cleaning rod
Gun maintenance tool
A cleaning rod is a long, slender tool used to push patches, brushes, or other attachments through a gun barrel to remove fouling and residue.
Most are made of metal, coated metal, or carbon fiber to avoid scratching the bore.
The rod threads into various cleaning attachments at one end: He attached a brass brush to the cleaning rod and ran it through the barrel.
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
- patchMaterial covering damage
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