natedog
Member
I bought an Otis "Delux" Kit off the of Ebay a month ago for $50, and have used it quite a bit since then. I've decided to post a brief write-up about it.
The kit comes packaged in a velvet-lined case, which seemed pretty sturdy. Inside their are bore brushes, the "hockey puck" belt cleaning kit, documentation on cleaning, several hundred "all-caliber" patches, brass cleaning kit, extra oil/solvent combo, and an extra pull-through cable. Inside the hockey puck belt kit, there are patch heads, cords, a T-handle to pull stubborn patches through, and space for patches and oil.
With this kit, I can clean my Colt Officers Model (.38 Special), Winchester Model 12 (20 gauge), M-1 Garand (.30-06), Mini-14 (.223- has since been sold at the time of this writing), and any other caliber that I'd need to clean in one sitting. While you can't use the cheap square patches you find at Wal-Mart, the propriety round patches are very strong and absorbent. Inserting one into the cleaning head forms a fat knot, and the patch cones out, meaning 360* patch coverage, so one patch can do the work of several regular patches. Plus, each patch can be re-used about six times (advertised- usually only about three) with a clean surface.
This kit has all you need to maintain an entire armory. All your handguns, rifles, and shotguns can be cleaned from breach to muzzle with one kit that can fit on your belt. The firearm doesn't even need to be disassembled to clean the bore. When you clean muzzle-bore, you're pulling fouling out of the barrel, in the direction of the bullet, without drawing any gunk into the action or damaging the muzzle.
I give the Otis Kit an A+. I wouldn't get the Delux kit unless you find a killer deal on it like I did. The standard universal kit is about $30.
Links here:
www.otisgun.com
www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/OtisFieldCleaningSystems_Overview.asp
http://www.impactguns.com/store/otis.html
The kit comes packaged in a velvet-lined case, which seemed pretty sturdy. Inside their are bore brushes, the "hockey puck" belt cleaning kit, documentation on cleaning, several hundred "all-caliber" patches, brass cleaning kit, extra oil/solvent combo, and an extra pull-through cable. Inside the hockey puck belt kit, there are patch heads, cords, a T-handle to pull stubborn patches through, and space for patches and oil.
With this kit, I can clean my Colt Officers Model (.38 Special), Winchester Model 12 (20 gauge), M-1 Garand (.30-06), Mini-14 (.223- has since been sold at the time of this writing), and any other caliber that I'd need to clean in one sitting. While you can't use the cheap square patches you find at Wal-Mart, the propriety round patches are very strong and absorbent. Inserting one into the cleaning head forms a fat knot, and the patch cones out, meaning 360* patch coverage, so one patch can do the work of several regular patches. Plus, each patch can be re-used about six times (advertised- usually only about three) with a clean surface.
This kit has all you need to maintain an entire armory. All your handguns, rifles, and shotguns can be cleaned from breach to muzzle with one kit that can fit on your belt. The firearm doesn't even need to be disassembled to clean the bore. When you clean muzzle-bore, you're pulling fouling out of the barrel, in the direction of the bullet, without drawing any gunk into the action or damaging the muzzle.
I give the Otis Kit an A+. I wouldn't get the Delux kit unless you find a killer deal on it like I did. The standard universal kit is about $30.
Links here:
www.otisgun.com
www.snipercountry.com/InReviews/OtisFieldCleaningSystems_Overview.asp
http://www.impactguns.com/store/otis.html