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I've been trying to eval my cleaning routine for my shotguns and don't know what to think about boresnakes. On their face, they're quick, easy, and super convenient but are they really doing the job well?

What's your take on this? Do you rely on boresnakes for most of your cleaning, or do you only see them as a stopgap until you can do a full breakdown and clean?
 
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I don't use them at all, I either do a full and complete cleaning with rods and brushes and so on, or I do none at all.

What is entertaining, though, is to go on some of the Black Rifle Forums and read about people getting these things stuck in the barrel of .223 guns. It's a fairly frequent thing with small bore rifles evidently.

Never heard of that happening with shotguns, but who knows.
 
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thankfulsnakes said:
I've been trying to eval my cleaning routine for my shotguns and don't know what to think about boresnakes. On their face, they're quick, easy, and super convenient but are they really doing the job well?

What's your take on this? Do you rely on boresnakes for most of your cleaning, or do you only see them as a stopgap until you can do a full breakdown and clean?
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Nothing wrong with a boresnake every 100 rounds, IMO.
Copper is soft so i don't see it harming anything.
I use a 36" long shotgun mop after every 100 rounds, then break the O/U down every 200 rounds for a more thorough cleaning, ports too, with harder pipe cleaner type bristles.
 
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Typically, I deep clean my O/U after every outing, but there have been a few times when I don't if I know I'll be shooting it again the next day. In all of these cases, I'll still use a bore snake before I leave the club; barrels just seem to come clean faster when they are still warm, but this doesn't stop me from using a rod and brush back at the house during the deep clean it's just part of my cleaning to run the bore snake at the club...
 
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In my opinion bore snakes are for maintenance cleanings and if you keep up with them they are plenty. If you have heavy buildup or plastic fouling they probably won’t work as well as a true brush but I can say that in using a snake every 200-300rds or so I’ve never had enough buildup to need more.
 
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Like many others on here I come from humble beginnings and never thought I would own something as nice as a Kreighoff. I take care of my stuff and devout cleaning my gun. I use bore snakes every time I shoot as part of the standard maintenance routine. I hit the barrel or tube set with a blast of Shooters Choice Shotgun and Choke Tube cleaner, let it marinate a little and watch the plastic fouling peel away then follow with bore snake. The final touch is a special Remoil only 12 ga snake down the barrels. A couple times a year I do a proper clean with dewey rod and slip 2000 for the chokes.

There are a few opinions that are contrary to using bore snakes on tube sets. I checked with Briley and they said no problem, we sell them on our website. I don't know about Kolar tubes.
 
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