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One up for Otis gun cleaning systems

I have been a long time user of the Hoppes boresnakes and I an not going to bash them in any way.   My first bad experience with gun cleaning was when I bent a 3 piece cleaning rod trying to clean a 22 magnum rifle.  I learned that the one piece cleaning rods were worth the money, but it was always annoying trying to find a place in my tool room to put the thing.   I found out about boresnakes when one of my gun shops started stocking them and I really loved how fast it was to clean a rifle.  When i started shooting AR15s it was really, really nice to have them laying around.   One time I took 6 of my .223 guns to the range and when I got back, I just lined them all up and cleaning the barrels in about 10 minutes.   Boresnakes really do save you time, but there was one drawback.

I have a 30 caliber bore snake that I used on several of my rifles, but i have a  lot of problems with cleaning my FAL.   For some reason the DSA FAL I have does not like to swallow a boresnake and I have a lot of trouble trying to get the little brass end to drop down the barrel and pull it through.   I have ended up having to use an Otis gun cleaning kit for the .308 rifle because it feeds and fits properly.   My FAL is hands down the easiest semi-auto gun to break down and clean and I can honestly clean most of it with a rag, but getting inside the chamber or muzzle needs a traditional cleaning.   Not all of the Otis gun cleaning systems are caliber specific, but it’s nice to have a cleaning kit that gets everything done on my DSA Arms SA58.

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Otis butt stock cleaning kit

The first time I ever got a hold of an Otis gun cleaning kit I was kinda overwhelmed with the amount of brushes and tools that were in it.   It was a universal rifle and pistol cleaning kit and I was kind of bothered by how much stuff was jiggling around inside the pouch.   I know now that this was a little more than what I really needed, but once I figured out how to use the kit and what all of the tools were for all of the other cleaning kits from Otis were easier to use.   This is from someone that started out with a bolt action 22LR rifle and a Hoppes gun cleaning kit from K-Mart.

The gun cleaning that I have grown to hate usually is from the AR15 direct impingement guns I own.   I have heard numerous firearms instructors tell me that there is such a thing as too much cleaning, and knowing exactly what parts to lube and clean on an AR15 is the key to firearm maintenance.   The Otis gun cleaning kits I use now are specific to the firearm I am cleaning. Hoppes boresnakes have served me well, but getting into the parts of an AR15 especially the locking lugs is difficult without an AR15 brush designed for that type of chamber.  There are times you will need to literally scrape the locking lugs of an AR15 and Otis has the tools and gun cleaning kit for your needs.

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