BARREL CLEANING BORE SNAKE - 4.5MM

a HOPPE'S knock-off boresnake and, as the name implies, used to swab through the bore of a rifle chambered .17 / 4.5mm calibre.

From the manufacturer's website:

"

The boresnake consist of :

• 1. BORE BRUSH : embedded in the cord loosens hard deposits.
• 2. FIRST FLOSS AREA : removes foreign particles prior to the scrubbing action of the brush.
• 3. MAIN FLOSS AREA : with 160 times more surface area than a patch, cleans like no other product.
• 4. BRASS WEIGHT : slips easily through barrel. Grasp and pull cleaning cord through bore.
• Caliber or gauge is stamped into the brass weight.
• -Brushes an swabs bore in one quick pass
• -Built-in bore brushes
• -Multiple short brushes embedded in the floss pass easily through
• the shortest action or port
• -Initial floss area (inside the barrel) removes loose grit and
• debris prior to the scrubbing action of the brush
• -Main floss, with 160 times more floss than a patch, super cleans the bore
• -Brass weighted drop-through cord slips easily down barrel; No assembly required
• -Grasp and pull the cleaning cord through the barrel.
• -One pull through does it all.
• -Lightweight and compact
• -No exposed metal to damage sensitive rifling or crown
• -Solvent compatible
• -Product type: Fishing Rope"

 

Feel free to watch the video here below as an instructional on how to use a boresnake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asDENgBx0KI&ab_channel=MrBulletpoints

Be duly aware that this is a knock-off product and that you will get what you pay for. The HOPPE'S original variant will set you back atleast twice the price of this one.