Bore Snake impossibility w/ s&w 15-22

[Wojo]

Anyone else have issues with getting a 22 bore snake to get started through the barrel on the S&W mp 15-22? The weight easly feeds in but it is like the shoelace portion before the actual cleaning portion of the bore snake is too large. I tied some fishing line to it with a tine bead and tied it to the weight and was able to get it started that way but without it I can not get the weight to go down the barrel.

 

[seankar]

no problems with mine, Are you using a rifle bore snake or one for a pistol. Mine is long enough for the cord to let the weight go all the way thru before the snake is chambered.
also try stretching the cord a few times

 

[Funbrit]

I snake mine and have no issues at all feeding and pulling, are you sure it's a .22 cal snake?

 

[Wojo]

Yes sir, def the 22 cal snake and it is long enough for rifle. The problem is that when I put the little brass weight (labeled .22) into the chamber it doesn't really fall anywhere. As soon as the black show string like portion start to try to go into the barrel it hangs up. Must just have a bad one. I use the bore snakes for quick field cleaning in a bunch of other rifles, I think I just have a lemon!

 

[woodrow76]

The bore snake works fine on my rifle. Slides through with no problems. As some one mentioned above the one you maybe for pistols.

 

[Wojo]

I must really have a lemon... Just tried it in my Gsg 1911 22, same results. The black string is just too large.

 

[jimbobborg]

I have this problem sometimes with my .22 bore snake and one of my ARs. It may be hanging up on something in the chamber. Mine did occasionally.

 

[Redcobra]

Which way are you pulling it?

 

[Goose Guy]

I had issues with my boresnake fitting down the barrel of my Savage 64 the first time. I think it was due to all the powder/oil/etc. mixture sticking the string or weight to the barrel. This was after an extensive shooting session, by the way. No real problems since then.

 

[monkey]

No problems for me with my black/purple bore snake. You could try switching to the long metal rods with a brush at the end.

 

[jbollman]

Only issue I had was not paying attention and catching the loop on the extractor.

 

[TheEvilZX2]

My boresnake passes through my 15-22 without a problem. Just a bit tighter than passing through my AR's, but never had a problem.

 

[Screwtop.243]

I have dedicated bore Hoppe's bore snakes for my .22LR and 22 centerfires. I've experienced no problem pulling them through the bores of either type.

A while back, I posted about a difficulty I was having with a .243 boresnake. For some reason, it was very difficult to pull through my falling block .243 but worked fine in my A-bolt. It was theorized that a higher rate of twist might be the culprit but I checked and twist rates were the same between the 2 rifles. Maybe you've got a defective bore snake that slithered it's way through quality controll a little fat?

 

[Wojo]

Before I was married, I was occasionally known to let some fat ones slip past my quality control especially after a few cold ones now a fat bore snake, great !

 

[Tungsten]

I usually just put some spit on it and push a little harder. Hope that helps.

 

[smokey]

It's not getting caught on a rough spot on your gun is it? I'd be sure to drop it as straight down into the chamber as possible so it doesn't get snagged on the extractor cutout.

 

[Wojo]

It's just that damn cord between the brass weight (marked 22) and the actual bore snake that is too large. It's not so large that it will not go through at all, just too large for the weight to pull it through on it's own. If you give it some assistance with some fishing line tied to the brass and dropped down first, all is well. Just sucks that it will not work on its own. Tried it now in everything I own 22 and it's the same deal

 

[GoGoGadget]

You must have a defect. The only issue i've had with bore snake and the 15-22 is that sometimes the fat part ( the cleaning part of the bore snake) will catch on the ejector, so I have to hold the rifle in an odd position to get it to pull through cleanly.

As far as the leader cord ( black thin cord with the brass weight) I have had no problem with it cleanly dropping down the barrel.

You gots a dud. Contact hoppes and get them to make it right.

 

[mudskipper]

The most important question of all however, is why are you cleaning the bore on a .22?

Why?

The only thing you're acomplishing is damaging it, little by little. Everytime you run a brush or snake down the bore on a .22, you ruin it a little bit more. 22's subjected to "normal" firing do not need the bores cleaned.

Unless it's a full-auto gun that has been subjected to multiple (like hundreds of rounds) mag dumps in rapid succession, there is generally no leading inside the bore.

modern .22 ammo is not corrosive. It's dirty, but the residue will not hurt the bore. And under normal firing conditions, the bullets will not lead up the rifling.

Clean the crud out of the action, but leave the bore alone.

 

[Wojo]

I prob had a few thousand through the gun and the accuracy started slipping a bit. Once cleaned though it was restored. I don't think that cleaning the barrel every few thousand is over kill... Thoughts? Thanks for the knowledge mudskipper