BORE SNAKE CLEAN

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16-06-2023, 05:42 PM
Trout

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BORE SNAKE CLEAN

After firing a few rounds thinking my scope wasn't tracking accurately.Gave the tika a bore snake clean and went to the range this morning.Barrel won't stay hot long in our winter mornings.
Meet Zeb there from Temuka with all his toys,nice.I hopefully only needed to fire a few rounds,2 flyers and 3 for a group.Zeb let me go ahead while his rifle cooled down.Well I fired 2 shots off the bonnet of the truck,woow thats all I need.Cleaning with hoppes I get a couple of flyers 1st then a tightish group of 3 afterwards.
Maybe the bore snake is a softer cleaner than the hoppes9 ?any how il leave the scope alone now.Zebs 7ml mag must have woken up every rabbit with in 5 ks with its earth shaking noise,lols
Heres my result after a quick bore snake clean using Hornady 165gr ssts.
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16-06-2023, 05:59 PM
Micky Duck

yeah..I get same deal with 3 patches on jag...one with breakfree CLP... flip it over and poke through again,then same with a dry patch..then again with CLP to leave little bit coating bore
only do the hoppes thing every 6 months to a year or maybe even two... they are clean but the buildup of copper etc hasnt moved so bore shoots the same.
16-06-2023, 06:35 PM
Trout

Interesting,no flyers after bore snake,flyers after Hoppes.Hoppes stink the house out,which makes me unpopular ��
16-06-2023, 06:46 PM
Bol Tackshin

:wtfsmilie: Hoppes does not stink!
16-06-2023, 06:53 PM
Trout

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Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

:wtfsmilie: Hoppes does not stink!

You must have covit,losted yr sense of smell.:thumbsup:
16-06-2023, 07:17 PM
Micky Duck

I BELIEVE its because you using boresnake and me using simple patches are simply giving it a bit of a whipe over ,removing the bulky crud,unburnt powder and adding a little "something" to semi coat bore VS using hoppes etc is stripping back to bare metal
so we are in effect still using a fouled bore
16-06-2023, 07:40 PM
Trout

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I BELIEVE its because you using boresnake and me using simple patches are simply giving it a bit of a whipe over ,removing the bulky crud,unburnt powder and adding a little "something" to semi coat bore VS using hoppes etc is stripping back to bare metal
so we are in effect still using a fouled bore

Ye could be.
16-06-2023, 09:39 PM
Pengy

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Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

:wtfsmilie: Hoppes does not stink!

tis the Castrol R of the shooting world
16-06-2023, 09:41 PM
Pengy

IE....sweeeet
16-06-2023, 09:52 PM
20 Bore

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

:wtfsmilie: Hoppes does not stink!

Hoppes doesn't so much stink as it invades the insides of your nostrils and leaves a coating there worse than lynx africa
16-06-2023, 10:24 PM
Steve123

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Originally Posted by 20 Bore

Hoppes doesn't so much stink as it invades the insides of your nostrils and leaves a coating there worse than lynx africa

If they made a hoppes roll on .........
16-06-2023, 10:42 PM
Marty Henry

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Originally Posted by Steve123

If they made a hoppes roll on .........

Young's 303 cleaner, that's the scent for a man!
16-06-2023, 10:53 PM
Trout

To me hoppes9 smells like top fuel meths at drag racing :thumbsup:My wife hates the smell of hoppes9 floating around the house,she threatens to light a match.lols
16-06-2023, 11:11 PM
TimC

G96 should be made as men's cologne
18-06-2023, 09:57 PM
Old_School

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

:wtfsmilie: Hoppes does not stink!

Sure smells bad to me! Soak one patch in the stuff and you know all about it!
18-06-2023, 10:55 PM
Tahr

I've only been to that range once - and Zeb was there. Nice to meet him.

You can shoot a rifle Mr Trout.
19-06-2023, 09:26 AM
Finnwolf

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Originally Posted by Steve123

If they made a hoppes roll on .........

Nah, Youngs 303 cleaner for the win!:thumbsup:
19-06-2023, 11:08 AM
Hall

I always run a bore snake down before shooting, don't like the idea of filaments of patch cotton left in the bore.
19-06-2023, 01:24 PM
Northlandnewbie

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Originally Posted by Trout

After firing a few rounds thinking my scope wasn't tracking accurately.Gave the tika a bore snake clean and went to the range this morning.Barrel won't stay hot long in our winter mornings.
Meet Zeb there from Temuka with all his toys,nice.I hopefully only needed to fire a few rounds,2 flyers and 3 for a group.Zeb let me go ahead while his rifle cooled down.Well I fired 2 shots off the bonnet of the truck,woow thats all I need.Cleaning with hoppes I get a couple of flyers 1st then a tightish group of 3 afterwards.
Maybe the bore snake is a softer cleaner than the hoppes9 ?any how il leave the scope alone now.Zebs 7ml mag must have woken up every rabbit with in 5 ks with its earth shaking noise,lols
Heres my result after a quick bore snake clean using Hornady 165gr ssts.

Out of interest what brand is the bore snake you’re using? Need to get one may as well get something that works…cheers
19-06-2023, 02:10 PM
Bos

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Originally Posted by Steve123

If they made a hoppes roll on .........

Bit off topic (sorry Grant), but imagine if Hornady, or Nosler, or Federal, or one of the other big brands made a deodorant or cologne. Im not talking stag piss during the roar, but something different that would let the ladies know that yip, he's definitely a hunter.
That would save all the "have to be a gentleman" at the start before reverting back to basic old feral. I reackon there's a business opportunity there somewhere.
Might ask the missus and see what she reackons :wtfsmilie:
19-06-2023, 04:37 PM
Steve123

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Originally Posted by Northlandnewbie

Out of interest what brand is the bore snake you’re using? Need to get one may as well get something that works…cheers

Ali express is your friend for bore snakes. You can get 10 for what you'd pay retail here.
19-06-2023, 04:46 PM
dannyb

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Originally Posted by Steve123

Ali express is your friend for bore snakes. You can get 10 for what you'd pay retail here.

Nail on the head 100%
19-06-2023, 04:47 PM
zimmer

I used a Hoppes one and promptly got it stuck in one of my 22RFs. If the fowling is dry there is a good chance of this happening.
Also trying to remember if there are 22RF and 22CF versions. Mine is a 22CF.
I won't be pulling it thru a 22RF again!

I don't hunt now but used to carry a length of single core 7/.029 conduit cable. Outer PVC was skinned midway for about 30 mm. Just used to sepearte the cores and feed a bit of 4x2 thru. Worked a treat.
Used it on at least on occassion when I hadn't taped over the end of my barrel and got mud in the muzzle.

Otherwise, cleaning rods at home.
19-06-2023, 07:03 PM
Trout

Bore Snake Buddy is the brand, make i use.Nothing flash,all they had in Timaru at the time of purchase.Doesnt seem to scour the bore out to bear metal.First shot near bullsize,close enough for deers.
20-06-2023, 08:51 AM
Sidetrack

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Originally Posted by Steve123

Ali express is your friend for bore snakes. You can get 10 for what you'd pay retail here.

Thank you, great tip. Am a recent convert to bore snakes so just had a quick look on the site and see they also have gun socks. Bit of retail therapy coming up.