infamous209
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Seen one on ebay for 12 bucks made my hoppes. good price and how is hoppes? thanks guys
I've owned these things for years, and sorry, but for me, they just do not clean as well as brass brush and patches. I use good solvents, let it soak in, and make multiple passes with the Boresnake. Then I'll use a brass brush, and am always amazed at how much I get out on the next patch...
I think they are good to take to the range to clean out the heavy crud during extended shooting sessions, but if you really want to have a clean bore, the brush and patch is the way to go... I like that the Boresnakes go through the breech, but if you take care, a regular cleaning rod will not harm you barrel in your lifetime, and probably several other lifetimes. If you are very hung up on cleaning from the breech, the Otis system works well, but is much more laborious to use, compared to rod/brush/patch.
YMMV, but that's my 2 cents.
you know if you buff it out with compound it will look shiny and new and if you do it again the next day it will look new all over again.. but if you knew every time you buffed it you took a chance on burning threw the paint(aka damaging the crown) would you buff it every day or just do it when it needed it..
i think i have made this statement before.. look at it like your car.. you know if you buff it out with compound it will look shiny and new and if you do it again the next day it will look new all over again.. but if you knew every time you buffed it you took a chance on burning threw the paint(aka damaging the crown) would you buff it every day or just do it when it needed it..
hope this helps, but its your rifle clean it however you feel it should be this is only my .02 cents
now ask an olympic target shoot if he will let you near his barrel with a rod and brush..(you may get hit).. bore brushes and patches do a great job of cleaning but you can also damage the crown very easily.
Go to any bench rest match, or the BR Nationals, and you will see the people that are most interested in extreme accuracy cleaning with patch and brush every 10-15 rounds. You will not damage the crown if you use the proper kind of rod and a bore guide. A spotless bore = accuracy. Its true some medicore bores and factory barrels, may shoot better dirty than they do clean, but not a true match grade barrel that has been properly chambered and set up. Now 22 rimfire is a different story all together. 22 RF doesn't need cleaning as oftet as long as you are using the same lot # of ammo.