bore cleaning question? (wool mops)

~Mr. Colt .45~

I have a lot of gun cleaning kits laying around the house and i have a bunch of those wool and cotton bore mops. but for some reason i cant get them to go down the barrel of any of my guns! Lets say i want to clean my .20GA i will grab the .20GA mop attachment and it wont fit down the barrel! same with all the other cailbers. am i doing something wrong or is there a trick to it? (just so you know the way i clean my gun is use the copper brush to knock loose the debreis and then the bore solvet with a cotton patch followed by a light coating of rem oil with a cotton patch! What are the mops used for anyway! soak up moisture????Does anyone else have this problem[?]

michaellee32084

quote:Originally posted by ~Mr. Colt .45~
I have a lot of gun cleaning kits laying around the house and i have a bunch of those wool and cotton bore mops. but for some reason i cant get them to go down the barrel of any of my guns! Lets say i want to clean my .20GA i will grab the .20GA mop attachment and it wont fit down the barrel! same with all the other cailbers. am i doing something wrong or is there a trick to it? (just so you know the way i clean my gun is use the copper brush to knock loose the debreis and then the bore solvet with a cotton patch followed by a light coating of rem oil with a cotton patch! What are the mops used for anyway! soak up moisture????Does anyone else have this problem[?]
The instructions in the last kit I bought say to use the mop to apply a light coat of oil in the bore.Which makes them kind of pointless when a patch can do the same thing.I have been using mine this way.It seems to leave a thiner coating of oil because of the tight fit.a light spray of rem oil on the mop only.

jonk

I also find the mops to be useless. Never had an issue with them going down the bore though.

geeguy

I would question the size. I use these on all my pistols, rifles, and shotguns for the final coat of thin Clensoil. On the shotguns, just one swipe cleans most of the powder tracks and coats.

Never had any problem as long as using the proper size. A patch will work also, just not as complete as the mop.

That being said, you may wish to use a "snake". I use bore cleaner prior to the brass, then dry, then Clensoil near the end, for a quick clean method. (I am not saying this is the best method, just for a quick clean at the range and back in the box for next week)