Re: Can someone recommend a guide and cleaning rod...
I had a Dewey rod and now have a Tipton. There is no comparison. They aren't even close. The Tipton is 10x the rod that the Dewey is.
That said, I used my Dewey cleaning my muzzle loader, and while I should have bought a bigger rod, I didn't and ended up bending it. That's when I got the Tipton. The handle is better, the rod doesn't bend, the coating doesn't flake off. It's just a lot better rod all the way around. I would never go back.