Cleaning Question

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Will a bore snake with the brush imbedded in it clean as well as a regular bore brush? I saw these bore snakes and thought they would be handy, but do they work well?

Your thoughts please.
 
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Bore snakes seem to work well for either a quick 'touch up'...where you haven't fired the gun very much and can't justify a thorough cleaning, or for the field, where hauling around a rod, patches, etc., is impractical.
I don't think they are intended as a replacement for a rod, brush and patches.
Apparently, they are a source of entertainment/consternation/income for gunsmiths as, if they ever get stuck in use, they are an absolute f**ker to remove!;)
 
I am relatively new to the shooting scene, so take this as opinion (at best).

I've heard a lot of good things about them, and was planning to get one. A fellow gun club member, and master gunsmith (by the way) told me not to.

He said when they get dirty they are very abrasive (maybe that's what you need), but more importantly he said unless you were insanely careful with them there was a tendency to not pull them straight out, and it was murder on the crown. He absolutely hated them.

He is a traditionalist (older). I think they are fine for shotguns, but after further research I bought a patch worm system. This is sort of a cross between a bore snake and traditional rod cleaning. I find it more than effective and very 'safe'.
 
marlin60 said:
I am relatively new to the shooting scene, so take this as opinion (at best).

I've heard a lot of good things about them, and was planning to get one. A fellow gun club member, and master gunsmith (by the way) told me not to.

He said when they get dirty they are very abrasive (maybe that's what you need), but more importantly he said unless you were insanely careful with them there was a tendency to not pull them straight out, and it was murder on the crown. He absolutely hated them.

He is a traditionalist (older). I think they are fine for shotguns, but after further research I bought a patch worm system. This is sort of a cross between a bore snake and traditional rod cleaning. I find it more than effective and very 'safe'.
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My answer to that is, wash 'em, second part, if you can feed your face, you can avoid touching the crown when pulling it through. As for copper build up in centerfire rifles , I use a proper bronze brush.
 
Levi Garrett said:
My answer to that is, wash 'em, second part, if you can feed your face, you can avoid touching the crown when pulling it through. As for copper build up in centerfire rifles , I use a proper bronze brush.
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Oh yeah, not saying it's impossible to use them effectively, but when I considered where I was with the whole shooting thing, I took a pass on myself :rolleyes:
 
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