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Posted: 6/4/2004 6:10:15 PM EDT
| I was thinking about trying a bore snake out on the new AR. How does the brush portion hold up in long term use or it the bore snake at it's best used in a hunting camp type situation? I want to shoot about twice or three times a month. How long would it last being used under these conditions? |
| Let me first say that I have never used one. If the brush is made of brass I would suggest it can't make too many passes without becoming undersized. How can a bore snake work if you use two different cleaners? Ex: Hoppes/Sweets I refuse to pull/push anything through the barrel that is already dirty. If you guys that use them, repeat, do you use two snakes? I learned my cleaning methods from the benchrest crowd and am curious. I recently picked up an otis kit just to cut down on the crap I have to haul and really like it. |
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I have two that I use for my AR15. The first is to sweep out all the crud. The second gets a couple of drops of CLP on the brush. There is so much material on a snake compared to a patch that most of the crud is concentrated at the front end of the first one. That one I run thru the washing machine much more frequently. My son's buddy is a Marine reservist who got called up for Enduring Freedom. He said our GIs in Afghanistan and Iraq are using them all the time. Some bought up every one they could find here in the States before deploying and re-sold them to their buddies. General consensus is, they are the greatest thing since sliced bread if a GI wants to do a quick but thorough cleaning of his weapon in the field. And their NCOs and COs are all for anything which helps get the job done. Big change from my day in the military. |
Why not just cut the middle man and put only the barrel in the washing machine? Skip the bore snake all together and get the barrel mountain fresh clean! I've heard many say a Bore-snake will not get a barrel as clean as your rod/patch setup. Don't know, but I've used the old school way for years and I'm not planning on switching. I know many who do use the bore-snake. Gundraw |
| I first started using them with my AR for the barrel break in stuff. I still have the rod and patch set up but have been using the bore snake for a couple of years. Works great. Every now and then I run the snake through and then a patch to see if it still cleans good. No complaints.hug.gif |
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Bore snakes work very well in conjunction with atleast one good bore brush. Sometimes bore sediments can be a little more stubburn than what the bore snake can handle. And you will also need to run a few patches threw because, the two bore snakes I have are not as snug in the barrel as they once were. It stills saves time. It is a good last step. Of course you will need to use your standard cleaning tools to perfect your cleaning. In my opinion though any other extra tool that helps clean my gun is handy. It really helps you cut down that pile of filthy patches. Thier cheap, compact, durable, save time and better for the enviroment :) Just clean all of your tools after every use. Soak it in the sink, scrub it, wring it out a few times, and you wont have to worry about transmitting old crud on top of new crud. Of course if the gun you cleaning is dirty as hell your better off running a few patches through first. Get one! |
| For a good cleaning of my AR's barrel, I first run a wet patch (Butch's bore shine) with a rod, then two passes with a bore brush, followed by as many go-rounds with a BoreSnake as needed. The last two patch passes on a rod are one each with lubricant and a dry one to finish it off. |
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