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HighHooder · 06-23-2011, 07:57 PM

Are they any good? Or are the caliber specific better? I'm finding myself needing more and more sheot. What says OSR? Any of them stand out as great?

Lil Uzi · 06-23-2011, 08:16 PM

Spare the rod, spoil the child

Depends upon whether you are swabbing out yer Poodle pooper EBR, Glock or your 6mmPPC bench rig.

IMHO the "cleaning kit" is a mistake. Dedicated rod, jag, brushes, etc for each barrel. Treat it like your life depends on it.

There's guys on here who boast of NEVER having cleaned an AR-15 or Pistol for 3,000 rounds. And they shoot just fine. On another BB, there are guys that shoot 2.6 -inch groups at 1,000 yards. They clean differently, they shoot differently.

To each his own. Your weapon cost how much ? And we are talking about ?? in $$ to do it right ????

animator · 06-23-2011, 08:32 PM

Don't think a kit per caliber is necessary, but a kit per weapon type is a good thing to have.

I have a pistol kit that cleans pistols, which is nothing more than a short rod and an assortment of pistol caliber brushes.

My rifle/shotgun "kit" is a single rod with jags and caliber-specific brushes and patches.

I use hoppes #9 and remoil. Occasionally I'll spray the AKs out with carb cleaner, but not too often...

Crawford · 06-23-2011, 08:37 PM

I pretty much just bore snake everything. Got tired of patches, jags, rods, bore guides....

Zuki Tyler · 06-23-2011, 08:42 PM

1) Commie Surplus 30 cal $1 kit from the gun show

2) Chamber Brush in .308

3) AR15 specific cleaning kit

4) 12g boresnake

5) Pistol-caliber-specific bore brushes

Cleans everything I have.

Fishslayer · 06-24-2011, 12:16 AM

I got a cheap tackle box & keep assorted brushes, rods, etc. in that.

Mudinyeri · 06-24-2011, 07:36 AM

Disclaimer: I am NOT one of the 2.5" groups at 1000 yards guys.

I have an Otis multi-caliber kit and I'm pretty happy with it. There were a few things in it that I'll never need, but I bought it pretty cheap (for an Otis kit) and it had almost everything I needed.

IIRC, the Otis kit only came with one diameter cleaning rod (everything's kind of gotten mixed together over the years) that was too big for my .22's and .223's. I already had a smaller diameter rod so that wasn't a big deal.

HighHooder · 06-24-2011, 08:31 PM

What about bore snakes? I've never used one, opinions?

Crawford · 06-24-2011, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighHooder

What about bore snakes? I've never used one, opinions?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crawford

I pretty much just bore snake everything. Got tired of patches, jags, rods, bore guides....

I love mine, work great, easy to clean, easy to store.

HighHooder · 06-24-2011, 08:42 PM

I knew I should've quoted you

do they come in all sizes?

Crawford · 06-24-2011, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HighHooder

I knew should've quoted you

do they come in all sizes?

quite a few these days, as far as I know they have every popular caliber.

I wouldn't use them for extremely heavily saturated barrels like if you used corrosive powder and forgot to clean it like a jackass...

But they're great for everything else.

Midway has 3 pages of boresnakes.

MidwayUSA

BigBlue&Goldie · 06-25-2011, 05:53 PM

Boresnakes are good for a quick trip down the barrel, but to properly clean a barrel you should use traditional patches and brushes.

I would go for dedicated rods and jags over a cleaning kit. Typically the multi-piece rods suck. I remember the first time I used a Dewey; it was the best cleaning experience of my life!

If you have an AR, a bore guide makes life really nice as well.

leben_sie_gut · 06-25-2011, 06:08 PM

My barrels stay in better shape since I started using bore snakes.....I just use them more often and keep them from getting too dirty to begin with.

06-23-2011, 07:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
HighHooder Not sure if serious Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1899 Location: Tacoma, Wa Where you can drink the water, but don't breath the air Posts: 12,403	multi-cal cleaning kits Are they any good? Or are the caliber specific better? I'm finding myself needing more and more sheot. What says OSR? Any of them stand out as great? __________________ I was the five hundred and fourty-second signer of the JV petition, what number were you?

