DAVIDSDIVAD
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I don't know about you guys, but I picked up one of those Hoppe's bore snakes for my 1911 a while ago.
I absolutely love the 12 gauge Hoppe's bore snake that I have, as it has a big fluff of material at the head of the cleaning section, and it fits the bore very tightly.
However, I got about three good cleanings out of the bore snake I bought marked 45 caliber pistol, and now it seems like the snake is barely even .44 inches in diameter. The fluff present on my 12 ga snake was also ironed (burned?) off.
There is no difficulty whatsoever in pulling the snake through the bore, and it feels like the brass bristles are just tickling the bore.
Do you guys know of any boresnake brands that fit the bore of a .45 pistol nicely after repeated uses??
I do use cleaning rods and all of the associated gadgets, but nothing beat scrubbing out fouling with the bore snake. (I would step on the brass weight after threading it through the barrel, hold onto the fabric loop, and then scrub like a madman with the other hand)
I absolutely love the 12 gauge Hoppe's bore snake that I have, as it has a big fluff of material at the head of the cleaning section, and it fits the bore very tightly.
However, I got about three good cleanings out of the bore snake I bought marked 45 caliber pistol, and now it seems like the snake is barely even .44 inches in diameter. The fluff present on my 12 ga snake was also ironed (burned?) off.
There is no difficulty whatsoever in pulling the snake through the bore, and it feels like the brass bristles are just tickling the bore.
Do you guys know of any boresnake brands that fit the bore of a .45 pistol nicely after repeated uses??
I do use cleaning rods and all of the associated gadgets, but nothing beat scrubbing out fouling with the bore snake. (I would step on the brass weight after threading it through the barrel, hold onto the fabric loop, and then scrub like a madman with the other hand)