka coachster Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: T dot	I use the RedHead Universal Cleaning kit from Bass Pro Add some heat shrink over the connections and you're golden. I do recommend putting a length of heat shrink over the last section though to help prevent the brass rod from contacting the inner barrel. Basically adding guides that centers the rod inside the barrel. You can even set it up so the heat shrink is mostly over one section and just overlaps enough of the next one which would allow you to easily unscrew it and put it back together.

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