I was wondering what those caps were at the ends of the stick - cases! What a good idea.
By the way, on a previous topic several months ago, somebody asked how people were cleaning their BPCR's in the field while hunting.
I did'nt re-invent the wheel by any matter here, but I finally found a decent cleaning tool that allows you to clean your bpcr in the field - carrying only possibles bag or other small pack to store it in:
Dewey sells a coated steel cable for field shotgun cleaning. It's because it has a sliding polymer ball on it which gives you something good to grasp for pulling. On one end, it has a slotted tip that's crimped to the steel cable. The other end is female threaded for typical 12 gauge shotgun cleaning jags, brushes etc - threaded as 5/16 X 27.
Anyway, I called Dewey after seeing a picture of this on their website asked some questions, and ordered one along with an adapter that goes from the 5/16 X 27 down to 8/32 so I could insert 50 caliber and 45 caliber brushes if I wish.
The cable is 34" long, which works perfectly with my 28" business rifle and 28" rolling block. That's his standard size, but if you want a longer one for a 32 or 34" barrel he will custom make one for you.
The process - 1) Obtain a small plastic container that is leak proof with a screw-on lid that has a seal in it for your wet patches (I have 4 such containers that are about 3" in diameter, 2" deep that I got from my wife - some kind of hair gel came in them. I stuff about 30-40 3" square patches in one of these containers and completely saturate them with my favorite black powder cleaning solution. The lid gets screwed on and this goes into a small ziplock bag with a handful of dry 3" patches.
2) After shooting, I drop the steel cable down the the muzzle so the slotted tip is protruding out of the action. Put one dry patch on there that's snug, but not too tight and pull it through to get the "sewer-pipe" initially clean.
3) Now, I drop the slotted end in again and put two of my wet patches in there and pull it through. Repeat if necessary.
4) Drop the end with the adapter on it - add the appropriate brush for the caliber wrapped with a patch and pull through to dry patch it out. Repeat if necessary.
Bottom line is, with a small sandwhich sized ziplock bag holding the steel cable coiled up, a small container of my wiping patches, some dry patches and a brush - I can set out in the field for a day of hunting and never have to worry about heading back to camp to clean by barrel. I've been doing it in the field now. The whole process takes me about 3-4 minutes to clean and pick up my mess.
This is very convienient. For example, I'll still hunt my way into my honey hole - shoot a pig, clean, and continue hunting. Climb up into a stand and shoot another pig 4 hours later with a sqeaky clean bore - never having to return to camp to clean the gun. (Both my business rifle and my rolling block shoot the first round out of a dry clean barrel into the group - no fliers. I guess I got lucky). If you're interested in seeing this device here is the link. I did'nt order the whole kit. I called an ordered only the steel cable (I think it was like $12 or $15, a couple of brushes and adapter and that's it. Total with shipping was like $25. It works like a charm.
http://www.deweyrods.com/cgi-bin/ccp5/c ... =HOME:KITS