I wouldn't recommend using the bore snake; I tried this a few times and it just doesn't give the tension between the snake and the bore that you want. Another issue with the snake is this: running a dry bore snake on a dry bore will do nothing. If you put solvent in the bore then run a snake through, the first few inches or so are going to pick up the dirty in the boar while the rest of the snake will be dry and wont' do a darn thing for cleaning. What you could do, however, is soak parts of the snake with solvent and run the entire thing through. Another problem that arises with this (or with any boresnake use) is that a once-through won't clean it all out, and if you use it again in the bore that same day without washing it, it's like running a dirty patch through your bore a few times.
Just my opinion. I found the snakes to be useless on my Mauser rifle
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