Comments on: TECH TIP: When and How to Use Bore Snakes https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2023/02/tech-tip-when-and-how-to-use-bore-snakes/ from AccurateShooter.com Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:06:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: Bill K https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2023/02/tech-tip-when-and-how-to-use-bore-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-59398 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:51:13 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60986#comment-59398 As a single pass, after shooting for awhile, the bore snake is good to remove some build up of fouling, so you can keep shooting and maintain a good degree of accuracy.
But beyond that nothing beats a good cleaning with rod, brush and patches.

Editor: We would add that we have had very good luck with WipeOut bore foam, particularly when applied immediately after shooting.

]]> By: Paul https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2023/02/tech-tip-when-and-how-to-use-bore-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-59395 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:53:34 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60986#comment-59395 No way I would use one of these in any of my barrels.

]]> By: David Lawson https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2023/02/tech-tip-when-and-how-to-use-bore-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-58976 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 03:21:04 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60986#comment-58976 The bore snake is better than nothing and I would not hesitate to use one if out in the field after firing many shots.
For proper cleaning it will always be the rod, the cloths, and the cleaner. It gives a feeling of doing it right.

]]> By: David Royse Joe https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2023/02/tech-tip-when-and-how-to-use-bore-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-57836 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:03:10 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=60986#comment-57836 I found that boresnakes don’t always fit the bore as tightly as patches that I would cut to run. Sometimes the next larger size bore snake works very well, despite the sized obtrusive plastic slug that attempts to prevent such usage.

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