After a day of practice
One of the things that many gun collectors experience is what its like to take their collection to the range for a day and then shoot, then having to come home and clean everything. I remember the times I’ve attending State or regional events and took more than a few handguns or rifles. Some people like to take their time cleaing up their firearms and might let them sit for a few weeks before they get to them. Some people practically break their guns down and clean them before they get cold.
After taking a few new shooters to the range today, I didn’t worry about how much time I’d spend when I got home. The Hoppes Boresnake is a breeze to clean with. I tend to clean the barrels of all of the rifles I shoot immediately after I get home and cleaning a 22LR bolt action or semi-auto can be done in no more than 10 minutes. I’d recommend using BreakFree CLP and a 22 Caliber Boresnake and you really won’t need more than 2 or 3 cleaning patches to clean the bolt.
Boresnakes have been around for a long time, but it still amazes me at the number of people that aren’t aware of them. The notion of needing a long rod to clean your rifle bore is so out dated. I guess it’s mostly the guys that operate the AR15 type of firearms that really pay attention to how much time it takes to clean a rifle that they are the ones that don’t want to go through the hassle. The only way around not needing to clean an AR15 so much is to swap your upper out for a pistol version.