Customer Reviews

Hoppe's 34011 BoreSnake .22 Caliber Rifle Soft-Sided Cleaning Kit

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I love this product. I use it on my ruger 10/22. I especially like being able to quickly clean my gun at the range.

I was at the range last saturday and shot a couple hundred rounds through my rifle. Whipped out the .22 boresnake, cleaned the barrel, and shot another couple hundred rounds through.

It will never replace a thorough cleaning that includes cleaning the action but it will get the carbon and deposits out of the barrel.

This product is incredibly easy to use and Hoppe's has a video on their web-site that shows using it in detail. My brother in law uses this product on a different caliber and likes it just as much as I do,

As much as I like Hoppes No.9 solvent, putting it in an aerosol can is a very bad idea. I sprayed some on my rifle, and the cold No.9 coming out of the can immediately discolored the bluing on the receiver of my rifle. The kit doesn't say anything about not spraying directly onto blued parts.

I'll stick to No.9 in other forms. This should be in a squirt, not aerosol.

This little kit is a good value in that you get a lot for your money. The kit is compact and lightweight enough to be added to your day-pack on the off chance that you need to clean your long gun in the field. It contains both oil and cleaner, and also included is a plastic "handle" for pulling the bore snake through the barrel without wrapping the drop-strong/weight around your hand. So depending on what I'm shooting on any given day I can just change out the snake. Not sure the cleaner works in the aerosol form as well as a simple bottle might, but that's about the only flaw I see.

Great product. Very nice kit and easy to carry. Kit is easy to use and has a good supply of cleaner and oil with 2 reusable gun clothes and it all fits in a handy storage pack.

Just received and for my S&W M&P 15-22. The oil had a hole in bottom of container and leaked all over the place. Hopefully they will replace the oil for the mess. Will update

This is the second Hoppes boresnake kit that I've purchased in .30 cal rifle. I liked my first kit so much that I bought another one for my dad. The boresnake really performs as advertised. It cleans very well after two passes. I usually put 3-4 passes through my rifle using the boresnake as it's really quite easy to use.

I felt that the added accessories in the kit were worth the extra money over the boresnake alone. You can never have too much Hoppes solvent or gun oil. I haven't used the gun wipes yet as my silicon cloth has been working fine. The case is definitely handy for storage and transport, and if you can remember which is which, can easily fit two boresnakes with room to spare. Once you've used up the oil and solvent that comes with the kit, the bindings can be used to hold replacements.

Unlike the other reviewer who gave the kit a bad rating due to the solvent discoloring the bluing of his rifle, I have had no issues. This may be the fact that I've always sprayed the solvent onto a cotton patch before application onto my guns; because if I had a regular jar of Hoppes solvent I wouldn't be pouring it directly onto my rifle. The aerosol also allows finer application of solvent to patch, as I don't have to dip and soak a whole patch. No complaints with the gun oil either, works as advertised.

Overall I would say that the Hoppes boresnake kit is a great value for the price. It's a great kit for casual cleaning; basically, I would use it for maintenance cleaning to keep the gun in good shape but wouldn't use it for rifles that require an in depth clean.