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Russ Schaeffer
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What do you guys think? Worst thing ever or best thing since sliced bread? My main question would be: Will a relatively clean Boresnake harm a good barrel?
Thanx
Thanx
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abintx
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Russ ...
I had a Boresnake once upon a time. It's OK for out in the field and it won't harm a good barrel. But, in my humble opinion there is no substitute for a good cleaning rod [Dewey] and a good bore guide [Lucas or Sinclair].
I had a Boresnake once upon a time. It's OK for out in the field and it won't harm a good barrel. But, in my humble opinion there is no substitute for a good cleaning rod [Dewey] and a good bore guide [Lucas or Sinclair].
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Locoweed
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Will it harm a good barrel? I don't know because I would never use it on one of my good barrels (my target barrels). I have used one on inexpensive .22 rimfire barrels and it seems to work as advertised. My concern is this -- I wouldn't run a dirty patch down my bore and after you've made a pass with a bore snake then the snake is dirty. Add another pass with the snake and it's dragging the dirt through the barrel again. If I were using one on a regular basis I would wash it frequently.
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beemanbeme
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"dirt" I wouldn't exactly call powder fouling dirt. I don't use one for my primary cleaning but I carry one in my day pack and keep one handy in camp.
Before I learned to keep a piece of electricians tape over the bore, I dropped my rifle bore first into the mud and was afraid to shoot it and had to go back to camp. I would have given a lot for a bore snake in my pocket that day.
Before I learned to keep a piece of electricians tape over the bore, I dropped my rifle bore first into the mud and was afraid to shoot it and had to go back to camp. I would have given a lot for a bore snake in my pocket that day.
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shooter1952
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Don't spend $15 on a boresnake,just get a string and run down the barrel,works just as good as a boresnake. Well maybe I don't give it enough credit I shoot a lot and it dosen't clean like it should at all.But if you shoot maybe 2 or 3 shots I suppose it will work. Jerry
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D R Greysun
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So is your patch after it has traveled the first inch!
Now back to your garden and think about that. D R
To me a "good barrel" is anything non-factory........
A non-factory barrel costs me around 500 bucks......
Using a boresnake is wiping with used toilet paper.......
Diff'rent strokes......
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grog
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Bore Snakes are cool ....
I use a bore snake after cleaning the barrel to make sure the chamber is clean and only put oil on it. Also seldom use a brush but when I do I unscrew it at the muzzle and pull the naked rod out through the bore guide. How many of you purists short stroke the brush pulling all sorts of junk back into the barrel and then pull the brush back through the barrel resulting in more crap introduced to the barrel and action. A dirty piece of toilet paper or a bore snake going the other way would be an improvement.
Cheers
I use a bore snake after cleaning the barrel to make sure the chamber is clean and only put oil on it. Also seldom use a brush but when I do I unscrew it at the muzzle and pull the naked rod out through the bore guide. How many of you purists short stroke the brush pulling all sorts of junk back into the barrel and then pull the brush back through the barrel resulting in more crap introduced to the barrel and action. A dirty piece of toilet paper or a bore snake going the other way would be an improvement.
Cheers
I use a bore snake after cleaning the barrel to make sure the chamber is clean and only put oil on it. Also seldom use a brush but when I do I unscrew it at the muzzle and pull the naked rod out through the bore guide. How many of you purists short stroke the brush pulling all sorts of junk back into the barrel and then pull the brush back through the barrel resulting in more crap introduced to the barrel and action. A dirty piece of toilet paper or a bore snake going the other way would be an improvement.
Cheers
How do you short-stroke a brush?
al
What's this fascination with the bore-snake?
I see they incorporate bronze bristles in the snake.
And not cheap at $18 per caliber.
I can clean multiple calibers with a rod. I can replace my brushes when I deem necessary. My patch gets used one time. I KNOW my patches and brushes go in CLEAN...NOT contaminated.
And what about that "feel" for the uniformity and smoothness of the bore you get when using a good rod and proper fitting patch? Does this amazing super-dooper boresnake do the same.
Do you guys that buy into this stuff also buy Billy May products?
I too would like to see short-stroking by brush.
I see they incorporate bronze bristles in the snake.
And not cheap at $18 per caliber.
I can clean multiple calibers with a rod. I can replace my brushes when I deem necessary. My patch gets used one time. I KNOW my patches and brushes go in CLEAN...NOT contaminated.
And what about that "feel" for the uniformity and smoothness of the bore you get when using a good rod and proper fitting patch? Does this amazing super-dooper boresnake do the same.
