Bore Swabs...My Endorsement

[WAYNO]

For the first time, I recently bought some "Bore Swabs". Never thought I'd need such a thing as long as I had cleaning rods, tips, and an endless supply of patches.

Enter RamRodz, bore and barrel swabs. They are purchased by caliber, and they fit the bore and rifling very snugly, doing a better job than any patches I've ever used in applying oil, cleaners, and mopping up the residue after bore brushing. With an 8" length, they fit most handgun barrel lengths.

They are roughly a dime apiece thru Amazon, and closer to a nickel each at other places, so they're a bit more expensive than the old way, but their efficiency has made their cost very worth while. :mrgreen:

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[GOG]

I like it, thanks. They're now on the radar.
I buy the longer pipe cleaners for crafts and find them a bargain as well as more useful.

 

[nammac]

Use bore swabs for 12 gauge, never considered them for rifle or pistol use. Typically use bore snakes for them...

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Only have one handgun, I found the snake keeps it real shiny. Heck its only 4 inches long.
I do have a stash of 18 inch pipe cleans for gas tubes. Might have to try them swabies.

 

[Heyjoe]

Check out swab-its. Similar but can be cleaned and reused. They make caliber specific swabs as well as star chamber swabs and little skinny guys like a q tip.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

They have several listings on Amazon with different pack sizes etc. I ended up grabbing a couple of bags due to calibre crossover coverage, and, well, i agree with *everything* @WAYNO said.

 

[Certaindeaf]

At the dollar store there's all kinds of facial cleaner pads of different sizes and thicknesses.. along with different "lady products" that will fit everything from a .45 to a 4-bore.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

Certaindeaf, yes, i get cotton bud stick thingies from there. However, i will say, despite thinking otherwise, that these products are far superior, less messing, more cleaning.

 

[Member 34319]

I'll have to give those a try, I've always been a cheap azz when it comes to cleaning supplies, funny considering the price of some of the things being cleaned. I'll have to change that by trying these!