Quote Originally Posted by Grit #1
Why would you want to pull a dirty, possibly sand ladden, rag through the bore of a perfectly good barrel. Not me! I push a patch through once and discard it, I wipe the rod off each time prior going down the tube. Keep it surgically clean and you will not ruin your barrel.
Best regards,
Grit
+1

Everything it ever "cleans" out of the bore gets embedded in the snake and pulled back through. I guess you could wash and dry it after every single pass, but that is pretty pointless. Would rather use the old patch puller and thong setup that the military used to use.