Slotted Tips

GUNNIX slotted tips are brass rod attachments with a lengthwise slot that a patch is threaded through. Together with a patch and a cleaning rod, they are the simplest way to get solvent into the bore and pull dissolved fouling back out. Our store offers them in four sizes:.22, the combined.30/.38 group, the.45/.40 group and 12 gauge for shotguns. Each one is machined from brass and built for years of solvent exposure, with none of the corrosion or cracking that shows up on plastic equivalents after just a few sessions.

When Do You Need a Slotted Tip?

A jag locks the patch in tight and travels in one direction only, which makes it awkward for some jobs. A slotted tip holds the cloth more loosely, and that is exactly where its strength lies. Here are the situations where it outperforms any other accessory:

• Applying solvent to the bore. A patch in a slot sits loosely, so it releases solvent into the rifling instead of wiping it off the walls. A few back-and-forth passes and the bore is fully flooded with cleaner you can leave to work.
• Two-way travel. The patch stays put whether you push forward or pull back, so the same piece of cloth can make several passes before it is dirty. Fold it in half and feed only a quarter inch through the slot, and on the return stroke it flips to present its clean side to the walls.
• Cleaning several barrels in one evening. Wet the rifle bore, and while it soaks, move on to the pistol. One tip with the right patch handles both.
• A quick wipe after the range. One wet patch through the bore, one dry one, and the gun is ready for the safe while a full cleaning waits for the weekend.
• Final oiling. Laying down oil generously and evenly is easier with a loose patch than with one stretched tight over a jag.
• Working with a flexible cable. An 8-32 tip threads onto a cable, and the patch can be pulled through from the breech end where a rigid rod will not fit.

In each of these cases, slotted tips for gun cleaning do not replace the jag; they work before it or after it: flood the bore first, oil it last.

What Makes Slotted Tips Different?

All four models share the same principle but not the same slot size or caliber range. Where a jag has to match the bore exactly, a brass slotted tip fits several calibers at once, because the cloth compresses to the size it needs. That is why four models are enough for a few dozen cartridges.

The.30/.38 is the most versatile: one tool for a bolt-action rifle and an everyday pistol alike. The.45/.40 earns its keep where hundreds of rounds per session leave the thickest carbon layer, and flooding the bore through a slot saves the most time. For the 12 GA, any patch will do: a 3-inch square is convenient, but a larger one folded in half works just as well.

There is no difference in material between them: every solid brass slotted tip from GUNNIX is machined from the same alloy, which cannot leave a mark on barrel steel no matter how many passes you make.

How to Choose the Right Option?

Brass slotted tips are easier to size than jags, since an exact match to the bore is not required. Still, three things are worth checking:

• Caliber range. Start from the cartridge you shoot and find the model whose range includes it: a.308 Win or 9mm owner needs the.30/.38, a.45 ACP or.40 S&W shooter the.45/.40, anyone with a.22 LR or.223 the.22, and a shotgun calls for the 12 GA, the only shotgun size in the lineup: there is no slotted tip for 20 GA or.410. The model ranges do not overlap, so a.40 will not seat properly in a.30/.38 tip.
• Rod thread. The three rifled-bore models are threaded 8-32, the shotgun model 5/16-27. If the rod in your kit uses a different standard, the GUNNIX catalog carries adapters between them.
• Patch size. The tip tolerates some variation in size, but not unlimited. Use a square of about 1.5 inches for the.22 group, 2 inches for.30/.38 and 2.5 for.45/.40. A patch that is too large bunches in the slot and jams; one that is too small passes through without touching the rifling.

The gaps between the ranges are set so that no common cartridge falls into them, so your caliber is almost certainly in the table above. And for a collection of several calibers, a multipack is the smarter buy: every model comes in options starting from three pieces.

Why Choose GUNNIX for Gun Cleaning Accessories?

Gun care is all we do, so gun cleaning slotted tips from GUNNIX are part of a system. They share their threading with our brass rods in 7.5-inch sections, flexible cables in five lengths, jags, brushes and mops, so every piece of the kit is interchangeable without adapters or compromises.

Here is what else you get by buying from our store:

• The full range of consumables in one place. Patches, brushes, mops and jags for the same calibers sit in neighboring sections, so you can fill any gap in a single order.
• One material across the whole kit. Brass is everywhere: in the tips, jags, rods and brush cores. No steel parts that could touch the rifling.
• Every batch checked. Designed in the US, manufactured at facilities we audit ourselves, and inspected before the finished batch goes on sale.
• 30-day returns. If a tip does not fit your rod, an unused item in its original packaging can be returned within 30 days of delivery.

Pick the model for your caliber, add patches and a rod with matching thread, and order yours today.