i am looking for a snake to use to quick clean my 400 legend rifle. i am only able to find a 40 caliber snake for a pistol. can i use one for 416 caliber?
bore snake
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Sure. Snakes are forgiving if you don't get too rough.
Older Son came in with a beat up Rem 742 in 243 Win one night asking if the bore was OK. He'd bought it sight unseen from a 'friend' who had zero knowledge of firearms. Son wanted the bore cleaned so he could see what he'd got so I told him to look on the rack behind the loading bench for a bore snake. He came back with one and I dropped the weight down the bore and began to tug. I'd squirted something or other down the bore (probably CLP) to soften the fouling but man was it pulling hard. I kept tugging and finally got the snake out the muzzle leaving the bore sparkly bright and shiny. Only then did I actually LOOK at the package Son had taken the bore snake from.
The tag said .30 not .243/6mm.
Older Son came in with a beat up Rem 742 in 243 Win one night asking if the bore was OK. He'd bought it sight unseen from a 'friend' who had zero knowledge of firearms. Son wanted the bore cleaned so he could see what he'd got so I told him to look on the rack behind the loading bench for a bore snake. He came back with one and I dropped the weight down the bore and began to tug. I'd squirted something or other down the bore (probably CLP) to soften the fouling but man was it pulling hard. I kept tugging and finally got the snake out the muzzle leaving the bore sparkly bright and shiny. Only then did I actually LOOK at the package Son had taken the bore snake from.
The tag said .30 not .243/6mm.I use them for field cleaning. They work but, I bore scope my firearms and they don't clean as good as a new brush, patch with rod and solvent.
i just wanted one to swipe barrel after hunting in rain/snow. i intend to use bore brush to clean after the season.
^^^Bore snakes are really good for that. I haul an AR in both pickup and UTV and those get a 'snaking' every month or two even if not fired just to remove dust.
rugerjunkie
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Whats the barrel length of your rifle?
The weighted string on my .40 cal bore snake is 22" long. I'd try that before using one for a larger bore. The bristles get bent backwards and don't do the intended job when put in smaller bore diameters.
The weighted string on my .40 cal bore snake is 22" long. I'd try that before using one for a larger bore. The bristles get bent backwards and don't do the intended job when put in smaller bore diameters.
from the start of the bore to end of the muzzle brake its 25"
