Bore snakes?

[247sniper]

Hi guys,


Does anyone use bore snake with their .204's as a quick clean method, like to remove powder residue and muck, but keep the copper fowling in place etc?



Steve.

[sakofan]

I use one for a quick clean sometimes.
If I was out shooting and was going out again the following day I would use it.
I would also use it after a nights lamping and give the rifle a proper cleaning the following day.
Some moderators leave a lot of carbon in the last few inches of the barrel and the boresnake
will remove most of this before it hardens

[Bill K]

I use them for a fast clean up of the bore to remove grit, etc. after shooting and if I am going to shoot the weapon the next day. If not then out come the good old fashioned cleaning tools and a full cleaning is done. BIll K

[bow shot]

I like it for a quick wipe-down, and used to use one to "hold" solvent against the bore overnight. Can't say if that method was really good, its just what I did and it mads sense to me (?)

That said, I seldom clean the barrel anymore, even though I'll put close to 1K shots on a barrel over the summer. I find that IF I develop my load for a "dirty" barrel, that It will group well for a VERYlong time. I think my Savage VLP went past the 200 shots mark withou cleaning the bore, and it kept all shots w'i 0.5" easily.

Yes, I do realize that I'm nuts, LOL!!