CombatArmsUSAF
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Does anybody use these? What exactly are they for?
It seems to me that they wouldn't exactly be reusable.
It seems to me that they wouldn't exactly be reusable.
Bore Mops? What are they for?
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Dr. Dickie
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I find that a .45 bore mop, is perfect for cleaning out the chamber in a Garand!
That is what I use mine for (ohh, yeah a .30 bore mop works on an AR chamber).
I suspect that for bores, they operate on the clean, rinse, repeat principle.
That is what I use mine for (ohh, yeah a .30 bore mop works on an AR chamber).
I suspect that for bores, they operate on the clean, rinse, repeat principle.
Don't Tread On Me
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They are pretty much useless for cleaning. They get very filthy very fast, and then are impossible to clean. It's a bad idea to use for cleaning since they will become imbedded with abrasive particles.
There is one thing I've found a great use for them - use them to oil a bore. I take a brand new mop, add 4-5 drops of CLP all around it and run it up the bore and back down. Puts a very, very thin coating of oil in there that is just ideal.
I only do this to totally clean bores after using patches with jags and brushes to do a conventional cleaning.
There is one thing I've found a great use for them - use them to oil a bore. I take a brand new mop, add 4-5 drops of CLP all around it and run it up the bore and back down. Puts a very, very thin coating of oil in there that is just ideal.
I only do this to totally clean bores after using patches with jags and brushes to do a conventional cleaning.
Henry Bowman
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Ditto as to what Don't Tread said.
TerryBob
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The only thing that I use them for is to oil a shotgun barrel.
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kb2iaw
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Bore Mops
I use them on my shot gun...and after use i wash them with dish detergent rinse them in hot water , let them dry out and then blow them out with an air compressor to fluff them , extends their life for a few more times .
I use them on my shot gun...and after use i wash them with dish detergent rinse them in hot water , let them dry out and then blow them out with an air compressor to fluff them , extends their life for a few more times .
tinygnat219
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I use these liberally for cleaning out my barrels. They work a LOT better than patches and can get at the grooves in the rifling a lot easier. As for cleaning, I dip them in laundry detergent and toss them in a mesh pantyhose bag into the Washing Machine. They come out nice and clean each time.
They are reusable, and better to clean with than patches, unless you have a cleaning jag.
They are reusable, and better to clean with than patches, unless you have a cleaning jag.
Don't Tread On Me
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You put bore cleaning mops in your washing machine?
imprezagm4
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I was wondering if they were reusable or not... hmm, I'll throw it in with my next load of whites see what happens. 
Smokey Joe
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Use of bore mop
Shotguns, yeah--Usually cover the mop w/a patch to catch the worst of the crud.
But the REAL use of a bore mop is with a percussion or flintlock firearm, which should be cleaned with boiling hot pure water. You arrange the water, and the bbl, and the bore mop functions as a piston in the cylinder of the bore, to draw the hot water into the touch/flash hole and up the bore. With a good mop you can get the water all the way to the muzzle.
Each mop lasts about a year of cleanings or so before it is so dirty and so matted down that it isn't effective as a pump piston any more.
After washing out the bore and letting it dry (the bbl gets hot from the water and dries right up w/o rusting) you apply a thin layer of T/C Bore Butter to the bore and you're done. Very effective cleaning, the Bore Butter "conditions" the inside of the bore like a frying pan, and cleaning can be postponed a day or 2 if it must be.
Wash a bore mop or a bore snake in the same machine in which I wash the family underwear??? Ugh! Even if I liked the idea, Mrs. Smokey Joe would kill me if I did that. I value her much more than a new bore mop once in a while.
Bore mop in a rifle or pistol??? Naah--that's why God gave us patches. I buy the patches in bags of 500 or 1k @ gun shows. Normally buy shotgun patches and trim 'em to size as needed. I have a jag for each separate caliber I clean, but those being brass, that's a once-and-you're-done-forever kind of purchase.
Shotguns, yeah--Usually cover the mop w/a patch to catch the worst of the crud.
But the REAL use of a bore mop is with a percussion or flintlock firearm, which should be cleaned with boiling hot pure water. You arrange the water, and the bbl, and the bore mop functions as a piston in the cylinder of the bore, to draw the hot water into the touch/flash hole and up the bore. With a good mop you can get the water all the way to the muzzle.
Each mop lasts about a year of cleanings or so before it is so dirty and so matted down that it isn't effective as a pump piston any more.
After washing out the bore and letting it dry (the bbl gets hot from the water and dries right up w/o rusting) you apply a thin layer of T/C Bore Butter to the bore and you're done. Very effective cleaning, the Bore Butter "conditions" the inside of the bore like a frying pan, and cleaning can be postponed a day or 2 if it must be.
