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Posted: 9/30/2017 6:15:28 PM EDT
Broke on the first pass of the second time I've used it.
I've never had issues with the boresnakes. 
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Posted: 9/30/2017 8:17:55 PM EDT
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Otis has always seemed like a good product. Write a letter with your concerns send it back and see what happens. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
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Posted: 10/4/2017 5:29:36 AM EDT
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My ripcord has been fine. Shit happens.
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Posted: 10/4/2017 5:43:36 AM EDT
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Just call them and they will send a new one. That's what they did for me. Good company.
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Posted: 10/4/2017 6:27:36 PM EDT
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FWIW I don't use and never will use anything other than USGI style sectional cleaning rods and kits because of this OP.
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Posted: 10/4/2017 6:37:30 PM EDT
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Damn, that's too bad. I have not heard about problems with them before.
I have used boresnakes for years with no problems |
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Posted: 10/5/2017 1:09:23 AM EDT
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I don't mind the boresnakes for quick cleaning. I thought I'd try an Otis Ripcord because I like the Otis cleaning system, unfortunately it can't handle what the boresnakes are able to.
This broke while inside a 16" 9mm barrel and was a pain to remove. I did contact Otis and their customer service is absolutely top notch, however I will use the new Ripcord for handguns only going forward. |
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Posted: 10/5/2017 1:17:48 AM EDT
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I have the same ripcord and have had no issues cleaning my 16" MPX barrel.
Otis will replace it for free. |
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Posted: 10/5/2017 9:16:33 AM EDT
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Mine has been fine. Admittedly, I have not exactly "abused it for years", though, so I can't comment on the future.
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Posted: 10/8/2017 8:12:57 PM EDT
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I too would like to report no problems, and would have up until about a month ago. Same thing happened to me. I have one in every caliber. After the pain of getting it out of the barrel, Im returning to the rods.
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Posted: 10/18/2017 4:21:35 PM EDT
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Did you pull it through with a pair of plyers on the aglet?
Seriously grab the cord and that won't happen. Been using ripcords since they came out and never had a problem. |
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Posted: 10/25/2017 1:04:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Did you pull it through with a pair of plyers on the aglet? |
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Posted: 10/27/2017 12:32:24 PM EDT
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This, most likely. I've used that exact ripcord for many years without issue. The forward length you pull on is unable to reach the muzzle end of the barrel before the Ripcord's largest diameter area makes it impossible to push farther forward. In order to do so, you have to connect a length of Otis pull cord via a thread to thread screwed into the Ripcord and the Otis pull cord. Then you pull on the Otis pull cord which drags the Ripcord behind it. So, no. No I did not grab it with pliers as that is physically impossible with a 16" barrel. |
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Posted: 10/27/2017 6:22:03 PM EDT
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I've never seen this system before, so the broken cord in the photo was screwed to another cord to make it long enough to go through a carbine (v pistol) barrel?
The part that tore off was the part threaded into the second cord? |
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Posted: 10/31/2017 2:40:49 PM EDT
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I've never seen this system before, so the broken cord in the photo was screwed to another cord to make it long enough to go through a carbine (v pistol) barrel? The part that tore off was the part threaded into the second cord? I assume that if I simply used the Otis ripcord on a regular pistol barrel that there would have been absolutely no issue or failure. However, the ripcord is designed to be attached via threading into the standard Otis cleaning system. By using it in this manner, the way it was designed and intended to be used (if necessary, of which it is with a 16" barrel) it just does not provide the reliability that I have found for over a decade with the BoreSnake products. |
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Posted: 10/31/2017 4:14:56 PM EDT
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I like the rip cord.
I use the 9mm/357 pistol cord in my MPX and use the cable extension to pull it thru. You can attach it to either end. Maybe you got a bad one. |
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Posted: 10/31/2017 4:21:43 PM EDT
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Did you yank too hard?
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Posted: 11/23/2017 11:19:05 PM EDT
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I bought the Otis ripcord a few years ago and I have not manged to break it yet.
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