Tipton Universal Bore Guide with 3 Muzzle Guides for Cleaning Rod Alignment and Firearm Cleaning

I’ve used this dozens of times on 3 different rifles and it does the job well. So nice to have a proper setup for cleaning the bores on my guns.

If you like cleaning your gun, this is a must have. You could start your swab and put the solvent cleaner on the swab so easy.

I bought this bore guide to protect the throat and bore of my 7mm Rem Mag rifles. The bore guide comes with 3 different sized universal tips requiring you to find the one that fits your rifle the best. The brass handle is screwed into a plastic ring that can move forward and back when the brass handle is loosened up. Once you get the bore guide set in place just slide the handle forward, turn it down into the bolt lock, and tighten the brass handle (acts as a set screw). The rear opening of the bore guide allows you to start a brush or patch before applying solvent or oil through the open window on the end. This is a nice feature to keep you from making a mess moving from a solvent bottle to the bore guide and also keeps you from dripping all over the action when you're inserting a brush.So far so good on the quality of this product. I figure for the price if I only get 3-5 years worth of use out of it then it has more than paid for itself and I will definitely buy another. The fact that it will protect the throat and bore of my rifles adds that much more value to this product.Pros: ease of use, value, does what it's supposed to do, covers a wide range of bolt action rifles

Worked well. 4 stars because it wobbles a little bit with aggressive scrubbing. It works well.

So, I have the Dewey, but decided to try this one. Observations so far:- Construction: Steel and plastic. We'll see how the plastic holds up over time.- Price: Very competitive, but it's cheaper for a reason. Some parts are plastic.- Versatility: Universal, which is VERY nice. One guide rules them all!😁- Install/Use: This is where it gets a little tricky. They give you an alignment barrel for AR and bolt, but you might have to flip the bolt action barrel around to get it to work with your action's design. I had to flip it around to get the guide's stem to position correctly in the spot where my bolt handle goes. The opening for adding your bore cleaner is a nice size!Outside of the plastic parts, this is a great option. Still gets five stars from me and I would recommend it.

Kept mag area clean while cleaning my rifles. Very impressed after using a few times.

I was very disappointed with this purcahse. The bore guide is easy to assemble and use. However, the screw pin that is supposed to lock the metal ring in place does not secure it very well and it has a tendency to move if you don't screw the screw pin down very tightly. However, if you screw the screw pin down tightly, the issue is that the screw pin will scrape the paint off of the aluminum tube. I've even noticed some deformation of the aluminum where I had to screw the screw pin on too tightly. The tube is also very thin for a critical part being made out of aluminum and I worry about bending it. On top of this, the black paint on the aluminum tube will peel/flake off on the inside and get inside of your barrel/gun when using common solvents like Hoppes No. 9, Butch's Bore Shine, Patch Out, etc. There were a couple of times paint flakes from the inside of the tube peeled off and came out in a wet patch which I initially thought was fouling from my barrel. I would not recommend this product to anyone.

I am able to give this product 5 stars for two reasons; 1) I knew what the basic bore guide kit looked like before ordering, 2) I have used one before and understand the correct way to use it. This bore guide is good for pretty much any rifle from 17 up to 460 and can save your finish on your rifle whether it is a highly polished walnut stock or a tactical paintjob on your synthetic stock or AR platform rifle. It will work on your rifle if you understand how to use it. Lots of people claim it doesn't becuase of improper use. The only reason that it won't work is if the bolt is smaller than 0.695" in diameter. I have written instructions on proper use below if you need it.Slip on the bolt action collar, or the large AR-15 collar depening on your application, then slip the bore guide tip that best fits your barrel/chamber. To know what fits best just take the cleaning rod and attach a barrel brush. If it slides through the guide without too much excess space, you have the right bore guide tip. Slide the guide in the rifle. For bolt guns, slighty screw in the brass handle in the bolt guide, slide the handle into the bolt handle cut out on the rifle and screw in tight making sure the cut out for solvent is up. It is now locked in place and ready to use. For AR's, slide the collar further down so the hole in the collar is visible through the ejection port. Screw in the handle so that it just touches the back of ejection port.