Tipton Deluxe Carbon Fiber Cleaning Rod - The carbon fiber can't scratch your bore like stainless steel, and they won't embed like coated rods. Plus, Carbon Fiber rods can be bent to an extreme degree and return to their original straightness. We call these cleaning rods "deluxe" because they feature an ergonomically designed handle that spins on two sets of ball bearings - the result is a cleaning rod that smoothly follows the rifling both pushing and pulling, even while under pressure. The "shank-through" construction also allows the user to apply "reasonable" hammer blows to the end of the cleaning rod to get a tight patch through a bore. Ergonomically designed handle that spins on two sets of ball bearingsCarbon fiber is an ideal material for cleaning rodsCarbon Fiber rods can be bent to an extreme degree and return to their original straightnessCombinesthe best features of stainless steel and coated cleaning rodsSmoothly follows the rifling both pushing and pulling, even while under pressure