Bore Snake how to use it

[madmo44mag]

As stated my snakes are very long.
I'll see if I can find a tag or makers mark and post it.
I think I got them at Cabela's.

 

[Targa]

Thanks for the idea Ricklin.

 

[benEzra]

I am a big fan of bore snakes for routine cleaning. I fill the bore with a good foaming bore cleaner, let it sit several minutes, then run the snake through a couple times and call it good. I don't soak the bore snake with anything prior. All of mine are considerably longer than the rifle's barrel. I hang the bore snake to air out afterward. If they get too cruddy, they can be washed with dish soap and water; just rinse well afterward and allow to dry thoroughly.

If I am going to store the gun for a while without shooting it and want to oil the bore, I'll run an oiled patch through the bore with a regular cleaning rod afterward.

 

[claydoctor]

Another product I have been using on pistols is RamRodz . They are cotton swaps in specific bore calibers that are on long flexible sticks . The sticks are flexible enough that they can be pushed through the back of the pistol barrel through the ejection port . I spray solvent into the barrel , let it sit, run the boresnake through to loosen things up then run the CLP soaked RamRodz through a couple of times until clean. The swaps are also good for cleaning the feedramp and magazine well . Been using the empty milk jugs for years to clean the snakes.
I checked and the RamRodz do come in .22. I use mostly the 9mm and .45 ones .

 

[cc-hangfire]

Back to the OP's question about using a bore snake to clean a .22 handgun. Yes, I too like bore snakes for cleaning handguns. With only 2" to 6" of barrel length, they work well. With CLP they do a fine job cleaning revolvers & semiauto handguns from .22 to .45 caliber.

Probably, you will eventually have to do some lead cleaning with solvent, brushes & patches. Depending on how much you shoot, it could be an annual chore or even several years between that level of cleaning. I've bought a few older, used .22's that had probably never been cleaned and it didn't take long to get the bores cleaned up. And for a plinking .22 handgun, you won't hurt anybody if you always just use a bore snake to clean.