yep black powder is a pain and the black porer substitute aint much better...best bore cleaner or brush i would call it was given to me many years ago..it looks like a bottle brush for sure kinda looks like a christmas tree in away its made of nylon bristles thatstarts little at the top and goes to about 1 1/2 inches at the big end....only thing the rods not long enough for a long barrel you have to run the brush thru both ends...this thing will clean from the 8 ga down to 20 ga with out a lot of effort and believe me smokless loads are a cynch toclean...its the only brush like it i ve ever seen...i dont think it was built to clean gun barrels but its the best bore cleaner ive ever seen..it might even fit a 410 but ive never tried it...someday i might take a picture of it if anybodys interested in seeing it.... charlie

Question about tico sticks? What do you use to clean them up, after they get fouled after multiple cleanings?

Apparently some folks take them in the shower with them:eek:

My thread has been hijacked. This is becoming like Facebook! Eeegads!

Allen,
With hopes your great thread won't get even more fouled/fowled up (since this is a mostly bird hunting group) please let me suggest the one piece Tico cleaning rods. I believe the two piece rods hook together with small loop type hooks. I don't think they screw together like a 3 piece cleaning rod. I think you will find it very inconvenient using it that way. I like the one piece a lot and think it is well worth the price. I have owned my 12 gauge model since the late 70's as I recall and love it. Now I want one for a 10 gauge. Maybe the Tico company would make up a couple in 8 gauge for Charlie Cleveland. That size would also be useful in cleaning up the Holland Tunnel.

Good luck with the thread.

Dennis

I used a gun care/cleaning product called G96 on the Repro. Just sprayed the interior of both barrels and let them sit for a bit. Then ran a bronze brush through each barrel and then the patches. All the crud/powder residue came out leaving the barrels clean. No big deal really. As I was trying to say in the beginning of this post, I was just surprised at the amount of powder residue remaining in the barrels from the RST loads I had used last Sunday on skeet. I only have used G96 on the inside of very fouled barrels, I don't use this product on any exterior surfaces as it may be to hard on surface finishes. I recall years ago, a drop of this stuff got on the outside of a double I had at the time and when I wiped it off, it left a 'spot' on the barrel, seemed to lighten the blued finish. So I only use it carefully on cleaning interior barrel surfaces. But it does clean and it is very good on my blackpowder rifle when needed.

thanks dennis for putting in a good word for me...i ll be first on block to have a ticko in 8 ga...charlie

Be real nice if they made a one size fits all. Iam getting tired of buying cleaning jags and brushes. Maby something you could air up.

Just had a thought Charlie. How about a string mop and bucket for your old 8ga.

Charlie,
With Wayne and me looking out for you I think you are doing great on life's path. I like the mop and bucket idea but it would be messier than the Tico in 8 gauge.

Good shooting to you,
Dennis