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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: quadrafire on March 24, 2010, 09:29:32 AM

Title: Bore Snakes anyone?
Post by: quadrafire on March 24, 2010, 09:29:32 AM: Who is using them? What do you think?
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Post by: jackelope on March 24, 2010, 09:36:33 AM: I have them for (I think) 5 different calibers. I think they're great to have but I still clean mine the old way after a lot of shooting.
:dunno:
Great to put in my hunting pack just in case...
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Post by: MikeWalking on March 24, 2010, 09:39:34 AM: Love Mine. Easy to pack & travel with. Kinda wish the wire brush built in was a bit more aggressive. The majority of ammo through my 45-70 is cast lead and it seems to clean it out good. I like that I can get a real good amount of solvent through on each pass.

Still use the rod & brush at home but it goes to the woods with me for daily cleaning.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on March 24, 2010, 09:58:49 AM: I only use them for my shotguns..and I love them for quick cleaning. I spray gun scrubber down the tube than chase it with the snake works like a champ.

I dont like them for rifles because I dont think they do a good job removing copper fouling but all in all I wish I invented them.
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Post by: Bob33 on March 24, 2010, 10:06:11 AM: Quote from: WDFW-SUX on March 24, 2010, 09:58:49 AM
I only use them for my shotguns..and I love them for quick cleaning. I spray gun scrubber down the tube than chase it with the snake works like a champ.

I dont like them for rifles because I dont think they do a good job removing copper fouling but all in all I wish I invented them.
Ditto to the letter. You need chemicals to remove copper and fouling from rifles.
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Post by: cwuwildcat on March 24, 2010, 10:24:06 AM: I've got em, and especially like them for my semi-auto .22's that don't have bolt to pull out. You can't run a cleaning rod from the breach, and the snake is easy to get in, and I don't expect a great cleaning on a .22 anyway.
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Post by: MtnMuley on March 24, 2010, 10:26:15 AM: Great for quick cleaning in the field on hunting trips. Definately recommend thorough cleaning at home with the rod and patches as the primary source of cleaning though.
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Post by: uplandhunter870 on March 24, 2010, 01:17:00 PM: they work exceptionally well for a quick cleaning, i have several for my rifles and shotguns. mainly use them to keep the barrels from getting disgusting in between regular cleaning.
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Post by: Straight Shooter on March 24, 2010, 01:20:01 PM: Use them for quick cleaning at the range.
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Post by: Shootmoore on March 24, 2010, 01:24:25 PM: I use them for quick clean ups, in the field in case of crud getting into the barrel. I also use them for quick cleans after only shooting a few rounds. I also use them in the shotguns exclusivly other than a once a year scrubbing.

Shootmoore
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Post by: Jamieb on March 24, 2010, 01:26:56 PM: Break one off in a barrel and you'll stop useing them :o
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Post by: Straight Shooter on March 24, 2010, 02:30:19 PM: Quote from: Jamieb on March 24, 2010, 01:26:56 PM
Break one off in a barrel and you'll stop useing them :o

You just jinxed all of us. :DOH:
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Post by: Jamieb on March 24, 2010, 02:32:30 PM: I've talked to a few gunsmiths and I guess it's pretty common.
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Post by: tlbradford on March 24, 2010, 02:59:35 PM: Quote from: Bob33 on March 24, 2010, 10:06:11 AM
Quote from: WDFW-SUX on March 24, 2010, 09:58:49 AM
I only use them for my shotguns..and I love them for quick cleaning. I spray gun scrubber down the tube than chase it with the snake works like a champ.

I dont like them for rifles because I dont think they do a good job removing copper fouling but all in all I wish I invented them.
Ditto to the letter. You need chemicals to remove copper and fouling from rifles.

x3
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Post by: demontang on March 24, 2010, 03:21:32 PM: I use them to clean the easy stuff out and then run a patch with lub down the barrle. I wont scrub my bore unless ive lost accuracy. Ive looked in to this a lot and I think american rifle men had a thing on it but accuracy tends to do up after the first 20rds, and a sierra test barrel even after 100 rds was shooting tight groups and your barrel will last longer if your not scrubing the bore all the time. :twocents:
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Post by: chrisb on March 24, 2010, 03:28:27 PM: love mine for the rifles and shotguns. Not the best deep cleaning job but for a quick run thru after a range session or day afield it's not bad.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on March 24, 2010, 03:36:26 PM: I just used mine ...still satisfied
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Post by: quadrafire on March 24, 2010, 03:53:27 PM: Thanks for all the replies. Good to hear what the 'masses' are doing.
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Post by: fisheral87 on March 25, 2010, 01:50:53 PM: Use mine in my hunting pack for field cleaning. If I'm shooting a bunch then I break out the full kit to clean. Great for the hunting pack to make sure your barrel stays clear and ready to rock.

:twocents:

Al
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Post by: PA BEN on March 25, 2010, 04:05:37 PM: I use them too. Great for field cleaning while out hunting.
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Post by: huntlakewood on March 26, 2010, 09:37:03 PM: I have 3 and I like them I still clean mine every so often the old fashion way
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Post by: Chopaka81 on April 02, 2010, 08:56:38 AM: MY son is serving in the ARMY, I bought him one in 22 cal, he thanks me for it on a regular basis. If you know a serviceman - buy them one - it will save them alot of time and help them to keep thier weapons in tip top shape.
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Post by: Snowman on April 02, 2010, 09:13:11 AM: Quote from: jackelope on March 24, 2010, 09:36:33 AM
I think they're great to have but I still clean mine the old way after a lot of shooting.

Great to put in my hunting pack just in case...

Use them in the field. But nothing beats the ole fashion way after a lot of shooting or the end of the season. :)
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Post by: SkookumHntr on April 02, 2010, 09:15:20 AM: I use um, works great!
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Post by: sisu on April 02, 2010, 09:31:05 AM: Use both...usually save the old school for the brass brush if I'm shooting a lot of cast.
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Post by: Sneaky on April 02, 2010, 09:33:45 AM: Boresnakes are great because after a long day of hunting or target shooting, you don't always feel like doing the deep clean that you really should, and we all know tomorrow never comes when you put off cleaning, so you take ten seconds and run a boresnake through instead and its good to go until you find time to do a deep clean.