I did it to mine and I like it. I don't think it makes the receiver any weaker. It doesn't take that much of a beating anyway. Cleaning from the breech keeps the crown of the muzzle from being damaged and also keeps the chamber from getting the residue from the barrel pushed into it. If you use a Boresnake or Otis cleaning system it may be a moot point as you can clean from the breech with those anyway. As for why Ruger doesn't do it, probably a cost issue.
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How do you attach a patch to the weed whacker line?
A guy that does lawn care gave me some pretty heavy weed whacker line, dont know exactly what size, but take a piece somewhat longer than your barrel and cut one end to a sharp point and then you heat the other end and let a small ball of melted plastic form. I let my ball end get a little larger than needed and then used my belt sander lightly to shape and size the way I needed it. Experiment with the thickness of patch and size of the ball end. You then push the sharpened end through the center of the patch, I cut my own from pillow ticking, and slide it all the way to the hardened ball of plastic on the other end. Put what ever solvent you prefer on your patch and let it kind of wrap over the ball end. Then insert the sharp end through the port and into the breech of the barrel, just like a bore snake, all the way through and out the muzzel and just pull the whole thing through. The patch will wrap around the ball end, like over a jag, and will pull all the gunk out with it. Remove the dirty patch, wipe the line clean with a pass of your rag, and repeat as needed. Finish up with a dry patch. Works fine for me.How do you attach a patch to the weed whacker line?
The whole thing including a small bottle of solvent rolls up and fits in a zip lock sandwich bag in my range bag,
Hope this is clear enough and helps.
TDP
I don't clean it that often, but it makes it easier when I do.
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