Wash a bore mop or a bore snake in the same machine in which I wash the family underwear??? Ugh! Even if I liked the idea, Mrs. Smokey Joe would kill me if I did that. I value her much more than a new bore mop once in a while.
Bore mop in a rifle or pistol??? Naah--that's why God gave us patches. I buy the patches in bags of 500 or 1k @ gun shows. Normally buy shotgun patches and trim 'em to size as needed. I have a jag for each separate caliber I clean, but those being brass, that's a once-and-you're-done-forever kind of purchase.
Kruzr
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A .22 bore mop works well for cleaning the extractor and firing pin channels in a 1911.
xsquidgator
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bore snake?
Related question - how and how much do you use a bore snake? I bought a .30 one for my SKS and Mauser K98 bores, but I'm not sure how much of my cleaning process the bore snake can take over.
In the past I'd run a Hoppes #9-soaked brass brush on a rod in and out of the bore for a bit, then run Hoppes-soaked patches through until they come out pretty clean, then run a dry patch through followed lastly by an oil-soaked patch. If shooting corrosive ammo, the very first step would be rinse with soapy water and then run patches through, then do all the above.
How should I use a bore snake then? I was hoping to save some trouble, but I wonder about getting solvent on it and then caking it with the gunk that had been in the bore. Do you need to wash the snake after each use (and let dry for 12-24 hrs)? I'm afraid to use the bore snake if there's a possibility of getting the corrosive chlorides into it, although the bore snake ought to do really well at mechanically cleaning out the bore grooves and lands like dental floss. Can/should a bore snake also be used to lube the clean bore? Can/should the bore snake replace the cleaning rod and brushes/patches?
How do people (or do you) use bore snakes?
Related question - how and how much do you use a bore snake? I bought a .30 one for my SKS and Mauser K98 bores, but I'm not sure how much of my cleaning process the bore snake can take over.
In the past I'd run a Hoppes #9-soaked brass brush on a rod in and out of the bore for a bit, then run Hoppes-soaked patches through until they come out pretty clean, then run a dry patch through followed lastly by an oil-soaked patch. If shooting corrosive ammo, the very first step would be rinse with soapy water and then run patches through, then do all the above.
How should I use a bore snake then? I was hoping to save some trouble, but I wonder about getting solvent on it and then caking it with the gunk that had been in the bore. Do you need to wash the snake after each use (and let dry for 12-24 hrs)? I'm afraid to use the bore snake if there's a possibility of getting the corrosive chlorides into it, although the bore snake ought to do really well at mechanically cleaning out the bore grooves and lands like dental floss. Can/should a bore snake also be used to lube the clean bore? Can/should the bore snake replace the cleaning rod and brushes/patches?
How do people (or do you) use bore snakes?
Smokey Joe
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Bore snake
A bore snake, IMHO, is for temporary, quickie-style cleaning. I have used one @ the range, for example. It does help remove the larger chunks of crud. You can put solvent on part of the snake if you want. Or oil. Don't think you have to wash it after each use--but if washing, I'd do it by hand, not in the same machine that does my family's underwear.
A bore snake is NOT a substitute for really, honestly, cleaning the bore of a firearm, using a cleaning rod, muzzle protector, action sleeve, brushes, jags, patches, and solvent.
To paraphrase Pythagoras, there is no royal road to a clean bore.
A bore snake, IMHO, is for temporary, quickie-style cleaning. I have used one @ the range, for example. It does help remove the larger chunks of crud. You can put solvent on part of the snake if you want. Or oil. Don't think you have to wash it after each use--but if washing, I'd do it by hand, not in the same machine that does my family's underwear.
A bore snake is NOT a substitute for really, honestly, cleaning the bore of a firearm, using a cleaning rod, muzzle protector, action sleeve, brushes, jags, patches, and solvent.
To paraphrase Pythagoras, there is no royal road to a clean bore.
Detritus
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I use mine to knock the loose crud out of the bore while still at the range and the bore is still warm, or using one with the bronze bristles pulled out, to reduce the time i spend in swabbing out the bore of my long guns (see method below).
How i use the De-brushed bore snakes is as follows.
1. patch and jag down bore to get rid of anything loose.
2. scrub bore with brush and Blue Wonder
3. run 1-3 patches down bore on a jag to remove majority of the BW
4. run no brush Boresnake through the gun, this leaves you with a pretty much dry swabbed out bore since the 'snake has an almost exponentially larger surface in contact with the bore, when compared to a regualr patch.
5. repeat steps 2-4 as needed
I do not feel a need to follow this method with my handguns as they do not seem to take as much time to swab out the traditional way, nor do I think I would ever use the above method on centerfire i considered a "target rifle" but that's because i am a bit more meticulous(sp?) about cleaning such guns.
RNB65
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I use bore mops to oil the bore after cleaning and that's it. An oiled patch works just as well.
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