For the price of about 2 boresnakes, you can buy an Otis cleaning kit. The kit is only a little bigger than 2 cans of snuff and will clean anything from a .22 up to a 12 guage.

The problem I have with boresnakes is that they get dirty. They get dirty after you use them, and if you accidentally drop one in the dirt, you can't simply wipe it off and use it again.