I have a 1-piece (aluminum?)rod by Kleenbore. It works fine on my centerfire rifles but I would prefer a coated one.
I would also like a thinner diameter rod for my .22's.
I normally just use a boresnake for .22's but if I really get my .223 dirty I'd like the option of a good 1-piece rod.
What brands do you guys recommend?
Thanks!
WFR

Dewey or Boretech,either would make you happy!

Another vote for Boretech cleaning rods.

+1 on the Dewey and Boretech rods. I have them and like 'em.
Another rod I like a lot is the Tipton Kevlar rod.
I don't think you can go wrong with any of these rods.

Agreed.

I still use Dewey, just because that's what was out there when coated rods began, and I'm happy enough to not change, but could be just as happy with the others.

I have never been a fan of coated rods. I am afraid that they will embed with grit, and will damage the bore. For 30+ years, I have been using a Belding and Mull 1 piece.

+ 1 what coldbore said

Ed

The one pc steel rods made of drill rod material by Neil Jones are the best ever, bar none. I have two in .22 size; one drilled and tapped for standard brushes, loops, mops etc., and one custom turned to fit the VFG cleaning felts. Works just like down town.

Don Boyd

I like the carbon fiber.

For stuck bullets, clearing and lubing when I'm drilling a barrel for relining, etc, I like the military rods. The one Don speaks of sounds like it would be better yet for heavy duty work.

Dewey coated. Haven't tried bore-tech, but if it's the same as Dewey, I'm on board.

Absolutely no carbon fiber for me. Denny Phillips is the go to guy by the rimfire competition BR shooters. His are polished tool steel. I use them on my centerfires also.
Butch

I like the Bore Tech handle, but the coating seems pretty easy to scrape off - at least on mine it is. I also have 2 Dewey's, and the coating seems much tougher.

Seems this topic was just hashed out recently. It goes without saying that a good bore guide is essential, if one is made for your rifle.

Interesting about the toughness of the Dewey vs. Bore Tech coatings. I can't say I have found one better than the other. They both strip pretty easily, in my experience.

A fixed blade ejector in a .22rf can play havoc with a coated rod.

Paul

I use mostly Dewey, I have 1 Bore-tech and have had my eye on the Tipton carbon fiber rods. I think all 3 of these would work just fine.

Dewey rods are fine, the best for a coated rod. Bore Tech coatings wear/come off and they won't replace them. I like the stainless ProShot rods, they clean great, no embedding.

If you don't mind the Dewey handles binding up.

I don't know how to do links to previous threads, but a few weeks ago there was a thread where I posted about dissecting rod handles, with pics.

Bore-Tech's website brags about the durability of their coatings. Not my experience, but no worse than Deweys.

As far as I can tell, the longest lasting coated rod in my considerable collection is an old Parker-Hale .22 rod. Scraped up pretty well, but no metal exposed.

Paul

Don't bother with Hoppes graphite rods. Had the rod pull out of the handle.

Well, I just took a look at my cleaning rods, and may have to back off a bit on my statement that Dewey coatings and Bore-Tech are equally durable.

My experience is anything but conclusive, but this fairly new large diameter Bore-Tech at the bottom of the pic, used in a .40-65 Browning high wall, was stripped pretty quickly. Granted, at the time I hadn't figured how to cobble up a bore guide for a falling block action, so it was my bad. Except for the back end of the old Dewey at the top of this pic, the coatings on my Deweys are fairly intact. Still say the Dewey handles suck, though.

Paul