gdadphil Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Hi All I had seen the adverts on Guntrader for this item. Its a cylinder of felt type material around 2cm long designed to fit the bore very snugly. Normally I'm a bit cynical about a new product and want others to do all the hard work testing it out. I decided to put an order in and thought, well, as my guns are cleaned after each outing (too long ago 😒) I would wait until I went out again. When the mops arrived today, I thought I would just run the mops through the 2 O/U and 1 SBS in the cabinet, to see what happened. What a revelation ! see the attached picture for the results. I'm sold on the product and will use from now on. YMMV (for the record I have no connection with the company) cheers gdadphil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 the VFG rifle cleaning system has been around for a while now, same principle and also works well but expensive to run compared with patches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 A very expensive solution to an already solved problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Nylon brush, squirt of cleaner, bronze brush then kitchen roll then lightly oiled mop. That does for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Smokersmith said: A very expensive solution to an already solved problem. Exactly! 50p each! Edited November 27, 2020 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I am a sucker for gun cleaning products and anal about gun cleaning but think I will give this one a miss. I do shoot a similar product through my airgun barrels to clean and find they work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 21 hours ago, gdadphil said: Hi All I had seen the adverts on Guntrader for this item. Its a cylinder of felt type material around 2cm long designed to fit the bore very snugly. Normally I'm a bit cynical about a new product and want others to do all the hard work testing it out. I decided to put an order in and thought, well, as my guns are cleaned after each outing (too long ago 😒) I would wait until I went out again. When the mops arrived today, I thought I would just run the mops through the 2 O/U and 1 SBS in the cabinet, to see what happened. What a revelation ! see the attached picture for the results. I'm sold on the product and will use from now on. YMMV (for the record I have no connection with the company) cheers gdadphil What does YMMV mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 minute ago, billytheghillie said: What does YMMV mean? Usually Your Mileage May Vary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Napier super clean is far cheaper and a great product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, billytheghillie said: What does YMMV mean? Just guessing,,,, Your Method May Vary ? 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I have used them but if you push some paper kitchen towel through afterwards you wonder why you bought them I would not buy them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 27/11/2020 at 19:27, TIGHTCHOKE said: Exactly! 50p each! 10/- Nooooooo, I can't afford 10 bob each!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 28/11/2020 at 20:06, Centrepin said: 10/- Nooooooo, I can't afford 10 bob each!! Is that an old form of money, just after bartering died out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Is that an old form of money, just after bartering died out? It was a good form of money, because for Centrepin’s ten Bob you could have four pints of beer and a bag of chips afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I'm an old boy and still talk old money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 We could get 5 pints and fish chips back in the sixties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, snow white said: We could get 5 pints and fish chips back in the sixties Perhaps we bought better quality beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I couldn't always handle 5 pints of beer, but I tried. Strange but true, when I joined the army the diet was beer, fags, and chips ( I was unusual because I didn't smoke). I earned £4.00 a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 8 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Is that an old form of money, just after bartering died out? Its the same as four half crowns 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy trigger Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 10 bob was 5 pints of Robinson's bitter at 1s 8d a pint, a few games of darts and a bag of chips for the walk home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Oh the "good old days" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taileron Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, Centrepin said: I couldn't always handle 5 pints of beer, but I tried. Strange but true, when I joined the army the diet was beer, fags, and chips ( I was unusual because I didn't smoke). I earned £4.00 a week Times change, but slowly in the military. As a young liney (1990) my diet was bacon butties for 10am when the first wave had launched. Lots of fags ( cowboy killers were the chosen smoke ) and brews, chips at the mess for 19:00, beer until blurry, bed, awake at 05:00 for another 12 hours. 30 years later back on the same Sqn its protein shakes/monster energy, vaping all day, 7pm chips in the mess and vodka shots/ cheeky vimto until blurry. Edited December 1, 2020 by Taileron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Toilet paper, 2 sheets rolled up, light sqirt of WD40 down the barrel, push the paper through and you're nearly done. Miroku a lot easier to clean than the Beretta (like a mill chimney after a hundred cartridges). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 14 hours ago, das said: Toilet paper, 2 sheets rolled up, light sqirt of WD40 down the barrel, push the paper through and you're nearly done. Miroku a lot easier to clean than the Beretta (like a mill chimney after a hundred cartridges). I know a guy who has never used anything else and he shoots a lot of clays. His barrels are clean as clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 I always wonder why some shooters are quite so anal over the barrel cleanliness. When I put the gun away at the start of this recent lockdown, it was cleaned and then oiled. Stood barrels down to let any excess run off to the bottom of the cabinet. We will be shooting a registered competition at Northampton on Sunday. Consequently the gun will be checked over and dried off before we set off. By the way, the next cartridge will take an awful lot of the carp out of the barrel, leave it damp with oil and a load of the carp will come out of the metal, if you really want to scrub until you get a clean patch out of the barrel, so be it. I only ever did that when shooting rifles over long distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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