06-23-2011, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lil Uzi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6359 Location: Placer County, CA Where the Green Grass Grows Posts: 1,661	Spare the rod, spoil the child Depends upon whether you are swabbing out yer Poodle pooper EBR, Glock or your 6mmPPC bench rig. IMHO the "cleaning kit" is a mistake. Dedicated rod, jag, brushes, etc for each barrel. Treat it like your life depends on it. There's guys on here who boast of NEVER having cleaned an AR-15 or Pistol for 3,000 rounds. And they shoot just fine. On another BB, there are guys that shoot 2.6 -inch groups at 1,000 yards. They clean differently, they shoot differently. To each his own. Your weapon cost how much ? And we are talking about ?? in $$ to do it right ???? __________________ not surprized yer confused yer face was burried in the pillow pretty deep as gizim drunk as you were

06-23-2011, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
animator Rapey Join Date: Sep 2002 Member # 13701 Location: Plano/Dallas Posts: 4,051	Don't think a kit per caliber is necessary, but a kit per weapon type is a good thing to have. I have a pistol kit that cleans pistols, which is nothing more than a short rod and an assortment of pistol caliber brushes. My rifle/shotgun "kit" is a single rod with jags and caliber-specific brushes and patches. I use hoppes #9 and remoil. Occasionally I'll spray the AKs out with carb cleaner, but not too often... __________________ Think you're a marksman? Test your skills by joining the 200yd Iron Sight Challenge happening NOW in the OSR Forum: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/outdo...-may-31-a.html

06-24-2011, 12:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
Fishslayer Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Member # 59127 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,476	I got a cheap tackle box & keep assorted brushes, rods, etc. in that. __________________ [QUOTE=Muddin;7252258]If I was you, I'd stop signing your name at the end of your post. You sir, are teh unfunnay and if you continue to sign your name, we'll know who it is that brings teh unfunnay. :flipoff2:[/QUOTE]

06-24-2011, 07:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mudinyeri Run For the Hills Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44531 Location: Nebraska ... the Good Life Posts: 1,963	Disclaimer: I am NOT one of the 2.5" groups at 1000 yards guys. I have an Otis multi-caliber kit and I'm pretty happy with it. There were a few things in it that I'll never need, but I bought it pretty cheap (for an Otis kit) and it had almost everything I needed. IIRC, the Otis kit only came with one diameter cleaning rod (everything's kind of gotten mixed together over the years) that was too big for my .22's and .223's. I already had a smaller diameter rod so that wasn't a big deal. __________________ Check out The Union Creek Journal, a fictional, diary-style chronicle of a Midwestern family's struggle to survive in the aftermath of a global economic collapse.

06-23-2011, 08:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zuki Tyler Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Member # 24649 Location: Around. Posts: 2,121	1) Commie Surplus 30 cal $1 kit from the gun show 2) Chamber Brush in .308 3) AR15 specific cleaning kit 4) 12g boresnake 5) Pistol-caliber-specific bore brushes Cleans everything I have.

06-24-2011, 08:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
HighHooder Not sure if serious Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1899 Location: Tacoma, Wa Where you can drink the water, but don't breath the air Posts: 12,403	What about bore snakes? I've never used one, opinions? __________________ I was the five hundred and fourty-second signer of the JV petition, what number were you?

06-24-2011, 08:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
HighHooder Not sure if serious Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1899 Location: Tacoma, Wa Where you can drink the water, but don't breath the air Posts: 12,403	I knew I should've quoted you do they come in all sizes? __________________ I was the five hundred and fourty-second signer of the JV petition, what number were you? Last edited by HighHooder; 06-24-2011 at 08:43 PM.

06-25-2011, 05:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
BigBlue&Goldie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Member # 113019 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 949	Boresnakes are good for a quick trip down the barrel, but to properly clean a barrel you should use traditional patches and brushes. I would go for dedicated rods and jags over a cleaning kit. Typically the multi-piece rods suck. I remember the first time I used a Dewey; it was the best cleaning experience of my life! If you have an AR, a bore guide makes life really nice as well. __________________ "Big Blue" 1977 F-150 ,"Goldie" 1999 F-350

06-25-2011, 06:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
leben_sie_gut Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Member # 117206 Location: Southwest AR Posts: 1,148	My barrels stay in better shape since I started using bore snakes.....I just use them more often and keep them from getting too dirty to begin with. __________________ [QUOTE=TimJ408;13265133]guns don't kill people.. people who marry whores kill people..[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=DRM;13911667]You can stick a frozen squirrel in your vagina, and I can call it stupid... that doesn't mean I am trying to "police" you and stop you from your necro-squirrel-auto-erotic fantasies.[/QUOTE]

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