Just sayin, https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=90086&highlight=Bore+snake+stuck
With all due respect, people get regular cleaning rods stuck in the bore as well. People can fuck up anything.
This, at least for rifles. I don’t use on pistols.
Very true.
I think the para cord tied to the rear loop would be advantageous… JMO… Ron
Bore cleanliness in service guns is driven by personal compulsion and preference, not functional necessity or adverse shooting outcome.
I use boresnakes almost exclusively. I’ll occasionally brush a revolver barrel if I’ve been shooting an awful lot of lead, and brush their chambers. I don’t remember the last time I owned, held, or used a jag.
I brush AR chambers for carry guns, but pull a borensake down the barrel. My EDC rifle hasn’t had a traditional bore brush down it…ever.
Handy/useful for rifles but not handguns? I don’t get the distinction.
once the brush enters the bore it will almost impossible to reverse. sort of like a chinese finger trap…
A regular brush would for sure… The tiny pull cord on the 22 caliber boresnake does worry me a little. I thought about having a para cord sewn on the front as a secondary. In any case, it appears a regular replacement is in order… Ron
I’ve been running them for a while. I like them overall and find it helps off and on to dip the front end of the snake, ahead of the bristles, in some solvent and pull it through slowly. Eventually I like to scrub out with a real brass brush though.
First came across them in a SIG armorer’s school. They were pretty highly recommended at that time by the instructor. He was retired from the SEAL teams and was an armorer for them. Then went to work for SIG. They were part of what he recommended everyone have on their work bench along with various other tools when someone asked what the teams used to clean and maintain their weapons.
I did find the comment regarding their getting sand in them in theater interesting. I imagine that would be true.
I have been seeing them in LE Agency cleaning kits a lot more over the last few years. This article may explain why the LE community is jumping on them. http://www.officer.com/article/10210390/how-an-agency-armorer-builds-a-cleaning-kit
I like the LEO armory kit in that article. It’s darn near identical to my set up. I have a couple bore snakes but my .22 cal one is just for rimfire. Them suckers are dirty…
For the .223 I use an Otis Micro Kit. It’s just the flex rod with a patch puller and a brush. I keep that, a good toothbrush/scrubby brush, my chamber brush, and my Mpro7 all in a 2" tall flat tackle box. Easy to take to the range, each piece has a spot and nothing gets lost.