Thats all you need for a 12 ga. While they may be only good for in between cleanings on smaller calibers where the copper jacket rides on the rifling, you are talking a 12 gauge slug gun shooting sabot slugs. The grooves and lands are so big compared to regular medium or small bore rifles that the same cleaning issues rarely if ever arise. Unless you notice a big drop in accuracy ora buildup of plastic tailings etc I wouldn't even bother withregular cleaningsexcept maybe once a year if at all.With a slug gun your talking maybe 20 rounds a year at most. ( and if your shooting more than that for practice I think you should seriously consider a 22rimfire rifle as the cost of shooting sabot slugs is prohibitive at least for me and slug guns simplyain't fun to shoot) take care.

It is not a substitute for proper & thorough cleaning. But...I would bet it some who use itdon't clean their guns anyway. For those folks it is great. Not only will it somewhat clean your bore it will not damage it. I also bet many crowns,chambers & throats have been compromised by improper cleaning methods using a rod. They have thier place. I use them in the field. At least two for each gun. One I use with BBS & one with nothing on it. You do have to wash them but not after each use. All in all...I like them.

I use them for cleaning all my rifles and pistols. They work great for me. I use a foaming cleaner first, then use the bore snake for several passes. The bore is bright and clean when finished.

MET

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.

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I like to use them for field use and for a quick clean. I spray a small amount of oil on the back of the snake to lightly oil the barrel in wet conditions. Still use the rod, brush, and patches for the heavy duty cleaning at home. When your snakes get dirty, run them through the washer and dryer, but stick them in old socks and tie the ends, otherwise they will be tied together into a million knots.