cleaning patches

I bought a S/H tikka .223 yesterday and was going to clean it today after a borescope shown lots of carbon build up. I purchased Parker hale rod and the bisley jag to fit both in .22. I used Parker hale .22 patches but I couldn’t for the life of me get the patches through. I tried dry, wet and...

Hi All, Forgive me for the silly question, but I’ve recently bought a Tetra Pro Smith Jag (Tetra ProSmith Rifle Brass Jag) and some Tetra Pro Smith Cleaning patches (Tetra ProSmith Cleaning Patches) . However, the patches don’t fit down the barrel of my rifle when attached to the jag…. Am I...