Picking a good cleaning kit for a rifle

[okshooter]

So today I bought my first rifle. I'm now shopping for all the small items you need and that add up, oh so quickly.

As far as cleaning the firearm, I was thinking of buying these:

1. Otis Technology Tactical Cleaning System with 6 Brushes
2. Otis Technology M-16/Small Caliber Patches (100)
3. Froglube

Do I need anything else, like a Hopps snake? Or would the kit above alone cover my .22lr rifle bases?

 

[4n2t0]

To each their own but my "kit" consists of a boresnake, CLP, and household items (q-tips, rags, latex gloves etc.).

 

[Trinimon]

Some kits come with more stuff than you'll ever end up using. All that's needed is a good cleaning rod, patch holder, wire brush a jag and CLP. Heck, after I started using Wipeout, I haven't used a wire brush since.

 

[Ratzilla]

Have you verified that the otis tactical kit comes with the small bore pieces? .22 and .17 uses a different head piece.

I have the otis elite kit. I bought it for $100usd at cabelas a few weekends ago.

 

[okshooter]

Have you verified that the otis tactical kit comes with the small bore pieces? .22 and .17 uses a different head piece.

I have the otis elite kit. I bought it for $100usd at cabelas a few weekends ago.

It does as well. For now, I have decided to use the otis kit / otis clp solvent for the bore, and g96 silicon wipes for the barrel, receiver, etc.

 

[Magellann]

I use a lot of cleaners that I happen to have in the garage, such as varsol, carb or brake cleaner, acetone, as well as citrus cleaner, Spray Nine, and Simple Green. They all serve a purpose under the right circumstances, just be careful on some plastic and synthetic parts with certain chemicals.

 

[Beermaker]

Get a SMALL tooth brush. Like the child size one or ones the vet carries. Very handy for tight spaces. Bulk pack of "cut your own" cleaning patches or similar cotton material. Depending on the type of firearms you want to have, pipe cleaners or assortment of tubing brushes come in handy for cleaning gas systems and gas ports.

 

[silverfoxdj]

I find dental pics that you can get at Princess Auto cheaply are great for getting crud out of tight spaces and small wooden sticks something like fondue ones tapered on the end is good as well also available at the dollar store.

 

[Dnas17]

I personally like the Browning universal cleaning kit

 

[Juster]

Yes that would do. You don't need to overclean. Do use household items if needs be.

 

[danager]

I use Dewey cleaning rods. I have two that will work for my rifles and shotgun. I have a nylon brush, a bronze brush, and a jag for each caliber. Hoppe's 9 solvent, and lubricating oil, are the only fluids in the cleaning kit.

 

[mikey1]

So today I bought my first rifle. I'm now shopping for all the small items you need and that add up, oh so quickly.

As far as cleaning the firearm, I was thinking of buying these:

1. Otis Technology Tactical Cleaning System with 6 Brushes
2. Otis Technology M-16/Small Caliber Patches (100)
3. Froglube

Do I need anything else, like a Hopps snake? Or would the kit above alone cover my .22lr rifle bases?

+++++1 for Otis. Have one of those for myself. The one tailored for handguns. Has 9mm and 45 cal bore brushes, assorted vinyl wrapped cables for cleaning the barrels. I'm sure there are lots of other great kits around. But mine is an Otis )