I consider the BoreSnake the greatest invention since the leather Harley thong my wife wears from time too time!!!

I have one for each caliber weapon I own (shotguns, rifles, handguns.. havent figured how practical one would be for a smokepole tho?)and simply keep them in the case with the gun while hunting. I use it each time I get back too the truck each morning/night and then again before the gun goes back into the safe. I rarely deep clean or "strip" a gun during season unless it gets submerged or used in a downpour, otherwise the only cleaning the bores get during the season is viathe Snakes.

I don't put any solvent on them either as you would then need to run a dry patch down them to remove the residue,
RA