Stix wrote:With regard to bore snakes/pull through's...
*Any general observations, warnings, comments & experience with them...?
I need a couple more so thought id ask you guys before i get them...
No1_49er wrote:Stix wrote:With regard to bore snakes/pull through's...
*Any general observations, warnings, comments & experience with them...?
I need a couple more so thought id ask you guys before i get them...
Pull-throughs - a gunsmiths best friend. Mine has many examples.
May be OK for the very occasional use in the field, but many a rifle has been damaged, either at the crown or chamber, with their repeated use.
Why not use a one piece rod and a chamber, or muzzle, guide? Even a Martini, or a Browning BLR, can be cleaned successfully from the muzzle using a good guide.
Do your rifle a favour.
Stix wrote:Thanks.
Yes i do 99.9 % of my "proper" cleaning with rods & guides....
However, I like to carry pull-thru's in the field (well at least to the farm/have them in the car/ammo box) just in case i need them...i also like to give one a whip through every now & then if shooting targets with the 22lr & want to change ammo...or if away on a hunt for a few days, just whip one through the walkabout at the end of every day if its hammered a good few goats....then there's the quick lazy clean for the shotguns...
I need to replace the good Hoppes ones i once had & payed good money for, so thought id ask the questions above before shelling out another $120 for more of them....call me a stooge, but money is seriously tight at the moment--otherwise id be burning fuel & powder up the farm in stead of sitting here.
No1_49er wrote:Stix wrote:With regard to bore snakes/pull through's...
*Any general observations, warnings, comments & experience with them...?
I need a couple more so thought id ask you guys before i get them...
Pull-throughs - a gunsmiths best friend. Mine has many examples.
May be OK for the very occasional use in the field, but many a rifle has been damaged, either at the crown or chamber, with their repeated use.
Why not use a one piece rod and a chamber, or muzzle, guide? Even a Martini, or a Browning BLR, can be cleaned successfully from the muzzle using a good guide.
Do your rifle a favour.
bigfellascott wrote:Stix wrote:No1_49er wrote:Stix wrote:With regard to bore snakes/pull through's...
*Any general observations, warnings, comments & experience with them...?
I need a couple more so thought id ask you guys before i get them...
Pull-throughs - a gunsmiths best friend. Mine has many examples.
May be OK for the very occasional use in the field, but many a rifle has been damaged, either at the crown or chamber, with their repeated use.
Why not use a one piece rod and a chamber, or muzzle, guide? Even a Martini, or a Browning BLR, can be cleaned successfully from the muzzle using a good guide.
Do your rifle a favour.
Thanks.
Yes i do 99.9 % of my "proper" cleaning with rods & guides....
However, I like to carry pull-thru's in the field (well at least to the farm/have them in the car/ammo box) just in case i need them...i also like to give one a whip through every now & then if shooting targets with the 22lr & want to change ammo...or if away on a hunt for a few days, just whip one through the walkabout at the end of every day if its hammered a good few goats....then there's the quick lazy clean for the shotguns...
I need to replace the good Hoppes ones i once had & payed good money for, so thought id ask the questions above before shelling out another $120 for more of them....call me a stooge, but money is seriously tight at the moment--otherwise id be burning fuel & powder up the farm in stead of sitting here.
Save ya money and take ya cleaning rod Stix - you must shoot a lot of goats to require the bore to be cleaned after each day
I've left my rifles with a good 80-100rds down em before giving em a clean and they performed fine the whole time, I take a cleaning rod with me but not to clean with more so just in case I get a case stuck as such, that way I can poke the rod down the bore and tap the case out if it's needed.
Stix wrote:With regard to bore snakes/pull through's...
Anyone compared the likes of the cheapies available on ebay etc to the pricey ones like the Hoppes etc in terms of...
*quality of manufacture & material,
*ease of washing,
*the qualty & amount of the metal in them used for the brush section,
*are/do they appear to be made to the same 'diameter'...?,
*any mishaps with them in terms of the pull string ripping off while material is wedged in the bore...?,
*Any general observations, warnings, comments & experience with them...?
I need a couple more so thought id ask you guys before i get them...
Stix wrote:Blade...those vials--is that price for each...or for 30 of them...?
It ssys 1/30 peices...so im not sure...
Stix wrote:Anyone know approximately how many millilitres a 308 case holds to the base of the neck...??? ...
(i figured it out Blade--i had to hop on the PC to figure it out...cheers)
bladeracer wrote:Stix wrote:Anyone know approximately how many millilitres a 308 case holds to the base of the neck...??? ...
(i figured it out Blade--i had to hop on the PC to figure it out...cheers)
Will depend on the brand, best to measure it yourself with your own brass. It will also vary depending on how it's been sized or formed.
Stix wrote:Just afrer a rough guesstimate Blade...or do you know how many grains does one of those vials hold of average rifle powder...?
Im just wondering for carrying pre weighed charges in those vials...
wooosaah wrote:I don't see a difference between the Hoppe's and the Chinese Ebay bore snakes. I have 1 of each for 22 and wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
Stix wrote:wooosaah wrote:I don't see a difference between the Hoppe's and the Chinese Ebay bore snakes. I have 1 of each for 22 and wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
Thanks woosaah...
And no problems pulling the cheap ones through...?
(Sorry if thats what you mean, but im just clarifying)
Daddybang wrote:Spot on OB
This is my 30/30 pull thru.
Daddybang wrote:Spot on OB
This is my 30/30 pull thru.
Stix wrote:Daddybang wrote:Spot on OB
This is my 30/30 pull thru.
Whhaaaat...!??!
Thats a pull through---bore snake...
Sheesh...
If i had to guess, id have said that was a poor mans attempt at a Barra lure...
I was gonna suggest upping the poundage of the trace ...!!!
But that explains why there's no hook...!!!
Oldbloke wrote:Some people just love being ripped off.
Stix wrote:wooosaah wrote:I don't see a difference between the Hoppe's and the Chinese Ebay bore snakes. I have 1 of each for 22 and wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
Thanks woosaah...
And no problems pulling the cheap ones through...?
(Sorry if thats what you mean, but im just clarifying)