King Tiger barrel cleaning rods

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John Glover
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King Tiger barrel cleaning rods

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Hi,can any one tell me who has used the Aber kit on their King Tiger, what the overall length of a rod is when assembled,what the wooden shaft section part measures when assembled and what the brass female shaft section measures in length.Making my own rods.Cheers to any one that can help.
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Re: Aber King Tiger barrel cleaning rods

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About 105mm including brass threaded part. used styrene tube.
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Re: Aber King Tiger barrel cleaning rods

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I used cocktail sticks for the ones I did for my tiger 1 think they should be ok on the KT
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Re: Aber King Tiger barrel cleaning rods

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Can get extra long ones here.

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