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Posted: 5/18/2022 1:50:22 PM EDT
[#1]
Never. I have never washed one.
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Posted: 5/18/2022 6:55:19 PM EDT
[#2]
Nor have I...
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Posted: 5/18/2022 7:21:10 PM EDT
[#3]
Very rarely. Once in awhile I'll blast it with some brake parts cleaner and it brightens it up some.
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Posted: 5/18/2022 9:38:04 PM EDT
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Once in a while(one to two years), I'll throw my bore snakes into an old black sock, and put it in the clothes washer.
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Posted: 5/18/2022 9:52:50 PM EDT
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Fill 5 gallon bucket with hot water and dawn dish soap.
Toss in bore snakes. Swirl around for a few minutes and let soak. Rinse. |
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Posted: 5/19/2022 3:18:02 PM EDT
[#6]
I'm lazy, so I never clean them, I just throw them away every few years and buy new ones.
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Posted: 6/12/2022 7:13:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fill 5 gallon bucket with hot water and dawn dish soap. Toss in bore snakes. Swirl around for a few minutes and let soak. Rinse. this |
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Posted: 6/12/2022 8:40:48 PM EDT
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I don't like using dirty bore snakes and cleaning them is too much trouble.
So I don't use them anymore. Would only use if I was in a situation where I would not have access to a one piece coated rod within a reasonable amount of time. |
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Posted: 10/4/2022 5:51:41 PM EDT
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my 9mm bore snake works great after multiple years, but my newer model 22 cal ones had the metal tip rip off. It seemed to be really tight fit in my AR
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Posted: 11/17/2022 10:28:24 PM EDT
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In the past I have washed them by hand in the sink with Dawn but lately I just buy a new one, perhaps one a year, for each caliber and call it good.
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Posted: 11/23/2022 1:01:47 AM EDT
[#11]
Dawn every once in a while.
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Posted: 11/23/2022 3:21:16 AM EDT
[#12]
Never
 I have a brand new .223 one on hand whenever I feel like replacing my old one. It's pretty gross and well soiled in CLP and carbon but it does what I need. About once a year I use an Otis kit to give the bore a good scrub but outside that it's just the boresnake. |
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Posted: 11/23/2022 6:53:09 PM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Never. I have never washed one. Your bore snake has now become a bore hone... |
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Posted: 11/24/2022 2:02:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Once in a while(one to two years), I'll throw my bore snakes into an old black sock, and put it in the clothes washer. That, or a bucket of soapy water and hang dry |
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Posted: 12/2/2022 2:03:22 AM EDT
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IMHO OP they are a waste of money......I use USGI cleaning rod kits because they work, work well , can be used for stuck casings etc...........USGI gun rod cleaning kits do NOT break off and get stuck etc. FWIW I use only USGI style rod kits because they worked for me in 1996 in the USMC and work today in 2022....enough said bro.
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Posted: 12/16/2022 6:25:58 AM EDT
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Unless you clean the snake after each and every pull through the bore, you're just putting all the crud you're trying to get out back into the bore. You're also abrading the Hell out of your bore but hey, it's your rifle, so snake away lazy azz.
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Posted: 12/16/2022 11:09:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: IMHO OP they are a waste of money......I use USGI cleaning rod kits because they work, work well , can be used for stuck casings etc...........USGI gun rod cleaning kits do NOT break off and get stuck etc. FWIW I use only USGI style rod kits because they worked for me in 1996 in the USMC and work today in 2022....enough said bro. Really not sure how people are breaking them.  Hoppe''s BORESNAKE, just how strong are they? Lets find out! (Part 2)  Real Avid BORESNAKE Bore Boss, just how strong are they? Lets find out! (Part 1) |
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Posted: 12/16/2022 1:44:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Really not sure how people are breaking them. Never underestimate the stupidity of your average bubba. |
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Posted: 12/17/2022 1:55:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Never underestimate the stupidity of your average bubba. lol, your prolly right. I just cant figure out how anyone is breaking the pull cord on a bore snake after it gets stuck. I just can't see it after testing 2 different brands using a 2000# come a long. That being said, I still prefer jags, patches and a carbon fiber cleaning rod. |
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Posted: 12/17/2022 2:03:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: lol, your prolly right. I just cant figure out how anyone is breaking the pull cord on a bore snake after it gets stuck. I just can't see it after testing 2 different brands using a 2000# come a long. That being said, I still prefer jags, patches and a carbon fiber cleaning rod. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Never underestimate the stupidity of your average bubba. lol, your prolly right. I just cant figure out how anyone is breaking the pull cord on a bore snake after it gets stuck. I just can't see it after testing 2 different brands using a 2000# come a long. That being said, I still prefer jags, patches and a carbon fiber cleaning rod. I've had customers break them. My assumption usually is manufacturing defect. |
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Posted: 12/17/2022 2:07:39 AM EDT
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I have some pretty gnarly ones at this point and I've never washed. I prolly should at least give them a good rinse.
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Posted: 12/17/2022 3:13:15 AM EDT
[#22]
Never cleaned a boresnake.
