Suppressors Suppressor Alignment Rod safe

[oniak]

I'm wondering if these alignment rods are safe for the bore. I have always eyeballed down the bore to make sure I don't see any of the suppressor end cap peaking through. Just curious if these alignment rods are okay to use on a precision barrel that I want to stay precision. Thanks for any info.

 

[Fig]

What are “these” made of?

 

[2ndamendfan]

Dont be a gorilla and you will be fine.
https://geissele.com/15-5-56mm-suppressor-alignment-gage.html

 

[Ironcreek]

Just something else to screw up. I always double check alignment after cleaning.

 

[VanJoe]

In the video he just pushes it in, lol
https://www.surefire.com/sf-bore-alignment-rod.html

 

[oniak]

What are “these” made of?

Hardened Steel

 

[Fig]

I like SureFire, but I’m not getting the whole idea of this at all. I’ve got cleaning rods, not made of steel, that you could do the same thing with. Put the right sized brass jag on the end. Yea, if your gentle you won’t hurt anything, but why? Why not make them in fiberglass or brass or something that won’t hurt your barrel period? I just don’t like the idea of putting anything harder than the barrel in the barrel.

 

[XLR308]

Couldn't the same thing be accomplished by wrapping tape around a cleaning rod in two places to a diameter that is very close to the bore diameter with no risk of damage and no additional expense ?

 

[loveha]

How straight can you make all of those alternative methods and how long will they last that way? Geissele made theirs to be 0.001" straight.
In my opinion, I think these are one time checks only. Basically, new barrel, or new suppressor use. What's the need to check each time you screw on your suppressor? As long as both surfaces are clean from debris there should be no need. So I see this only as a use if you get a barrel threaded from a gun smith and you need to see if he threaded the end concentric with the bore. Or you buy a new suppressor, and you want piece of mind that everything is good with your mounting device. Don't be an idiot, and act like you are loading a 777, and the one or two uses of it should be of no harm to your barrel.

 

[Waorani]

I bought the two Geissele rods but returned them after I realized how much I'd paid for two pieces of drill rod. So I bought drill rod from McMaster Carr, made my own and still don't use them.

 

[mdmp5]

I like SureFire, but I’m not getting the whole idea of this at all. I’ve got cleaning rods, not made of steel, that you could do the same thing with. Put the right sized brass jag on the end. Yea, if your gentle you won’t hurt anything, but why? Why not make them in fiberglass or brass or something that won’t hurt your barrel period? I just don’t like the idea of putting anything harder than the barrel in the barrel.

The runout of a cleaning rod would be much more than acceptable. You need something straight, stiff, and unbreakable. If you are gentle with it, it won’t harm anything. You’re not scrubbing the bore with it. Personally, I’ve never used one

 

[Fig]

In my experience baffle strikes come from a can comming loose and not from a bad thread job. I’m not a gunsmith, and this seems like a machinist/ gunsmithing tool for someone cutting threads rather than a tool for marksmen. I know lots of people are both, but I guess I initially misread this as something for a marksman to check his can, which I think it is not...

 

[rayrevolver]

I bought 3 drill rods from McMaster Carr. They have "high tolerance" rods that need a little filing at the leading edges and you are good.

I think it was about $20 shipped for the 22, 9mm, and 30cal drill rods.

It has for sure saved me with an MP5 clone. I swapped the 9mm end cap for 45 and good to go. And of course a 5.56 AK was a nightmare!

 

[TheOE800]

In my experience baffle strikes come from a can comming loose and not from a bad thread job. I’m not a gunsmith, and this seems like a machinist/ gunsmithing tool for someone cutting threads rather than a tool for marksmen. I know lots of people are both, but I guess I initially misread this as something for a marksman to check his can, which I think it is not...

Or a poorly manufactured can. I had a new SpecWar that went back to SiCo because the end cap wasn’t welded on true to center.