Re: Bore Snake use with precision equipment / Rifl
I don't have a problem with using them in my high round count combat-type auto pistols (only after separating the barrels, allowing for a nice straight pull-thru). But after an experience I had a few years ago I won't use them in any of my nice barrels.
In a previous life I did a lot of cabinet contracting. Once, while loading up and securing a mountain of cabinets in the back of a truck I watched a rope, lightly resting on a cabinet, carve a trench into it's wood. Now, I'd always been very conscious of rope burn while working with wood, but this was dramatically different. Upon inspection, I discovered the rope had been dropped into the dirt. Some of this dirt had adhered to and embedded in the rope and acted as a cutting agent. Imagine a flexible rattail file being dragged thru your fine bore.
The concept is sound, but the reality is the field's a dirty place. I suppose if you're religious about keeping it clean and not dropping it into the dirt you'd be fine. The question is, how do you get it clean after it's been used? Really clean?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: varget</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I keep one inserted in my deploying bolt gun when stored in drag bag. Does 2 things for me. Insures me the barrel isn't plugged up when I get ready to deploy it out of bag, and also insures me nothing is chambered just by looking. When I get a callout, I simply pull it through. I don't use it to actually do a hard clean though, but more to insure a clean barrel prior. </div></div>
This is a great idea tho'. Maybe keep one just for this purpose (no cleaning at all), and in a Ziploc when not in use.