Gun cleaning kit recomendations.

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My current kit consists of parts and pieces I've amassed over the years. It is a disorganized mess of rods and jags. I am considering purchasing a kit amd wonder what the practical people of BCUSA recomend.

I would like to have one kit to cover everything from .22 pistol up to 12 gauge. If it is small and portable, that is fine, but large and complete is prefered. I know some of the cheaper parts I have bought in the past seem flimsy and I am looking to upgrade beyond that.

I see the "Bore Snakes" and "Tactical" systems out there and wonder if they are as good or better than the old fashioned rods. New fangled is nice..... if it works!
 
I just use a fishing tackle box none of the kits seem to hold everything you accumulate.
 
Picked up the little "tool roll" of rods/brushes and jags in a bargain some time back, now I wish i would have picked up a couple of more.
As I did want to bring more "stuff'... pressed into service a Mil First aid pouch.

This goes with me every where....and does cover from .22 to .12 ga.
Wish i could tell you where to get one, if I knew I would buy a couple of more.

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Third vote for Otis here. I liked mine so much I gave my father one last Christmas. Ours clean every gun we own.
 
Bard said:
Third vote for Otis here. I liked mine so much I gave my father one last Christmas. Ours clean every gun we own.
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Nice gift. This is available thru Amazon for less than $30. I carry one like this in my range bag.
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Like you I have a hodge-podge of cleaning supplies. Brass rods, steel rods, fiberglass rods, brass brushes (some of which don't fit the rods I have) and so forth. I looked at the kits Cabela's sells and there should be one there that covers everything from .22 to 12 bore. I think that is what I am going to buy. Sometimes you get a lot of stuff you don't need with those kits so I want to look at them carefully before deciding. After reading the other posts I will also look at what Otis has.

Here is a link to Cabela's cleaning kits and tools. There are some Otis kits here and I see they are on sale.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/brow...0;cat104814180&WTz_st=GuidedNav&WTz_stype=GNU

In the field I carry a 4 piece breakdown rod with a jag and a couple of patches. One of the guns I shoot doesn't always eject so its really there for knocking the shell out if it should happen. Or cleaning the mud out of the end of the barrel if I stumble and stick it in the ground.
 
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I have an Otis cleaning kit. I usually use Breakfree instead of the Otis solvent, though. I also own a few Dewey cleaning nylon coated cleaning rods. Dewey makes quality cleaning equipment. It's not cheap, though. MidwayUSA sells, or at least used to sell a pretty complete cleaning kit.

I don't like steel sectional cleaning rods. Someone told me they cause excessive wear on rifle bores.
 
I've been yankin' boresnakes for several years in my big bore rifles. They are fast, easy to carry and use and wash up easily in the washing machine. I was watching a program on snipers the other night and they swear by them, too......good 'nuff fer me!
 
Well, I stand on the other side of the fence when it comes to Otis. I think they blow and for the money they ask for them, they are not worth it. I have lots of them because I get issued them often. I'm still a cleaning rod over cable type of guy. Bore Snakes are nice for a quick swipe of the bore.
 
weapons maint..

when ever i take one of my weapons out to the field or range i take some type of weapons maint.set carried in a Army nylon M-16 weapons maint. case with me which includes a military metal rod and handle,lube,patches,rag,tooth brush,bore and chamber brushes and a mini screw driver and lastly small parts...incase i have a stuck rd/case in the chamber i maintain the ability to clear that stuck rd/case and continue to shoot...i also use a pull through/bore snake for every weapon i have,they help to clear the bore of powder residue/gunk...this set works for me vince g. 11B...vince g. 11B Inf:38:...
 
I am not a fan of bore snakes, and I avoid anything that has Teflon in it. I have noticed over the years that if Teflon gets in the bore of a rifle it takes a half a dozen fouling shots to make it shoot accurately again. I use PB blaster, or Balistol for all my cleaning and lubricating needs on everything but my semi autos, and there I use G96. As far as the rest of the cleaning kit, you get what you pay for. I prefer rods over cables, and nylon brushes over copper ones. That does not mean that I will not use the others, because I do. I have a couple of cable kits, and one always goes with me if I am going to be out all day very far from the house. It is better to have and not need than need and not have. I have also found that surplus military cleaning kits are nice to have on hand. I have a 50 cal cleaning rod and patch jig. The 50 cal cleaning rod and patch jig work well for cleaning my larger caliber handguns and rifles.

Best wishes,

Joe
 
Hmm, seems I'll be the first to recommend the ol' standard Hoppes. Like most, I've accumulated a bunch of misc parts and pieces over the years, and most of them are from Hoppes. They seem to hold up decent as long as you don't overcrank the jags into the rod and strip the plastic.

I'm a big fan of the Hoppe's No. 9 solvent too. It's tackled some of the nastiest cleaning jobs I've seen. And here's a little tip that's helped me: if you're working on a REALLY dirty bore (read "neglected'), try alternating between Hoppe's solvent and Break-Free CLP. For some reason, the combo of the 2 products just seems to work magic for me! JMHO and as always YMMV.
 
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