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Marvin · 05-31-2001, 10:23 AM

John,

I bought mine from Wal-Mart for approx. $14 each. They come already set-up for each caliber. I have one in .22 cal, .30 cal./8mm cal., .38 cal./9mm cal. and .45 cal. I think there may be a few others, but this takes care of me. Each one is approx 30-36" long for rifles and shrter for pistol only calibers. Brownells also sells them, but are a couple of dollars higher than Wal-Mart. They do a nice job of cleaning the bore, but I still prefer the old tried and true method when a full cleaning is required. Some of the benchrest shooters use the "Bore Snake" at their bench to clean the bores after approx 10 rounds.

I agree about the agressive cleaning solutions. Unless you have a specific need to use them; DON'T, they can ruin a nice barrel. I usually use Hoppe's #9 as a cleaner and then follow up with a Clenzoil patch to prevent rust and do a final wipe down of the entire firearm.

In addition to the chemicals used, there are several differnt type brushes on the market for agressive cleaning. If the bore is in good condition, use the standard bore brushes. If you will look at the original German brushes provided in the cleaning kits, they were bristle brushes and NOT bronze. These brushes provided the gentle cleaning a fine firearm needs without ANY possibility of damaging the bore. I have a new (1998) Oberndorf Mauser Sporting Rifle in .300 WN Magnum, and the factory manual recommended that ONLY a cleaning with the "Bore Snake" type cleaner be used. They also stated that the cleaning chemicals from "Petra" (I think) will not be used in the bore. So far, I follow Mauser's recomendation because I can shoot a 1/2" MOA with this rifle and the 3x9 Zeiss scope mounted on it.

Marvin

05-31-2001, 10:23 AM	#14
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Bore Snake... John, I bought mine from Wal-Mart for approx. $14 each. They come already set-up for each caliber. I have one in .22 cal, .30 cal./8mm cal., .38 cal./9mm cal. and .45 cal. I think there may be a few others, but this takes care of me. Each one is approx 30-36" long for rifles and shrter for pistol only calibers. Brownells also sells them, but are a couple of dollars higher than Wal-Mart. They do a nice job of cleaning the bore, but I still prefer the old tried and true method when a full cleaning is required. Some of the benchrest shooters use the "Bore Snake" at their bench to clean the bores after approx 10 rounds. I agree about the agressive cleaning solutions. Unless you have a specific need to use them; DON'T, they can ruin a nice barrel. I usually use Hoppe's #9 as a cleaner and then follow up with a Clenzoil patch to prevent rust and do a final wipe down of the entire firearm. In addition to the chemicals used, there are several differnt type brushes on the market for agressive cleaning. If the bore is in good condition, use the standard bore brushes. If you will look at the original German brushes provided in the cleaning kits, they were bristle brushes and NOT bronze. These brushes provided the gentle cleaning a fine firearm needs without ANY possibility of damaging the bore. I have a new (1998) Oberndorf Mauser Sporting Rifle in .300 WN Magnum, and the factory manual recommended that ONLY a cleaning with the "Bore Snake" type cleaner be used. They also stated that the cleaning chemicals from "Petra" (I think) will not be used in the bore. So far, I follow Mauser's recomendation because I can shoot a 1/2" MOA with this rifle and the 3x9 Zeiss scope mounted on it. Marvin