Extremely tight Bore Snake

[orbitup]

Old dude here, don't care for bore snakes, I do my cleaning with a rod and cloth, don't see the advantage with the bore snake especially on an AR, I do use a "bore wire" on my 10/22 as I do not like cleaning from the muzzle.

Bore Wire - Rifle - Pistol Bore Cleaning Tool

I used a jig to drill a hole in the back of my 10/22 receiver so I can run a rod through the right way. Rimfirecentral has a thread going where you can borrow one and only pay to ship it to the next guy.

 

[oldguy]

I used a jig to drill a hole in the back of my 10/22 receiver so I can run a rod through the right way. Rimfirecentral has a thread going where you can borrow one and only pay to ship it to the next guy.

I seen that, here is another company that sells a jig, haven't done it yet but plan to.

Gunsmither? 10/22 Elevation Correcting Barrel Block | Welcome to Gunsmither? Tools | Myself

 

[orbitup]

I seen that, here is another company that sells a jig, haven't done it yet but plan to.

Gunsmither? 10/22 Elevation Correcting Barrel Block | Welcome to Gunsmither? Tools | Myself

The set-up (that you don't have to buy) bolts to the side and you drill from the back. The ones they send around have the proper drill bit too.

PTG Receiver Drilling Fixture Ruger 10/22

 

[Professor]

I went to the Bore Wire website -simple, cheap - so decided to order and it won't let me unless I create an account. I'm not going to create an account with a company to buy a
$4 item - especially since it is the only product they sell and should last forever. I decided to call or email them and couldn't find any contact information on the website - no address, no phone number, no email address. I clicked on "Return Policy" and it doesn't go anywhere. It appears you have to set up an account to read the return policy. Disappointing. I'd like to try it, but I guess I'm just too stubborn or old fashioned. Thanks for listening to my rant. :-)

 

[oldguy]

I went to the Bore Wire website -simple, cheap - so decided to order and it won't let me unless I create an account. I'm not going to create an account with a company to buy a
$4 item - especially since it is the only product they sell and should last forever. I decided to call or email them and couldn't find any contact information on the website - no address, no phone number, no email address. I clicked on "Return Policy" and it doesn't go anywhere. It appears you have to set up an account to read the return policy. Disappointing. I'd like to try it, but I guess I'm just too stubborn or old fashioned. Thanks for listening to my rant. :-)

Professor, I ordered from him on Ebay, he was fast and excellent service to the extent he made mine slightly longer because I have an after market 28" barrel, I never tried ordering from his website.

 

[oldguy]

The set-up (that you don't have to buy) bolts to the side and you drill from the back. The ones they send around have the proper drill bit too.

PTG Receiver Drilling Fixture Ruger 10/22

No doubt best cost effective way will do.

 

[Spcwolf]

I generally use a 22lr snake in my 223 barrels. And a 308 snake in my 8mm barrels. It still works, just not as hard to use.
I generally use them to dry the barrel after using hopps #9. I have a aluminum rod for the actual cleaning.

Some times I bring them to the range to clean the barrel if I am doing zeroing work. It's real useful for surplus ammo, some of it really fouls the barrel.

 

[Professor]

Thanks, oldguy. I'll do that. By the way, I wonder which of us is really the old guy. I turn 70 on the 16th - although it doesn't seem possible. I just got here. Time is a strange phenomenon.

 

[oldguy]

Thanks, oldguy. I'll do that. By the way, I wonder which of us is really the old guy. I turn 70 on the 16th - although it doesn't seem possible. I just got here. Time is a strange phenomenon.

Have you by a few months turned 70 in February, life went by in a blur however I acted old as a young man, turned grey at 35 only thing that really upsets me is I don't have the energy I once had, but the upside is I'm still here.