Best all around cleaning kit set up for multiple calibers?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Best all around cleaning kit set up for multiple calibers?

Posted: 3/28/2006 5:30:18 AM EDT

I have a bunch of gun cleaning equipment that is old and pure junk.

I want to buy a new set up for multiple handgun, shotgun and rifle calibers.

I own several lever actions, single shots, bolt actions, M1 Garand, M1 carbines, shotguns and semi-auto and revolver handguns.

Otis cleaning kit?

Boresnake?

Traditionl kits?

I want to keep it as simple as possible.

Will the Otis and Boresnakes clean as well as traditional kits??

Any help would be apprciated.

Posted: 3/28/2006 5:39:09 AM EDT

[#1]

Otis - the Otis kit does a great job of cleaning.

Otis

Otis

Otis

Otis

Posted: 3/28/2006 5:39:25 AM EDT

[#2]

I like my OTIS kit.

I find that I still bust out the big kit for certain things (Lubriplate, Hoppe's, etc.) but the OTIS kit is a great starter. I love mine.

Posted: 3/28/2006 5:44:26 AM EDT

[#3]

OTIS

Posted: 3/28/2006 6:20:27 AM EDT

[#4]

One more for Otis

Posted: 3/28/2006 6:28:37 AM EDT

[#5]

Otis? Hmmm, will have to check them out.

Meanwhile, my kit consists of a .22 cal Dewey rifle rod and a .22 cal Dewey pistol rod. With a nice assortment of brushes, etc, I can clean anything from my .22 to a 12ga shotgun.

Posted: 3/28/2006 6:59:03 AM EDT

[#6]

I use Dewey and Otis. I still push patches through the ARs with the Dewey, but pull the brushes with the Otis. I really like the Otis for M1, M14 style semiauto rifles. I also like the Otis kits, just drop it in the pack for field cleaning; can't do that with my Dewey rod.

Midway has the Otis kits on sale.

Posted: 3/28/2006 7:01:22 AM EDT

[#7]

I use Otis kits as well.

Posted: 3/28/2006 7:15:56 AM EDT

[#8]

Did anybody suggest Otis???

Posted: 3/28/2006 10:08:45 AM EDT

[#9]

OK guys.

A couple of quick questions. Are the brushes in the otis kit compatable with generic brushes, or can I only buy otis brushes for it?

Will regular patches work with it?

Any drawbacks to the kit?

Posted: 3/28/2006 2:53:07 PM EDT

[#10]

BTT

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:01:50 PM EDT

[#11]

Ok, Which Otis kit?

The "Deluxe", "The Tactical"?

Is the M4 kit available to us lowly civi's?

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:02:58 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Ok, Which Otis kit?

The "Deluxe", "The Tactical"?

Is the M4 kit available to us lowly civi's?

go with the deluxe kit just because

Posted: 3/28/2006 6:14:53 PM EDT

[#13]

dont get the m4, dont get a 223 specific, either get the "sniper" kit, which does 762 and 223, or the universal, the prices are so close that its a waste of money to just but it for one caliber.

the universal comes with a pistol and rifle length, and shotgun adapters.

i only use otis now, carried a universal in iraq, and it worked awesome. i love it.

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