Anybody get a boresnake stuck in their AR?

[wired]

No, but I discovered they are annoyingly difficult to use with a BCM Compensator

I pull mine through silencers. I hardly every take one off the end of my 308 mossberg bolt gun.

 

[coop44]

The thought of dragging a carbon infused rope through my bore makes me cringe. Proof that you can sell the lazy and cheap anything.

 

[Stomper]

I use a USGI cleaning rod kit (in the rectangular green ALICE pouch) with included chamber brush and Breakfree CLP. The old ways are STILL the best ways.

 

[albin25]

Nope, I can't imagine that would be something I'd want to do, EVER...
...it sounds like it would burn something awful and keep you from sitting for a week!

Sorry if that's not what you mean, but I'm not familiar with all the current abbreviations used on twitter, etc...
AR (Anal Region?). I guess we'll have to expect this type of thing though, now that more liberals are buying guns.

 

[Medic!]

''Well. There was this time in summer camp''.

 

[HuckleberryFun]

''Well. There was this time in summer camp''.

Camp Boresnake, was it?

 

[NCW_Robert]

Bore snake? This is better and it wont get stuck.

ACME .22 - .223 .556 Bore Cable - Rifle Bore Cleaning Tool - Replaces Bore Snake | eBay

Steel nylon covered cable with screw on brush. Comes with a plastic guide tip, you just feed through the chamber and out the muzzle. Also come with a wood ball handle if needed. Pulls brush or patch. Does not get dirty like a bore snake as with patches, you discard after use.

Yes a bore snake is a little faster but does get dirty, everything is a trade off. Quick and dirty or a little slower but with replaceable brush and patches.

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[F2CMaDMaXX]

That's just a bronze brush on a cable as opposed to a rod, nothing particularly special, and as you said, it doesn't replace the bore snake, it's just a pull brush instead of a push brush.

 

[jordanka16]

I use a piece of string trimmer line to do quick wipes on my .45-70, only good for patches though, not brushes.

 

[NCW_Robert]

That's just a bronze brush on a cable as opposed to a rod, nothing particularly special, and as you said, it doesn't replace the bore snake, it's just a pull brush instead of a push brush.

I never used a push brush, I have always pulled them through, even with a standard cleaning rod. I have tried pushing, did not go well. Maybe I was just not doing it right? hmmm...? What ever works I guess.

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[NCW_Robert]

I use a piece of string trimmer line to do quick wipes on my .45-70, only good for patches though, not brushes.

I guess that is where the bore snakes really ... shine!

Quick run through and your done.

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[jordanka16]

I guess that is where the bore snakes really ... shine!

Quick run through and your done.

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Yup, gets it clean enough for some more shooting, and very fast as well.

 

[Stomper]

Bore snake? This is better and it wont get stuck.

ACME .22 - .223 .556 Bore Cable - Rifle Bore Cleaning Tool - Replaces Bore Snake | eBay

Steel nylon covered cable with screw on brush. Comes with a plastic guide tip, you just feed through the chamber and out the muzzle. Also come with a wood ball handle if needed. Pulls brush or patch. Does not get dirty like a bore snake as with patches, you discard after use.

Yes a bore snake is a little faster but does get dirty, everything is a trade off. Quick and dirty or a little slower but with replaceable brush and patches.

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The bore snake is supposed to get dirty as it functions as a "longer stroke" patch... IMHO they're suitable for field use so you don't have to carry a bunch of loose patches in your kit, but shouldn't be used exclusively when "bench cleaning".

 

[clearconscience]

I always use a boresnake of rifles.
I had one get stuck in the barrel of an AR once and it was hell getting it out. Just put a glove on, wrapped the string around my hand and pulled like heck one inch at a time.
I thought somehow I got the 30 cal and .22 mixed up, but brass end wouldn't have gone through.

I'm putting that broomstick idea in my back pocket!
Thanks

 

[Tony617]

I have an Otis cleaning kit and I have small round patches. I forgot one time since I also cleaning the bore of my 12 gauge shotgun and uses the Otis large round patches instead. I did not think about it at first but and the large patch for the AR15 but I got the large patch stuck. I had to buy a rod cleaning kit and soaked the stuck patch with CLP for a few days. It did not take a lot force with the rod cleaning kit to push the large patch out. So I keep my rod based cleaning kit for a backup now. Have not made that mistake again.

I do have an Otis bore snake as well and it is good for clean out the barrel but I don't use any solvents when I use the bore snake.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I always use a boresnake of rifles.
I had one get stuck in the barrel of an AR once and it was hell getting it out. Just put a glove on, wrapped the string around my hand and pulled like heck one inch at a time.
I thought somehow I got the 30 cal and .22 mixed up, but brass end wouldn't have gone through.

I'm putting that broomstick idea in my back pocket!
Thanks

Never used a boresnake nor do I necessarily plan to but that got me thinking.. barrels can get seriously messed up with prolonged use and would then tend to tear and fray a boresnake one would think .. perhaps to the degree that it wouldn't easily pass through the bore any longer.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

One thing to remember to do...is wash your boresnake from time to time*
I put mine in a old sock to keep it from getting a tangled up while its getting washed**
Andy
* Yes I know that this post will end up in "that" thread...
** Yeah the same for this one...
Andy

 

[Tony617]

One thing to remember to do...is wash your boresnake from time to time*
I put mine in a old sock to keep it from getting a tangled up while its getting washed**
Andy
* Yes I know that this post will end up in "that" thread...
** Yeah the same for this one...
Andy

So you put your bore-snake in the washer? I have a gun cleaning mat that I put in the washer so I will save an old sock and wash the bore-snake when I wash my gun cleaning mat.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Yep...I wash out my gun cleaning mat...gun rags and bore snake all together in the washer...
Andy

 

[Ura-Ki]

I use those heavy mesh bags you get tennis balls in, toss all the flannel patches, bore snakes and rags in and run through the washing machine!