bore snake?

[limit time]

I dont know if this is the proper section to post this in

But here we go, bore snake good or bad

 

[daniellybbert]

would you drag the same patch through your gun countless times
just answered your own question
also I know a gunsmith that has had to get more than a couple boresnakes out of a barrel due to the rope breaking off

 

[Covey Ridge]

I dont know if this is the proper section to post this in

But here we go, bore snake good or bad

Good! Just wash them once in a while! Pull them in only one direction and do not expect them do do the job of a thorough cleaning.

 

[Airborn_69]

Good!

 

[manbearpig]

good, if you clean them often.

just remember to gently pull them STRAIGHT out your barrel, not at an angle. people think that because its not a rod it cant harm your muzzle, but a bore-snake repeatedly pulled out at an angle will eat your crown faster than any cleaning rod will.

 

[Covey Ridge]

but a bore-snake repeatedly pulled out at an angle will eat your crown faster than any cleaning rod will.

and pulling your wire too much will cause one to go blind

 

[dinsdale]

Work really well in a Shotgun.

 

[Amphibious]

I have about 10 of them? one for every gauge and caliber I own. never had an issue with them, they work great

never leave home without it

 

[limit time]

Thanks again for the info.

 

[Gibbs505]

I have used them for a guick clean at the range during a shoot.

Not a subsituite for a proper clean though!

 

[catnthehatt]

I dont know if this is the proper section to post this in

But here we go, bore snake good or bad

I use them on my shotguns, but not on my rifles, because I use one piece rods.
In the field I carry a 4 piece takedown rod, I have used it several times to unclog mud and snow from rifles that were dropped in the stuff when a hunter tripped.
can't do that with a boresnake!!
Cat

 

[Gatehouse]

Works great for a quick cleaning, not a substitute for serious cleaning...

Works great on shotguns

X2 on catinthehat abotu pushing out debris..

 

[350tracker]

As previously mentioned , works great for a quick clean at the range...

 

[PeterPan]

Excellent for smooth bore.
I like them when I am gone north hunting and need to clean a barrel very quick.
They have its application and for that kind of money we need them.
I find them also, very useful with handguns.

 

[the_big_mike]

they are great.

Good to take on a hunting trip!

 

[7mm-08]

I have three of them and like them,I also use a hoppe's cleaning kit.

 

[blargon]

They're good for the shotguns for sure, but when I'm hunting I don't use them in my rifles, as my hunting rigs tend to shoot better with a little fouling, and I zero them slightly fouled.

 

[Sun_and_Steel_77]

...Limit_time, I strongly suggest you stay away from the bore snake. I cleaned my Savage .17 HMR with one exclusively and it completely destroyed the bore. The rifle now shoots a shameful 3 shot group of 14" at 25 yards .
No big loss though, as I sold the Savage to some poor Chump on this site for nearly what i payed for it who thinks it shoots like a FRICKIN' LASER BEAM!!!
Lau.

 

[blargon]

No big loss though, as I sold the Savage to some poor Chump on this site for nearly what i payed for it who thinks it shoots like a FRICKIN' LASER BEAM!!!
Lau.

Nice.

 

[Sun_and_Steel_77]

...easy Blargon, Limit_time is a buddy of mine that I sold a .17 HMR to and I'm just giving him a hard time, not meaning to misinform anyone on here about boresnakes. I use boresnakes in the field on my rimfires and they work great.

Mad Mikey.