Thread: How to clean with Boresnake?
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Old 06-07-2013, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by gordon21 View Post
Gunzilla wrote: If were to use the old rod method I would only use a brass rod cleaning kit to eliminate the possibility of scratching the bore.

Why a brass rod? All my cleaning rods are aluminum and have been for 30 years. Aluminum is softer than brass, way softer than steel and dirt cheap to buy. I don't see how any aluminum rod could ever scratch ANY gun barrel whether it be pistol, rifle or shotgun. I looked at bore snakes but I am more than content to use several patches. Once the patch comes out it gets thrown away. I don't see the logic of running a 30" long dirty "fabric patch" back and forth. I use an aluminum rod, plastic tips and a brass brush.
The softness of AL is the problem. It is very easy to get crud imbedded in the rods unless one carefully cleans them after each use.

As for the BoreSnake, they are washable and you don't pull them back and forth - it's a one way operation.
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