New bore cleaning strategies for 2025

[pertnear]

This is kind of a New Years resolution question. I want to “up” my rifle barrel cleaning. I know everyone has there own process & frequency but I want to try a few new things. I’m going to make sure I have quality rods & bore guides (I shoot bolt guns & a several Ruger #1/#3). I ordered some Thorroclean to try out. I’m already a big fan of JB but I never tried it in conjunction with Kroil oil. I noticed something new are the felt pads threaded on the end of the rod. These look like a good idea although I don’t understand how they’re sized. I only shoot .224, .243, .257, .277, .308 calibers. Seems like the pads are not caliber specific? Are these felt pads & special tips worth messing with? And finally, am I just wasting my time without getting a borescope? Maybe this needs to be my first purchase(?) TIA

 

[ericmcd]

I keep it simple, shoot until accuracy degrades then I use wipeout and push a patch through it. Who cares what it looks like through the borescope if the rifle is shooting good
Felt and thorroclean might be good to try but don't over clean or make things more complex than they need to be

 

[TaperPin]

The nice thing about a cheap borescope is you can get a feel for how much work to put into cleaning - without it you might be working too hard.