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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by Vaquero » Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:45 pm

Galen wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:05 pm
would a 35 rem work?? that way I would know it is long.
Yes sir.
I love the bore snakes, have 4 of them.

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Post by Cofisher » Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:50 pm

I agree with the use of the boar snake. Yes, it is difficult to pull through. But, I believe that means it is doing the job it was intended to do. I have never seen any residue after using my bore snake. If I ever do, I will move to the brush and patch and rod system.
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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by Hatchdog » Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:51 am

A bore snake won’t remove copper fouling but will do a nice job cleaning powder residue and other contaminates in the bore. Every now and then it’s a good idea to run a copper remover such as Eliminator. I shoot local F Class matches where we shoot 88 shots and find that I get considerable copper fouling doing so. Running a solvent such as Eliminator will cause the patches to turn green as they pick up the fouling. I keep brushing (nylon) and running patches until the green no longer appears. This can take awhile and doing a solvent soak a couple of times helps.

Just remembered I used to have a 35 cal rifle bore snake but I gave it to the guy I sold my 35 Rem to. Probably should have kept it but as noted earlier, the handgun length works fine with the Henry 20” barrels.
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Post by Grunt67 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:23 pm

Jerry, I had the same experience with my first boresnake, which was just last year. I thought it was stuck, but, stubborn as I am, I pulled hard & it came on thru. Like you, I found out that was the nature of the beast. All's well.
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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by Dahliathemeh » Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:41 am

New bore snakes are a tight fit. However that pop as it comes out is fun!
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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by Grunt67 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:52 pm

Dahliathemeh wrote:
Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:41 am
New bore snakes are a tight fit. However that pop as it comes out is fun!
Cleaned my rifle last nite, never crossed my mind about the bore snake, do have one. Finally thought of it when I saw your post. :lol:
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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by Steve51 » Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:31 pm

I will share my experience.
Pay special attention when you buy a bore snake. Some say pistol and some say rifle in the same caliber designations. I have learned not to use a pistol snake in a rifle, even though the pull string is long enough on a lever action rifle. I had the pull sting break once and I can tell you that you don't want that to happen. I really believe the pistol snakes are slightly larger than a rifle snake of the same caliber - maybe because on a revolver the cylinder chambers are slightly larger than the bore.
That is my experience - never use a pistol snake in a rifle. Never had a problem using a rifle snake in a revolver.
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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by Choctaw » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:10 pm

Here is what I have for my Henry Big Boy 45LC. Works great.
Ultimate Rifle Build Barrel Snake - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XBS6MWF/re ... 6N1S?psc=1
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Post by markiver54 » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:16 pm

Choctaw wrote:
Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:10 pm
Here is what I have for my Henry Big Boy 45LC. Works great.
Ultimate Rifle Build Barrel Snake - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XBS6MWF/re ... 6N1S?psc=1
Wish I had invented those suckers! :D
They are very easy to use, and work very well.
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Re: Bore Snake.

Post by clovishound » Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:12 pm

IMO they are not a substitute for a rod and brush and jag. I thought they were the greatest thing since sliced bread when I got my bolt action Savage and started using it all the time. After a while, I started noticing my accuracy was dropping off rather drastically. I tried cleaning the barrel with a brush and got long pieces of copper out of it. I gave it a very thorough cleaning and accuracy went back to normal. I now relegate the bore snake to a quick cleaning in between.
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