re: How to clean your cleaning tools for firearms

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I'm starting to feel like my brushes and bore cleaners are actually making my firearms dirtier after I clean them.

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I use cleaning rods, not bore snakes. I wipe the cleaning rod before starting another series of passes down the bore. Bore brushes cost a couple bucks apiece. If the bore brush is dirty enough to be cleaned, it's probably also old enough to be worn. I always keep a few new bore brushes on hand and change when the brush starts getting worn. I've read of some who spray their bore brushes down w/ brake cleaner after each cleaning session. I find myself using the foam bore cleaners more and more......