Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
Your chamber throat tends to be the most vulnerable spot for cleaning rod contact.
Tipton (and other) boreguides can be had incredibly cheap, so there's no sense in NOT using one.
They're also helpful for inserting wetted patches without falling off of the jag or drooling into the action.
could I have damaged it by cleaning them the handful of times I have / I've probably cleaned about 10 times on the 308 and 5 times on .17 / is there any way to tell if I've already done damage?thank you.