As much fun as the shooting
sports are, once the fun is over you need to take care of your equipment. This includes cleaning your firearms. Contrary to popular belief, your firearms do
need to be cleaned and lubed to maintain proper function and accuracy.
Everyone is familiar with
the standard cleaning kit consisting of cleaning rod, brass bore brush and cotton
patches. These have worked well for many
decades. But they do have their own
disadvantages. A traditional patch does
not conform to the round shape of the bore and you end up using numerous
patches to obtain a clean bore. A bore
patch does not reach into the nooks and crannies of modern semi-auto
firearms. You could use old-fashioned
Q-tips, but they are made of cotton which leaves cotton fuzz everywhere, they
are short and don’t have flexible shafts.
Finally, you end up with a pile of trash to be thrown away.
Now there is something
better to help clean your firearms.
Bore-tips and Gun-tips by Swab-its (Swab-its). Both of
these items use a lint-free synthetic material that is washable and
reusable. No more throwing away piles of
cotton patches or Q-tips.
Gun-tips:
Gun-tips are simply a synthetic
Q-tip with a plastic, flexible shaft.
They are great for getting into the nooks and crannies of modern
firearms. They come in various sizes and
lengths and do an excellent job of cleaning the junk out of your firearm. Another great use is to help apply lubrication. You can put the lubrication where you want it
instead of spraying lube everywhere and hoping it goes to the right lubrication
points. Just pick the one you need to
help with your cleaning.
Sample of Gun-tips
Use Gun-tips to clean into
deep pockets.
Great for applying lube
where you want it
Bore-tips:
Bore-tips are a caliber
specific combination of cleaning jag, bore mop and cleaning patch in one. Bore-tips thread onto a standard cleaning rod
and can be used to apply cleaning solution to the bore as well as removing
loose particulates (just like a cloth cleaning patch or cleaning jag) once the
brass brush has been run through several times.
Due to being round in shape and conforming to the shape of the bore the
Bore-tip is more efficient than traditional cleaning patches. They are also great for applying a uniform
coat of oil to the inside of the bore for long-term storage.
Sample Bore-tips
Bore-tip replaces cleaning
jag, bore mop and cleaning patch
Use as cleaning jag, bore
mop and cleaning patch
I like both of these products
from Swab-its and think they will be a useful addition to your cleaning kit.
They may seem expensive but
they are washable and reusable. In the
long run you should save money and reduce waste going to the landfill and more
efficiently clean your firearms.
-Mez
11/13/2014
