Bore Tips - A Brief Review

With all the guns I get to shoot at SHOT Show, I sometimes overlook the other products showcased at the event. This year, Swab-its® (bore-tips.com products) released several new products.

The coolest new product is the .22cal Bore-whips™.  This is a pull through disposable cleaning rod 3-pack for 22/5.56. The pull through part is a bright translucent plastic that works on the range as an empty chamber indicator. I have a blowback 22 that has hard-to-reach areas. This product is perfect.

I use pull through cleaning rods all the time. They are handy and very portable. Their obvious disadvantage is when the user has a stuck case and all they have is a pull through rod. The flexible plastic Bore-whips™ have just enough structural rigidity to poke out a stuck case. There are obvious limitations, but these things are lifesavers in the field.

I know a user who only uses Swab-its®.  Their products don’t have any metal that can scratch a firearm.

Swab-its® makes lint free cloth and tipped swabs for cleaning hard to reach action parts. Their products are more cost effective than other disposable cleaning products.  Swab-its® are made in the good ol’ USA.

Swab-its® products include Bore-tips®, disposable foam swabs that screw into standard cleaning rods. I like them because I don't have to thread a cleaning patch into a jag to swab or oil my bore. The foam swabs are reusable and washable. After they have reached their serviceable life, I just toss them.

I found the best way to use Swab-its® products is to designate one tip for each process: cleaning, swabbing, and oiling.

How long do Bore-tips® last? I have used them for several shooting sessions before I discard them. They are not like patches, which are good for only one pass through a bore. Throughout their usable life, they are lint free.

MSRP for 3 .22CAL/5.56MM PULL-THRU GUN CLEANING BORE-WHIPS™ is only $14.99