FS Sportsman

​Tipton chose carbon fiber for its deluxe cleaning rods since carbon fiber is so well-suited to the tough tasks assigned to cleaning rods. It combines the best features of stainless steel and coated cleaning rods, then adds valuable properties of its own.

Stainless steel rods can scratch or wear barrels if they're used carelessly - though they won't pick up potentially damaging small abrasive particles.

"Coated" rods get part of the job done - they keep the stainless steel shaft from damaging your barrel's rifling, but the coating will pick up small abrasive particles, which means you're effectively running fine-grit sandpaper through your bore.

Carbon fiber rods are the best of both: the carbon fiber can't scratch your bore like stainless steel, and they won't embed abrasive particles like coated rods. Plus, Carbon Fiber rods can be bent to an extreme degree and return to their original straightness—try that with a steel or aluminum rod.

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, US military armorers called on Tipton to provide cleaning rods that would clean service rifles in demanding conditions. That was a very sensible choice since carbon fiber is an ideal material for cleaning rods.

Tipton calls these cleaning rods "deluxe" because they feature an ergonomically designed handle that spins on two sets of ball bearings—the result is a cleaning rod that smoothly follows the rifling both pushing and pulling, even while under pressure. The "shank-through" construction also allows the user to apply "reasonable" hammer blows to the end of the cleaning rod to get a tight patch through a bore.

Tipton Deluxe Carbon Fiber Cleaning Rods are available in seven diameters and seven lengths to fit most rifles, pistols, and shotguns. Rifle and handgun rods are threaded for 8-32 accessories, except 17 and 20 caliber rods which are threaded 5-40. Shotgun rods are threaded 5/16"-27.

NOTE: Tipton® Deluxe Carbon Fiber Cleaning Rods are warranted to withstand reasonable blows, torque pressures and shaft flexations during the course of normal firearm service operation. Use caution to minimize flexing the junction between the cleaning rod handle and the cleaning rod shaft. Tipton® also recommends both the use of a bore guide to protect the firearm action, and wearing prudent safety eyewear when cleaning or servicing any firearm.