Barrel cleaning

[Elk34]

So how many of you use bore snakes or cleaning rods/ bore brush?

 

[Vyadmirer]

Just a patch guy on a brass rod. From the breech if possible

 

[Seif]

I'm a bore snake guy most of the time. Just a quick trip and a couple hundres rounds just run a snake through it. For a more thorough cleaning i'll use a brush and patches.

 

[tdog90yj]

Bore snake 99% of the time.

 

[TacMedic]

I used to do it the old fashioned way but switched to a bore snake after trying it the first time...saves me so much time. Since I clean after every range trip it does a great job as my guns never get very dirty (except for the trips I send a high number of rounds down range of course).

I don't think I could switch back to the old way now.

 

[rjscolonel]

I use both but the bore snake just makes it faster. I like the rod for revolvers still.

 

[Stray Horse]

Dewey rods and Sweets. Nothing cleans rifles better for me.

 

[mike400]

Try rod/patch and JB bore paste after hoppes and such. You then realize what is still left behind.

 

[CappnTripps]

Both

 

[ex462]

Doing it the old way .rod ,brush and patches.after 50 years do not know if I could break the habit.

 

[Boriqua]

I usually clean my guns after every outing. If its a semi and I have only put 100 or so rounds through it I will run a patch and then just a bore snake. My revolvers I tend to shot more and I tend to shot at least twice before I clean them since they are a little more effort to clean so I will use patch brush and swab.

 

[Az desert rat 1]

Started using the bore snake about a year and a half ago. I like them. Bought one for all the cals. Still run a patch threw, then a few times with the snake. Makes cleaning faster and easier.

 

[792mauser]

patch n rod.

 

[laserguy]

Bore snake on my pistols and I use a patch on a brass rod for my rifles

 

[Flash]

Patch and rod for everything.

 

[Elk34]

Bore snake

 

[Vyadmirer]

Is the bore snake that much faster? Do you put oil on it? Sorry if those are dumb questions

 

[jlfornoff]

it depends on the cleaning i want done. i "spring clean" my guns once a year. this is a more thorough cleaning job where i will break down the gun all the way down to the firing pin. when i go through this cleaning i use rod and brush/patches. the rest of the year is a blow out with air and run a snake threw it a couple times with some hoppes on the first run. i use a dry lube system in order to cut down on the amount of grime that can accumulate. this makes cleaning much easier. it also will depend on the gun i am cleaning too, how much care do i put into my cheap ass maverick 88?? not a whole lot! but when i comes to cleaning my Marlin .444 lever i spend a lot of time and care.

Breakdown: quick clean- snake
Thorough clean- rod and brush/patch

Dry lube i use-https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5JFKKE/?coliid=I315Q3G6PK8X17&colid=1M7AAAUFF61GN&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

[samnev]

I use a bore snake when I haven't put a lot of rounds thru the barrel after a shoot. Otherwise its a rod and patches.

 

[Pro2a]

Almost 50/50 on this one
Always my short rod (giggityj on the pistols, rod on the rifles, but always do a hefty soaking Patch of Hoppes first