.45Coltguy
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I have two "Kleen-Bore" one piece rods and one 3 piece shotgun cleaning rod[Hoppe's, I think]. Been using those for years. A little care, they do the job and last forever.
Buy a Dewey and don't look back. Took me a while to get there, but really no comparison IMO.
It’s not if used correctly, but I still prefer their coated rods because no one is perfect 100% of the time and a rod is cheaper than a barrel.I wore out a couple Tiptons before I spent the extra for a steel Dewey and that's lasted and performed the best for me. I don't see being steel as a problem if the rod is used properly.
I bought several Dewey one-piece solid brass cleaning rods years ago for my pistols, rifles, and shotguns, and they've all served me very well.
While some folks here have mentioned that the thread size is different on Dewey rods, which requires an adapter, I've never come across this problem with any of my rods.
I'd buy them all again in a heartbeat if I had to.
That's a valid point, but it's not the rod that's the problem but the brass coupling that gets bunged up way too rapidly and no longer either takes the tool or properly fits in the bore..... but I still prefer their coated rods ....