Thought I would give this a try, anybody use one? Directions don't mention anything about soaking solvent into the boresnake, so do you run it through "dry", and then just lube? Would appreciate any comments and help.
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You can put some solvent on the very front end of the thing, but I'm not sure that it will do much good as it's passing through so quickly.
I only use one for my Mini-14 (IMO waste of time/money on pistol barrels) and wet the barrel first with a couple passes of solvent soaked patches then let the solvent work before the boresnake pass.
Why would they be a waste of time/money on a pistol barrel, but not a rifle barrel? A pistol barrel will receive the exact same amount of cleaning surface contact of a boresnake as a long rifle barrel with the equivilent length boresnake. Or maybe you mean that pistol barrels tend to just be easier to clean than a rifle; in which I would agree, but even a compact pistol rod and brush set takes up much more room and weight in a shooting bag than a wrapped-up boresnake.
True that a boresnake does not replace a proper rod and brush cleaning, but for quick work and transport convenience, it beats the hell out of rods. I think they are worth it.
In regard to OP questions: You can just run them through dry, or presoak th einside of the barrel with some cleaner for a few mintues, then run the boresnake. To clean them, just chuck it in the clothes washer.
Posts: 1657 | Location: Boise, ID USA | Registered: February 14, 2003
Originally posted by Xer0: Why would they be a waste of time/money on a pistol barrel, but not a rifle barrel? A pistol barrel will receive the exact same amount of cleaning surface contact of a boresnake as a long rifle barrel with the equivilent length boresnake. Or maybe you mean that pistol barrels tend to just be easier to clean than a rifle; in which I would agree, but even a compact pistol rod and brush set takes up much more room and weight in a shooting bag than a wrapped-up boresnake.
True that a boresnake does not replace a proper rod and brush cleaning, but for quick work and transport convenience, it beats the hell out of rods. I think they are worth it.
In regard to OP questions: You can just run them through dry, or presoak th einside of the barrel with some cleaner for a few mintues, then run the boresnake. To clean them, just chuck it in the clothes washer.
My "waste of time/money" comment wrt pistol barrels is that it's so much easier to plug the muzzle end, fill with Hoppes and give it some time to work, run a few patches through and walk away with a completely clean barrel. If I could figure a way to do that with my Mini (without all the Hoppes running out the gas port ) I would as well.
For any immediate range work (which I rarely do) I carry an "official" Sig portable pistol kit from CDNN. It's about the size of a 50 BMG shell and holds everything (rod extensions, brush, jag, patches and even a small bottle of Hoppes) in the hollow handle. Much neater to carry around in the range bag IMO.
Originally posted by Bigbuck5: How do you guys clean your Boresnakes? I've thought about throwing it in the washing machine, but I don't think my Wife will like the idea.
I toss mine in a plastic gallon milk jug, add a little laundry soap, hot water, and shake well. I let them soak for 10/15 minutes and then rinse with cold water. Final step is either hang dry or toss in the dryer inside a small zippered bag.
^^ Laundry detergent is OK, but if you keep any Dawn hand dishwashing soap around I've found that's even better. It's a really good grease cutter. Supposedly, it's the dometic version of stuff the clean-up folks use to get spilled crude oil off the furry or feathered critters that get in the way.
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