Cleaning wise I have a small pump spray bottle that I keep filled with Rubbing Alcohol. When it is time to clean with the Bore snake, I spray the brush that is made in the snake and go to pulling it through, usually 3-5 times depending on how much I shot it.
The Rubbing Alcohol will do super cleaning on the snake, Then if you put a little oil in the barrel to keep from rusting, you can take the oil on your last pass through with the bore snake and lube hte barrel. Put the lub on the tail in of the Snake.
I clean my snake by hand in the sink and use the wife's dish washing soap " Dawn" or whatever, it does real good then rinse out, then you can hang it up to dry or whatever, I just throw mine back in the cleaning box..
I have been using the snakes for 3 years now, I have one for .17 Cal,.22 Cal, and .30 Cal.
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