I've been interested in getting my guns clean and protected from the elements for decades,and have devoted countless hours to same. Breathed plenty of Hoppe's fumes, even tho Wonderful Wife can't stand the smell. But, in the interests of domestic tranquility,I've been looking for a quick way to get the same effects, w/o the drawbacks. So, when someone mentioned the Boresnakes for shotguns, my old ears perked up.
The problem here was finding one in stock. They seem to sell out PDQ. But I got my hands on one and here's the results....
Having developed this new addiction to trap, I've been using the Boresnake after each range trip, several a week in fact. After maybe 500 rounds of mixed loads(AA Heavy Target, Federal Game loads, reloads in the AA cases, and the dirty shooting but effective Fiocchi Orange case cheapos), the bore of the 870 TB was pretty cruddy. A single pass got it looking good. No solvent or lube, just a straight pass,period. A finger check showed no plastic buildup at either the forcing cone or choke.
Followup was a traditional cleaning with brass brush and Hoppe's #9. Only the first dry patch showed any grunge. I'm impressed.
I also knocked out a friend's 870 Express he left with me, and Frankenstein. Frank still had the Extra full turkey tube in it, and came clean just as fast as the TB. I dismounted the tube and checked, no trace of plastic buildup and IIRC, this one had maybe 100 rounds through it since it was last cleaned.
After using this several times, the fuzzy part of the pull through is discolored grey. The front part of the brass bristles has a bit of grunge buildup. No reduction in effectiveness, as I can see.The instructions include washing, and I expect to be able to use this for quite a while.
Will it replace all my cleaning rods? Of course not. It will reduce the need for those. I see this as something to do as I leave the range, and the rods and Hoppe's as something to use at home, at my leisure.
At less than $20, this may be the Best Buy in cleaning tools since Mr Hoppe cooked up the first batch of #9....
The problem here was finding one in stock. They seem to sell out PDQ. But I got my hands on one and here's the results....
Having developed this new addiction to trap, I've been using the Boresnake after each range trip, several a week in fact. After maybe 500 rounds of mixed loads(AA Heavy Target, Federal Game loads, reloads in the AA cases, and the dirty shooting but effective Fiocchi Orange case cheapos), the bore of the 870 TB was pretty cruddy. A single pass got it looking good. No solvent or lube, just a straight pass,period. A finger check showed no plastic buildup at either the forcing cone or choke.
Followup was a traditional cleaning with brass brush and Hoppe's #9. Only the first dry patch showed any grunge. I'm impressed.
I also knocked out a friend's 870 Express he left with me, and Frankenstein. Frank still had the Extra full turkey tube in it, and came clean just as fast as the TB. I dismounted the tube and checked, no trace of plastic buildup and IIRC, this one had maybe 100 rounds through it since it was last cleaned.
After using this several times, the fuzzy part of the pull through is discolored grey. The front part of the brass bristles has a bit of grunge buildup. No reduction in effectiveness, as I can see.The instructions include washing, and I expect to be able to use this for quite a while.
Will it replace all my cleaning rods? Of course not. It will reduce the need for those. I see this as something to do as I leave the range, and the rods and Hoppe's as something to use at home, at my leisure.
At less than $20, this may be the Best Buy in cleaning tools since Mr Hoppe cooked up the first batch of #9....