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Anyone using bore snakes?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1262456" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Like everything else, bore snakes have there place. to clean a rifle well you need a throat saver, a good rod (as large as possible to keep it from snaking down the bore and rubbing the lands) different types of brushes, and good jags for patches and a good bore solvent.</p><p></p><p>Now to the bore snake. It is a handy tool If you don't expect to much. like some members, I carry</p><p>them in my range/hunting bag to sweep out the carbon fouling between shots to increase barrel life.</p><p>I never use solvent on them and they remain in good shape. (They can be cleaned if they get nasty)</p><p>and do a good job for what I like to use them for.</p><p></p><p>You can do the same thing (Sweep out the carbon fouling) with a cleaning rod, but you have to be careful using a dry patch on a fouled barrel not to stick the patch. also a cleaning rod is hard to use in a stand and to carry on hunts.</p><p></p><p>I would think if you used solvent on a bore snake It would be a one time use and be discarded.</p><p></p><p>So the bore snake has its place, and in my opinion it is not for "True" clean bores.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1262456, member: 2736"] Like everything else, bore snakes have there place. to clean a rifle well you need a throat saver, a good rod (as large as possible to keep it from snaking down the bore and rubbing the lands) different types of brushes, and good jags for patches and a good bore solvent. Now to the bore snake. It is a handy tool If you don't expect to much. like some members, I carry them in my range/hunting bag to sweep out the carbon fouling between shots to increase barrel life. I never use solvent on them and they remain in good shape. (They can be cleaned if they get nasty) and do a good job for what I like to use them for. You can do the same thing (Sweep out the carbon fouling) with a cleaning rod, but you have to be careful using a dry patch on a fouled barrel not to stick the patch. also a cleaning rod is hard to use in a stand and to carry on hunts. I would think if you used solvent on a bore snake It would be a one time use and be discarded. So the bore snake has its place, and in my opinion it is not for "True" clean bores. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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