Bore Snakes

[bruceflinch]

I've just been doing them with my regular laundry. What happened to yours that I should expect will happen to mine?

You must not have a wife!!!

[SuperSet]

If the bore snake gets dirty, toss it in one of your laundry bags and voila.. good as new. I've found the snake to be incredibly handy as it saves me from having to carry around a bore guide, dewey rod, patches, etc...

[AK4me]

I just use them on my .22's since I only shoot lead .22 ammo, no fmj's, I havent tried them on my others guns.

[Danield]

Ok, another question. I was going to get one for a 7.62, would that be the .303/.308 bore snake?

[ohsmily]

Ok, another question. I was going to get one for a 7.62, would that be the .303/.308 bore snake?

Yes.

[Danield]

Yes.

Thank you.

[elsolo]

They are fine for knocking the loose crud out when you don't have time to clean the barrel.
I prefer traditional cleaning with copper solvents and such on my rifles, handgun barrels I don't really clean, just remove the powder fouling.

Boresnakes are great for stripping the loose debris and wax from rimfire chambers, expecially on .22's you run lots of rounds through per range session.

I also like them for shotgun, I just hose the barrel out with brake cleaner, drag the boresnake through a couple times, then a quick squirt of Hornady one-shot case lube to lightly coat the inside of the bbl.

[ocbruin]

I've just been doing them with my regular laundry. What happened to yours that I should expect will happen to mine?

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not sure how much of it is FUD, but I would be careful about putting a used bore snake in with regular laundry, especially if you have kids and run mixed loads.

A used bore snake will probably have plenty of solvent and other chemicals on it, as well as a fair amount of lead. Running the rest of your laundry with that is needlessly increasing exposure to these toxic substances.

There are some who even suggest running shooting clothing separately from for other clothes to avoid lead cross contamination.

This is a big reason why we wash our hands after shooting/cleaning our guns.

[SoberLadyShoots]

Never Used

I've never used them before either, but hubby and I just met the people from "Project BoreSnake" this weekend. Project takes contributions to send 8-packs of BoreSnakes to our guys in Iraq and Afghanistan. 100% of contributions go to the project. Way to cool. The guys can really use these to clean their weapons much more often and successfully than what the good ol gov gives um, considering they may have to clean their weapons multiple times each day.

We will be buying them for our own cleaning kits and sending the project some bucks as well.

[PressCheck]

I have one for each caliber that I own. Put them in the washing in a laundry bag every few years. I swear by them!

[aplinker]

This sounds like me and my views. I haven't had any issues.

I only use a bore snake on everything I own, I might run a rod and brush/patch once a year with some copper remover but that's about as more detailed as i will get. All my stuff is chrome-lined and are not geared towards super-duper sniper accuracy. That said, I have yet to see any of my sub-MOA AR uppers open up at all even after years of only using a bore snake. In my experience I have seen more rifles damaged with improper use of a cleaning rod than any problem using a dirty bore snake no a chrome-lined barrel.

The last time I use a jig and Dewey rod was on my SPR and that's well over 2 years ago. Bore snakes are nothing more than a barely acceptable solution, but that's all I need and have not seen any side effects of using them almost exclusively. Note that running a copper brush and patch through your bore will barely make it any cleaner, you really need some harsh copper solvent to really get in there and make a real difference.

[M. Sage]

I put a little Hoppes down the bore and run a Boresnake through. No problems so far, the tail ends of my Boresnakes have yet to feel oily like they're loading up with solvent. Seems to work just fine for me.

My AK is chrome-lined, and doesn't really seem to need the bore cleaned at any rate... ?

[Vectrexer]

works well. Initially I double soaked the snake. Cleaner at one end and oil at the other after cleaning. After the first wash I stepped back and stared applying the cleaners and lubricants separate from the snaking.

In either usage method the bore cleaned up very nicely. Final passed with the standard patches on my initial cleanings with the boresnake proved their usefulness as a product.

I now use boresnakes all of the time for the bore. Regular cleaning for the rest of the pistol/rifle.

But yes,,, get a net bag for the boresnake for laundry day. And definitely wash your boresnake in a separate load from your clothes. I suggest saving your garage rag washes up and doing them the same time as the boresnake wash load.

[JagerTroop]

Love the snakes, hate the patches. I put a little CLP right in front of the bristles and pull it through a few times until clean, they work great...

I agree. I do exactly the same thing. Works like a charm.

[Bowser]

How long to bore snakes usually last you guys? Do you wash them somehow? I had one go bad after about 20 uses in my 10/22 barrel. I didn't expect it to be so tough to pull through. I thought it was going to slide all the way nicely lol.