Never cleaned a CL barrel either. Have a CL barrel with over 5K in bumpfire til the handguards melt off, 16K+ total, still hits 8.5x11 sheet of paper off hand no issue. |
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Posted: 12/17/2022 2:39:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: lol, your prolly right. I just cant figure out how anyone is breaking the pull cord on a bore snake after it gets stuck. I just can't see it after testing 2 different brands using a 2000# come a long. That being said, I still prefer jags, patches and a carbon fiber cleaning rod. IME 87% of bubba's come with retard strength as a standard feature. The other 13% find ways to overcome this handicap. |
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Posted: 12/17/2022 8:14:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Never cleaned a boresnake. Never cleaned a CL barrel either. Have a CL barrel with over 5K in bumpfire til the handguards melt off, 16K+ total, still hits 8.5x11 sheet of paper off hand no issue. |
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Posted: 12/18/2022 3:18:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What distance? 100M. Standing. |
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Posted: 12/21/2022 9:11:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Unless you clean the snake after each and every pull through the bore, you're just putting all the crud you're trying to get out back into the bore. You're also abrading the Hell out of your bore but hey, it's your rifle, so snake away lazy azz. So, you're saying that a bronze brush surrounded by a cotton and polyester blened fabric is abrading a steel/chrome lined bore? What do you use? |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 3:37:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So, you're saying that a bronze brush surrounded by a cotton and polyester blened fabric is abrading a steel/chrome lined bore? What do you use? I use a coated, one-piece rod and jag, patches and solvent. And a bore guide. And only clean from the breech end of the barrel. Bore snakes are for lazy people. |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 4:04:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Your bore snake has now become a bore hone... I promise you a bore snake is doing no damage compared to a projectile backed by 52,000psi of pressure. I have a barrel that’s probably pushing 7,000 rounds only cleaned by a bore snake. It’s chromed, shiny as shit, and still hits a 12” plate at 400 yards consistently. I used to be a skeptic but now I’m a believer. I don’t know that a chrome or even nitride bore needs more. |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 6:33:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use a coated, one-piece rod and jag, patches and solvent. And a bore guide. And only clean from the breech end of the barrel. Bore snakes are for lazy people. Ah, so your statement that the bore snake is abrading the barrel is unfounded. It's just your subjective opinion. Got it. |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 9:29:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Really not sure how people are breaking them.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN7h5P6XwP0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkY4sw8X0mwThe only one I broke was this Hoppe's Elite one in .22 cal. There are several complaints on the reviews about it too but not sure if Hoppes updated it or not. |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 9:32:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ah, so your statement that the bore snake is abrading the barrel is unfounded. It's just your subjective opinion. Got it. Do you have a bore camera? I do. Bore snakes do clean your barrel but not as well as it should be. The thing I found is the culprit is the brass brush that gets included with the snake. Brass brushes wear out in one or two cleaning cycles. The big area it leaves unclean from what I see is the throat. However, if you use proper chemicals, you might not need a rod and can use a boresnake. I found something like a foaming bore cleaner will do the trick. I also found the new out of the box boresnakes seem to work best because they all have this brass brush at the end and brass brushes only last maybe one or two cleaning cycles before going bad. I highly recommend buying a bore camera and seeing if your cleaning methods are in fact good to go. |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 10:00:42 AM EDT
[#32]
Never cleaned one.
I shoot once or twice a week and I stopped obsessing over cleaning years ago. Quick wipe out and lube... full break down every couple thousand Glocks and ARs never hiccup. If it’s a nicer 1911 like my Nighthawk I do a little more |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 3:47:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use a coated, one-piece rod and jag, patches and solvent. And a bore guide. And only clean from the breech end of the barrel. Bore snakes are for lazy people. What an absolute waste of time. |
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Posted: 12/31/2022 3:48:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you have a bore camera? I do. Bore snakes do clean your barrel but not as well as it should be. The thing I found is the culprit is the brass brush that gets included with the snake. Brass brushes wear out in one or two cleaning cycles. The big area it leaves unclean from what I see is the throat. However, if you use proper chemicals, you might not need a rod and can use a boresnake. I found something like a foaming bore cleaner will do the trick. I also found the new out of the box boresnakes seem to work best because they all have this brass brush at the end and brass brushes only last maybe one or two cleaning cycles before going bad. I highly recommend buying a bore camera and seeing if your cleaning methods are in fact good to go. I just shoot my rifles to see if my cleaning methods are good to go. Turns out, they are. |
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Posted: 1/2/2023 6:31:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you have a bore camera? I do. Bore snakes do clean your barrel but not as well as it should be. The thing I found is the culprit is the brass brush that gets included with the snake. Brass brushes wear out in one or two cleaning cycles. The big area it leaves unclean from what I see is the throat. However, if you use proper chemicals, you might not need a rod and can use a boresnake. I found something like a foaming bore cleaner will do the trick. I also found the new out of the box boresnakes seem to work best because they all have this brass brush at the end and brass brushes only last maybe one or two cleaning cycles before going bad. I highly recommend buying a bore camera and seeing if your cleaning methods are in fact good to go. I don't have a bore scope. I also don't have a bore snake. I don't use them because I have a plethora of gun cleaning implements and don't see the need to change. I'm finicky about my gun cleaning but I also don't judge others on how they handle the task, save those that clearly don't take care of their weapons at all That said, what I was responding to was the premise that a bore snake "abrades" a weapon's bore. It's absolutely ludicrous that the poster that wrote that would put forth the idea that a bronze brush will abrade a chrome or steel surface that's designed to control the high speed spin of a copper plated projectile and call bore snake users lazy while not spending the time to understand the comparable metallurgy. |
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