Pull-through (Noun)
Meaning
Cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gunsmith used a pull-through to remove the residue from the rifle's barrel after a long day of shooting.
- To clean the handgun, she threaded the pull-through through the barrel and pulled it back out, repeating the process several times.
- He attached the weight to the end of the pull-through and carefully fed it into the muzzle of the pistol.
- The pull-through was an essential tool in the armorer's kit, used to clean the barrels of rifles and handguns.
- After each use, the shooter would run a pull-through through the barrel to remove any debris or residue that had accumulated.