Issues with .36 rifle cleaning jags

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First sub-.50 ml. Buying needed possibles. Which jags do you guys use for your .36 rifles? Do you have an optimal diameter you suggest?

I bought the TOW .36 brass jags and they measure .329" diameter; a little too tight with the thick common cotton patches. OK with the thin synthetic Hoppe's patches.

I chucked up one jag and filed it down until I got it more comfortable, and .304" seems about right. If you have a .32 jag do you mind measuring it to compare?

I got it covered, but was just wondering what you guys use.

yellowhammer out
 
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This info may or may not help you, but you can reduce the O.D. of your TOTW jag to fit your cleaning patches to the rifles bore by chucking the jag in an electric drill or drill press and hold a file to its O.D. while activating the drill motor. This will reduce the jags O.D. - go a little at a time - try fit - if too tight put it back in the drill and take some more off. Not hard to do.
 
I just got some .36 bore mops from tow that will not fit down a 36 caliber barrel.
Grabbed a few different calibers all fit well except the .36 and .32 both were way too large but the .32 works great in the .36.
 
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