So, I snapped the string on a boresnake today...

[CraigAPS]

I have just finished my first AR build. I wanted to make sure that there was nothing in the barrel from manufacturing (metal shavings or anything). So, I figured that I'd just run my boresnake through it a couple times and call it good. It's a fairly new one. I've only used it a couple times on my .22 rifle. Very difficult to pull through. I assumed it's because I'm a pansy, but, after today, I guess maybe I'm not a complete wuss. It was a Hoppes Viper .22 caliber. I assumed it would fit fine down the 5.56 barrel. Well, I pulled and pulled and I was making no headway. So, I kept pulling. The darn string snapped! It didn't come apart. It snapped. Am I just THAT strong (not likely)? Is it a bad product or just a bad one? Is there another boresanke that I should try? Or should I just go to a one-piece rod? What do you all do?

 

[OutdoorDad]

That shouldn’t have happened.

 

[luger fan]

You are that strong. Mine is so tight on my 10/22 I must wrap the end on a screwdriver to get leverage.

 

[Areoflyer09]

I gave up on boresnake and .22s. I’d rather go the slower route with brushes and patches than fight the boresnake.

 

[worddoer]

I just recently starting using bore cleaners. But after some research on the internet, I saw many people who had the same problem as you.

That is why I choose to use the Otis Ripcord. By the nature of it's design, that cannot happen.

I now have one in all of my AR buttstocks.

https://otistec.com/ripcord/

 

[Ddillard]

I just recently starting using bore cleaners. But after some research on the internet, I saw many people who had the same problem as you.

That is why I choose to use the Otis Ripcord. By the nature of it's design, that cannot happen.

I now have one in all of my AR buttstocks.

https://otistec.com/ripcord/

I hear you on the Otis. I have been using mine for several years now.

 

[Expat]

The brass tip that is supposed to pull the thin part through was too thick to go in my barrel... Said it was .22...

 

[sht4brnz]

Boresnake Vipers are known to be problematic for this very reason.
buy the original, no problems

 

[Woobie]

No bore snakes for me. Dewey one piece rods FTW.

 

[CraigAPS]

Apparently, I should have done more research before getting one. I figured it'd get easier the more I used it, but I also thought it'd last long enough to get to that point. Oh, well. I'll have to look into the Otis Ripcords for a quick cleaning and one-piece rod for thorough cleaning. Definitely won't use a three-piece again. I broke one at the connection, which is what took me to my LGS that day. They were out of one-piece rods. So, I thought the boresnake would be a good option. Obviously, I was wrong. So, Dewey is a good one-piece? Is there a material that's better than others? Carbon fiber, brass, steel (as long as it's covered with something)?

 

[Dean C.]

I just recently starting using bore cleaners. But after some research on the internet, I saw many people who had the same problem as you.

That is why I choose to use the Otis Ripcord. By the nature of it's design, that cannot happen.

I now have one in all of my AR buttstocks.

https://otistec.com/ripcord/

+1 for the Otis I love mine

 

[Woobie]

Apparently, I should have done more research before getting one. I figured it'd get easier the more I used it, but I also thought it'd last long enough to get to that point. Oh, well. I'll have to look into the Otis Ripcords for a quick cleaning and one-piece rod for thorough cleaning. Definitely won't use a three-piece again. I broke one at the connection, which is what took me to my LGS that day. They were out of one-piece rods. So, I thought the boresnake would be a good option. Obviously, I was wrong. So, Dewey is a good one-piece? Is there a material that's better than others? Carbon fiber, brass, steel (as long as it's covered with something)?

I can't remember what the Dewey is made out of. Aluminum would be my guess, with the plastic coating.

 

[sht4brnz]

Dewey rods are typically Steel wrapped in a nylon coating.
Found this out because the rifling on my rifle was dimensionally tight. I was using the correct rod for the caliber. With some excessive force I got the jag out of the muzzle. If figured the patch was the culprit. Nope. The nylon jacket was a smidge bigger than the bore. Had to attach a slide hammer to extract it. Fun!

 

[russc2542]

my .22 boresnake is tight but works fine.

the fibers are the same size but there are fewer of them (vs larger calibers) and thus fewer gaps between them to compress into.