Do you guys that buy into this stuff also buy Billy May products?
I too would like to see short-stroking by brush.
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Russ Schaeffer
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LHSmith; "What's this fascination with the bore-snake?"
I just wanted to get the best opinion from the experts. You benchrest guys/gals are the ultimate authority on this kind of stuff. I'm not a bench shooter (mostly highpower) and I'm not really a scrub the barrel every 3 rounds kind of guy either. I use a patch and brush after a match (dare I say 52 rounds?) or a short testing session but I'm just now trying the Bore Snake for a final pass with a little gun oil on it before the gun goes back in the safe. I get the same results with one pass of the "snake" as I get from a half dozen super tight patches that I would normally use. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't going to round off the crown or do any serious damage that I might not be aware of. Thanks for all the great input.
Thanx, Russ
I just wanted to get the best opinion from the experts. You benchrest guys/gals are the ultimate authority on this kind of stuff. I'm not a bench shooter (mostly highpower) and I'm not really a scrub the barrel every 3 rounds kind of guy either. I use a patch and brush after a match (dare I say 52 rounds?) or a short testing session but I'm just now trying the Bore Snake for a final pass with a little gun oil on it before the gun goes back in the safe. I get the same results with one pass of the "snake" as I get from a half dozen super tight patches that I would normally use. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't going to round off the crown or do any serious damage that I might not be aware of. Thanks for all the great input.
Thanx, Russ
goodgrouper
tryingtobeabettergrouper
I wouldn't let a boresnake get within 10 feet of any barrel factory or custom. The cloth interweaving on those things is like a dirt magnet. You are dragging all that down your barrel. Sure, a clean one isn't going to do that but once there's grit in them even washing them frequently isn't going to get it all out.
Like Al said, like using used toilet paper.........
Like Al said, like using used toilet paper.........
Russ russ, RUSS.....
We may have found your problem!
"I get the same results with one pass of the "snake" as I get from a half dozen super tight patches that I would normally use."
There's never any need for super tight patches PERIOD, solvents need be APPLIED to the length of the bore not ironed into it! In fact, using tight patches just wrings the juice right out of the patch and dribbles it into your chamber. Next you gently push the gunk out.
Same goes for oiling, but moreso. A loose patch will ensure a nice even coat of lubricant. Swab it back and forth if need be, LOOK in and see the coating end to end.
al
When one uses the snake to clean , is a bore guide still used? If not and your running an oiled snake you are oiling the chamber walls or leaving gobs of oil there at worst.
Cross-contamination? How do you avoid the snake adsorbing both bore cleaner and oil?
How much bore cleaner does it take when using the snake? .....8 ounces? No wonder Hoppes markets them and states wild claims in their ads.
Cross-contamination? How do you avoid the snake adsorbing both bore cleaner and oil?
How much bore cleaner does it take when using the snake? .....8 ounces? No wonder Hoppes markets them and states wild claims in their ads.
Boresnakes are the biggest joke I've seen in a long time. If you need something to take to the field in case you get mud/dirt or whatever in your bore, I don't remember the name but the army started issueing them to use back in 2003. they are a coated cable that you drop down the bore and put the brush or patch on and pull up through. Not for BR bores but very good setup for emergency field use. It comes in a small pocket size pouch (has the typical belt connectors) and has a brush, loop, 1 oz bottle, patches, etc... in a compact package. Not cheap but very nice for it's purpose.
Hovis
Hovis
333smitty
Tomball Gun Club
Hey Art
You forgot to mention the best bore guide of all. T.K. Nolan's Bore Saver.
But, in my humble opinion there is no substitute for a good cleaning rod [Dewey] and a good bore guide [Lucas or Sinclair].
You forgot to mention the best bore guide of all. T.K. Nolan's Bore Saver.
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abintx
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Vic ...
I was just trying to offer items that are reasonably priced. Art
I was just trying to offer items that are reasonably priced.
Art
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beemanbeme
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I think folks are confusing the uses for a snake. Or maybe I am. I don't look at it as a end results cleaning tool. It's not something you'd have on your cleaning station but it is a handy, mind-easer to have in your pocket when you're going afield. I don't know where you folks are getting all this dirt and grit from? are you dragging it along behind you? Mine is coiled up in a baggie in my pocket or day pack.
I've never used one to put oil or any sort of bore cleaner in my barrel.
I've never used one to put oil or any sort of bore cleaner in my barrel.