Bore cleaning question

DaveinTN · 04-18-2007, 11:54 PM

Glen,

I bought a boresnake a few weeks ago and used it on my shooter. After looking the snake over and reading the instructions, I ran it through the bore four or five times. The bore looked clean when I held it up to the light, but when I put a patch soaked with Breakfree oil through with a rod, it came out filthy. Two or three patches later, the bore was clean to my satisfaction.

I wonder if the boresnake is really cleaning all the residue out, or just the visible "soot."

The idea behind the boresnake sounds good, but I'm not throwing away my cleaning rod yet. Next time I'll try soaking a portion of the snake with Hoppe's #9 and see if that helps.

Dave in TN.

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04-18-2007, 11:54 PM	#3
DaveinTN User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 186 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Glen, I bought a boresnake a few weeks ago and used it on my shooter. After looking the snake over and reading the instructions, I ran it through the bore four or five times. The bore looked clean when I held it up to the light, but when I put a patch soaked with Breakfree oil through with a rod, it came out filthy. Two or three patches later, the bore was clean to my satisfaction. I wonder if the boresnake is really cleaning all the residue out, or just the visible "soot." The idea behind the boresnake sounds good, but I'm not throwing away my cleaning rod yet. Next time I'll try soaking a portion of the snake with Hoppe's #9 and see if that helps. Dave in TN.