cjt50
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Yes, not a good practice for normal cleaning operations, but were talking about a bore obstruction. All bets are off at that point.
First Experience with a Boresnake - Questions
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Yes, not a good practice for normal cleaning operations, but were talking about a bore obstruction. All bets are off at that point.
Majorlk
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Only for the brushes. It won't hurt the barrel in any way.
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UncaGrunny
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I wonder how much compressed air it would take to blow a broke boresnake thru the bore?
My shop compressor only goes to 130lb or so... but I generally have a tank or two of scuba air on hand.
Lets hope I never have to find out!
My shop compressor only goes to 130lb or so... but I generally have a tank or two of scuba air on hand.
Lets hope I never have to find out!
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I will never use a snake again. They seem just too harsh on the barrel, and also seems like they could hold crud from the last cleaning. I have had to wrap the thing around my hand regardless of the caliber.
Using a rod and patch just seems much smoother and more "professional".
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Using a rod and patch just seems much smoother and more "professional".
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Majorlk
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A whole lot more than 130 pounds.
Majorlk
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Your logic about the harshness escapes me. The barrel is thousands of times harder than anything in the snake. It's no harsher than a brush and rod.
Crud? The snake can be washed, if there's any such indication. Never run across the problem enough to matter. As for "professional" ... That's funny.
To each his own.
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UncaGrunny
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My HP steel dive tank holds 80 cubic feet at 230 Bar (3442 PSI). I suspect that would do it.
Proper plumbing to connect the two would probably cost more than a new barrel, though.
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