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<blockquote data-quote="Wachsmann" data-source="post: 2239036" data-attributes="member: 10429"><p>I used a bore snake for years on a few rifles. First off I've never seen any crown damage. Yes carbon can be abrasive but the bore snake is soft and generally just absorbs the carbon dust. Also if you pay close attention most of it comes out where the brush is attached in the snake. Now when pulling the brush through keep it on a straight out pull but copper is softer than stainless or chrome molly also. So here is where I think a bore snake shines. We normally shoot our guns at the range and those that don't have custom rifles barrels, that first shot is generally outside the group on a fresh cleaned barrel. Then after 1 or 2 fouler shots the gun will group 3 to 5 round or more just fine. What I seen on all my stock rifles using a bore snake it keeps the condition of a semi clean but fouled barrel so I don't have that first shot that outside the group. So I don't go to the woods with a shinny perfectly cleaned barrel trying to make a precise shot just to miss because I did shot a fouler shot. I do clean my guns to the shiny clean but before a few days before hunting starts, the gun is shot with what ever load I'm shooting couple of time for last minute practice and the bore snake is ran through 2 times for conditioning and that is how it goes to the woods. Also with this method I'm not just looking at taking a 3 to 400 yard shot either. Last animal I took at distance was 761yards. Dial my scope and bang. Dead mule deer. Also 4800+ round through a 6.5X284 it wasn't the crown that went bad it was the throat area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wachsmann, post: 2239036, member: 10429"] I used a bore snake for years on a few rifles. First off I've never seen any crown damage. Yes carbon can be abrasive but the bore snake is soft and generally just absorbs the carbon dust. Also if you pay close attention most of it comes out where the brush is attached in the snake. Now when pulling the brush through keep it on a straight out pull but copper is softer than stainless or chrome molly also. So here is where I think a bore snake shines. We normally shoot our guns at the range and those that don't have custom rifles barrels, that first shot is generally outside the group on a fresh cleaned barrel. Then after 1 or 2 fouler shots the gun will group 3 to 5 round or more just fine. What I seen on all my stock rifles using a bore snake it keeps the condition of a semi clean but fouled barrel so I don't have that first shot that outside the group. So I don't go to the woods with a shinny perfectly cleaned barrel trying to make a precise shot just to miss because I did shot a fouler shot. I do clean my guns to the shiny clean but before a few days before hunting starts, the gun is shot with what ever load I'm shooting couple of time for last minute practice and the bore snake is ran through 2 times for conditioning and that is how it goes to the woods. Also with this method I'm not just looking at taking a 3 to 400 yard shot either. Last animal I took at distance was 761yards. Dial my scope and bang. Dead mule deer. Also 4800+ round through a 6.5X284 it wasn't the crown that went bad it was the throat area. [/QUOTE]
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