Can anyone give me any information on this cleaning tool? Will it work to clean the copper deposits in your gun barrel? Have just purchased a .223 Ruger M77 and was wanting some info on this product.

I have one question with regard to the boresnake: When a patch gets dirty, you throw it away; when a boresnake gets dirty, what do you do?

According to what I have read about it you can wash it and use it again.

But how well (and how many times) does that work? I can't even get my socks white.

I've used them for several years and have a couple that have been wrapped around the dishwasher rack maybe a dozen times.

It's the singly most useable and valuable gun tool I've ever owned. I'm a true believer and use NOTHING else for my varmint rifles.

I shoot mostly custom barrels and all moly bullets. YMMV

I use a bore snake for "quick cleaning". If I have only shot a few rounds, or if I am going to shoot again the next day.

After several bore snake cleanings, I do a regular cleaning. Doesn't take long that way because the bore snake keeps things pretty clean in the meantime.

But I don't think it will remove copper deposits. Its better at keeping things clean than it is at cleaning serious fouling. I'd use traditional methods for that.

One of the best things about bore snakes is a quick cleaning in the field. If you have shot enough that you see accuracy falling, pull through a few times and accuracy comes back.

And when the bore snake is dirty, you clean it. I clean by hand. I have heard several say dish washer.

Hey jak61, The BoreSnake is perhaps the "3rd Worst thing" ever created for a rifle.

I've got a good buddy in Louisiana who turned his 0.5" capable 7mm-08 into a 2" rifle by simply using a BoreSnake. He "thought" it was cleaning the Bore when in reality it wasn't doing anything but removing some Powder Ash.

It took him a handfull of Brass Brushes, a lot of strong Bore Cleaner and plenty of elbow grease to get it back it shooting properly. And he ended up with some tiny pits in the bore from where the copper had been.

Best use I've seen for a BoreSnake yet was one guy had tied his Range Box lid down with it to keep stuff from spilling out. Of course a piece of regular cord would have been cheaper.

I have one for every caliber I own.Use them to remove powder fouling when testing loads and target shooting ,but clean as usual when I get home.
Jeff

I did a little test of my own,to see how well it cleaned.I used it dry one time through,used a bore light to check it,it looked very clean.then i got out my cleaning rod,useing hoppe's bench rest#9 copper solvent,with a brush then the patch.and pulled out copper deposits.Then i diped it in the same solvent,pulled it through,again.this was after firing the same amount of rounds betwen cleanings.then done the solvent patch thing again with a brush,it came out cleaner than before,but still short of the bore brush and patch,method.in short in my opinion,it's good for quick range cleaning,not permanant.

Gray beard, I spray CLP on the end of mine and use 3 pulls. Cleans significantly better that way than 1 pull on a dry 'snake. I figure the 2nd and 3rd pull get all the CLP out.

thanks dave ill have to try that.

I like them for a quick clean, take the to Africa and pull one through from time to time..I put a mild cleaner like Hoppes, Butches Bore Shine or whatever on the brass brush, but use something that won't eat the brass bristles up...I keep mine in a clen box and wash them on rare ocassions...

I agree with the others. It's great for quick, "in the field" cleaning when your varmint hunting or target shooting, but doesn't substitute for the thorough cleanings at home with solvent or Wipeout. It's a hell of allot easier to tote around a string than rods, brushes, patches, and solvent. I don't think it was ever intended to replace all other cleaning though.

I have a "Rapidrod" that is a SS rod in 3" sections with a small cable through the sections, I jerk the end of the cable and presto a solid SS rod...I carry it in a pouch on my cartridge belt while in the field. It is about the size of a buck knife in the pouch...Should my bore get obstructed with mud or what ever, I can clear the bore, something I cannot do with the boresnake...but I always have a boresnake in camp and I use it more than the rapid rod...