help! dire situation with a new 10/22!!!

Is there a problem with Bore Snakes?

grayrc said:
try a bore snake - they're great.
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SERBIAN said:
... I might go ahead and pick up one of those bore snakes.
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NormB said:
That's likely to cause you even more grief...
NormB
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Norm - I'd be curious to hear the context of your comment about bore snakes - I've only ever seen positive remarks posted about them here (and have been using them myself as a result) - anything in particular you're concerned about? Anyone else have any comments Pro/Con?

Thanks -
GrayRC
 
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re 10/22

Picked up a 10/22 mail order through wholesale. Rifle showed up looked down the barell to discover half of the rifling was missing. Send it to the service centre here in AB had a new barell in about 2 weeks. Its a pain in the ass shipping here and there, but if you want a factory barell thats the way to go.
 
Wonder how it would of shot lol? My brothers bolt action gets leaded up with expert ammo too, same with my sisters. I have never had a problem, but I shoot copper plated to keep the mess on my fingers down. I clean the action whenever it get too dirty for my liking. Usualy eveyr 1000 rds or when its been subject to excessive dust dirt ect. I did have to debur the bolt though.
 
My 10/22 loves the xpert bulk crap from Canadian Tire. I went through two bricks as fast as I could, and using a fiber optic light, the bore was flawless when done, not a spec of dirt. A bore snake cleaned some crap outa the chamber, but the barrel/rifling was flawless. It's obviously not a factory barrel ;)

There is NO point in having a 10/22 if you can't use 25 round mags and blast through them as fast as you can!!! THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT!


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Hmmm.... The accuracy on my bolt-action 22 suddenly went to heck last summer, and I've not bothered with it since (just put it away and forgot about it). Now that I think about it, I'd shot a few hundred rounds of lead through it just beforehand. I'll have to take a peek down the bore...
 
Funny how everybody has a different favourite and worst brand of ammo. My 1022 will eat up the cheap win.X but won't cycle the American Eagle stuff. It loved the PMC Zapper ammo, but I can't find bicks of that around here. And what is the problem with Bore Snakes? I use mine quite a bit in different cals. and it seems to work fine
 
Whe in snake infested areas, cover your bores...

grayrc said:
Norm - I'd be curious to hear the context of your comment about bore snakes - I've only ever seen positive remarks posted about them here (and have been using them myself as a result) - anything in particular you're concerned about? Anyone else have any comments Pro/Con?

Thanks -
GrayRC
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GrayRC,

Bore Snakes.... There have been many threads on the problems with bore snakes... patches getting jammed in bores. There is a current one in the Gunsmithing forum with a one stuck in a 17 cal. Burning, gouging, cutting, ramming, compressed air, and shooting them out all mentioned.

I guess they are convient for a semi auto, but be very careful with the size of thing you are going to pull thru...specially with a lead plug in there somewhere.

I would never consider one.

NormB
 
I have never had a problem with a Boresnake as it is a self contained unit. I have heard horror stories of them getting stuck but I expect thats from the lead lanyard tearing off.:mad: Personally I only rely on the lanyard to get enough of the Snake thru the bore to the point where it pops the start of the main body out of the muzzle. From that point on, it is constant pulling pressure applied to the main body and not the lead lanyard. I just cant see the lanyard maintaining its integrity and strength after many repeated uses, hence the decision to use it only as a lead only to the point when the main body is exposed. Oh and for God's sake, use the proper size too! They fit very tight to start with. Using the wrong size in order to save yourself $20 will end up costing you more time and $$ than its worth.
Cheers
dB:)
 
NormB said:
GrayRC,
Bore Snakes.... There have been many threads on the problems with bore snakes... patches getting jammed in bores.
NormB
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I'm talking about the self-contained unit 'BORE SNAKE' product - your mentioning a patch getting jammed makes me think we're talking about two different things (Perhaps you mean a pull-through?). I can't imagine how I'd use a patch with a boresnake... maybe you were talking about a patchworm?

/gc
 
NormB said:
GrayRC,

Bore Snakes.... There have been many threads on the problems with bore snakes... patches getting jammed in bores. There is a current one in the Gunsmithing forum with a one stuck in a 17 cal. Burning, gouging, cutting, ramming, compressed air, and shooting them out all mentioned.



NormB
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i agree with the earlier posting.i think youre confusing the boresnake with something else,actually i'm sure of it.
 
grayrc said:
I'm talking about the self-contained unit 'BORE SNAKE' product - your mentioning a patch getting jammed makes me think we're talking about two different things (Perhaps you mean a pull-through?). I can't imagine how I'd use a patch with a boresnake... maybe you were talking about a patchworm?

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You and the other posters are correct, I guess I am referring to a patch worm type. The threads weren't specific about the trouble related, and worms and snakes became intermixed.

Anyway, I am much happier with a single section coated, and proper sized rod with a proper jag and fitted patch, used with a bronze brush (never a steel one) to clean the carbon and possible lead build-up, I don't see how a flexible poduct can reliably clean and clear lead out.

With a semi, unless you take it down to the barrel, you are religated to cleaning from the muzzle, hence the attraction of worms and snakes, but I would acquire/make a plastic or otherwise, muzzle guide to protect the crown and use a coated rod.

NormB
 
I have never had a rod down my barrel of my 10/22, and It has well over 5000rds through it. I use a length of weed wacker line, flaten about an inch close to one end with a hammer, cut a slit in it, and use little peices of rolled up paper towel to clean. Verry quick to make one if you loose it, great for feild use. But I have never had a problem with leading. Bore snakes do have built in brushes though. I had bought one, but I don't like it, and don't use it anymore, as I can't see whats comming out, like a white patch.
 
I, too, don't like the bronze brush part of the boresnake and that's why
I don't use it in the soft barrel of a 22 LR but in a centerfire rifle it should
be ok...


Isn't a new barrel bore rougher and more prone to leading than an old one
wich had been polished from lots of shooting and cleaning?

Jocelyn.
 
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