Toolndie7 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) Just a reminder to keep a cleaning rod with you.... I usually have a cleaning rod in my rifle case so when I get to the range if I need it I got it. Well I forgot to put it back the other day and it bit me in the ass. Brought the 308 and the AK to the range this morning to get in some happy time and started running some surplus brass cased ammo through the 308. 2nd mag in and I had a jam....WTF? Been running sweet lately. Clear the jam and see a spent case in the chamber with the rim ripped off, no biggie. Except my cleaning rod was back home on the reloading bench! Dammit So I took out my frustration and beat the snot out of some steel targets with the AK. Murphy's law Edited August 7, 2015 by Toolndie7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaseFan9 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Damn, brother, you sheared that rim clean off! Great advice, seems like you never need it 'til you don't got it. BTW, I caught the same bug yesterday (minus the stuck casing), my WASR's STILL warm :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolndie7 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Damn, brother, you sheared that rim clean off! Great advice, seems like you never need it 'til you don't got it. BTW, I caught the same bug yesterday (minus the stuck casing), my WASR's STILL warm :D All good now, got the girls cleaned up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Lol. That ONE time you forget..,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Well that suks...im gonna start carrying one with me thanks! :) Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyEJL Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 what's funny is, I don't use a cleaning rod for cleaning, but I keep one in the range bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaseFan9 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 That's why I love living back in the boonies, my tools are never more than 250 yards away if schit hits the fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbasks Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 I learned that ong ago. Tula got stuckin my sks. Was shooting out in the desert in vegas and no cleaning rod with me. Looks around because people dump crap out there all the time. Found a piece of brakeline. Did the trick and is still in my range bag to this day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolndie7 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 I learned that ong ago. Tula got stuckin my sks. Was shooting out in the desert in vegas and no cleaning rod with me. Looks around because people dump crap out there all the time. Found a piece of brakeline. Did the trick and is still in my range bag to this day That's not a bad idea. Nice and light too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Good advice tnd gonma do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Good idea brother got cleaning rod in range bag.Also finnally got shell extractors in .308 & 30-06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have a mil-surp m16 kit that I threw in my go-bag. JIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 .mil blank ammo and cleaning rods. Well, one section of a cleaning rod, and a blank. I'll just leave that there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolndie7 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Hold my beer watch this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Had a 3 piece cleaning rod in my range bag for years - never take it out for just the reason you told us about. If I never need it at least it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Had that happen to me when I was chronographing some 300 BLK loads in my AR pistol. No cleaning rod so I took a rod off the chrono sky screen and used that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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