RamRodz Barrel and Breech Cleaners (200-Pack), 9mm/.38/.357/.380-Caliber

After reading an article about these, I bought a package of RamRodz for a .38/9mm. They do a nice job. They fit snugly into the barrel of my 9mm semi-auto; the bamboo that cotton is wrapped onto is strong enough to easily push the cleaning rod through the barrel. In the photo here the top one is the RamRodz. The second item is the "Type-III 100pc Gun Cleaning 6 Inch American Made Cotton Swabs" sold here on Amazon. The third item is a normal Q-Tip, and on the bottom is a "Q-Tip Precision."As you can see, the RamRodz has a generous amount of cotton on it. I've used it for cleaning the chamber and barrel as well as inside the grip. I spray some CLP into the barrel. Then I put some CLP onto the swab and insert it into the chamber where I let it sit while I clean the rest of the gun. I run the first RamRodz through the barrel and follow it with two or three more (dry). If the barrel seems particularly dirty I'll run a brush and maybe another wet swab through, followed by a dry one. The bamboo rod is flexible and strong.The 6" swab, as you can see, has less cotton on it than a cotton Q-tip that you can get in the store. It's double-ended, and I'll use it to get into the tighter areas of the gun using it with CLP and dry. In the second photo you can see that it's about 2" shorter than the RamRodz. The wood rod that is used isn't as strong as the bamboo in the RamRodz but it's adequate for cleaning the connector bar, slide stop, and such.The "precision" Q-tip I'll use for tighter areas such as the grooves in the slide that attach it to the frame.Finally, I also use Otis patches if I've fired a lot of rounds. The RamRodz for the .38/9mm cost about 6 cents each on Amazon (at $13+ per 200) so when necessary I'll use both patches and the swabs.I think they're versatile, strong, and nicely packed with cotton. They do their job well. When used with smaller swabs plus patches I find I can do a decent job cleaning the accessible parts of my semi-auto.I think they're close to 5 stars, but I prefer a more conservative 4-star rating. As they say, your mileage and opinion may vary.

I'm one of those shooters who thoroughly cleans a gun after every firing. Thought I always did a good job at it. Recently put 120 rounds of ammo through my Glock 43. I had cleaned the barrel with multiple passes of a nylon bore brush loaded with Lucas Oil bore solvent, followed with three rather large "Southern Bloomer" patches, the last of which came out very clean. Just got my RamRodz bore cleaners and tested against my supposedly already clean Glock 43 barrel. Applied some solvent with a Q-Tip (no brush) down the barrel, followed with several plunges of a RamRodz. Darned if it wasn't picking up noticeable uncleaned carbon residue. Same thing happened with a recently cleaned Sig P938. These swabs are a very tight fit in my 9mm barrels. I'm a believer. Plus, the RamRodz are very effective cleaning the magazine well and other parts of the frame and slide. At less than 5 cents per swab in the 200-Pack, money well spent IMO.

I was skeptical even after reading the reviews. But these exceeded my expectations. I am faithful in cleaning my handguns after each range detail. I found these very useful and of high quality. The shaft made of bamboo does not break easily like the cheap wooden shaft medical / industrial grade swabs. Also the cotton end is big enough to make contact with all the lands & groves of a barrel. Cuts cleaning time down and you use less patches. They are expensive but worth it

I have used firearms for many years now. I have always wrestled with finding effective ways to clean my firearms. I find that the Ramrods do an acceptable job on the barrels of my pistols, but it seems like I have to use more of them than I do with a cleaning rod and brass brushes and swabs. In my opinion they are reasonably effective but not particularly costs effective. On the other hand, I might just not have figured out how to use them more effectively.

This was my first purchase of these, and after my first use of them I'm glad I bought them. I used them to clean a 9mm pistol the other day and it made swabbing the barrel much easier, and it is very absorbent, so you can really do a lot of cleaning with it. I did have a couple of instances where the swab was difficult getting started in the barrel, which I'm assuming is because of the diameter of the swab being a bit too big. Other than that, it has worked great, and I'm mighty glad I bought them. From my experience so far, I do plan on buying more of these.

Very well made and durable, but despite the maker's claims, they are still just swabs. They've proven great for getting a good slathering of Hoppe's or Sweet's down a 9mm pistol bore, but they don't replace the brush-and-patch step of getting lead, lube, or copper fouling out of the rifling grooves. Patches are still more economical for wiping out dislodged fouling and then oiling a bore, but these will do that job well with added convenience as a trade-off against economy.

Worked well enough. Fired between 500 to 600 rounds for semiannual qualification...pushed the first one in, and thought the stick would break, but with solvent it went in, and I had no hesitation to pushed it both ways. Not inspection quality to Marine standards, but good enough, and quick and convenient. I went through six of them to get the barrel good enough to start pushing through some without a tint of carbon. If I used MP-7 or something better it would have been quicker but I did this old school with Hoppes...and used the sticks, which I broke, for detail work.

I have been using these for over two years. I am a pistol instructor and RSO so do a lot of shooting. I have found these to be extremely valuable. The first several times I used them I did a comparison. I cleaned normally with patches until the bore was clean, or so I thought. I then ran a RamRodz through the barrel and it came out black. My feeling is that these conform to the barrel perfectly and get into the grooves that may be glossed over with a patch. I definitely recommend.