Bore snakes and other cleaning tools

I probably should have started this post with these two

Jewelers magnifiers that attach to eyeglasses. saves from putting them on and off with the visor style. These are the Horrible Fright brand. You can't beat them For the price, The ones you get from the jeweler's supply houses cost 3 to 8 times as much and they are made in the same factory and country as the HF ones.
They help out when inspecting brass prior to reloading.

Nitrile gloves for cleaning helps keep the paws clean and if you have cracked rough skin keeps the carbon and curd out of the cracks. Or if you have a job that blackened hands would  cause problems.
Again Horrible Fright gloves with the 20% off coupons can't be beat for the price the box of gloves on the left are from the welding supply at $15.99 a box Same mil thickness and both made off shore. As The HF ones when on sale and with the coupon are considerably cheaper.
You don't have the coupons you say here is a link to thw HF wiki  slickdeals.net/f/1276399-harbor-freight-coupon-thread

It's the tubing is a good idea if you only have one length barrel. If you use heat shrink you can cover each part of the rod and use it as a long or short rod. Its the joints in those rods that can catch on the crown.  I really wouldn't want any metal of any kind in my gun barrels. A replacement 50ae cost over $400 and a couple chips in the crown will screw up point of aim. 

Bore snakes work great. But most don't ever look at the muzzle close enough to see all the chips those rods make. Those chips will change the accuracy of a gun. I have an ultrasonic cleaner from a dentist office. Wife using it with water to clean her earrings. I am going to try cleaning with it.  Let us know how yours works out for you.  

How do you clean out the gas port.? I only use factory loads and never have had a jam of any kind. I just soak my barrels in Hoppe"s 9 and blow it out with an airbrush compressor. Never had anything but hope's come out. I do my cleaning on old white towels so I can see anything. 

I have the Horrible Fright large one, have used it for parts, gun parts,  dentures,  jewelry, tokens, coins and brass casings. Has a easy clean stainless steel tank and heater, I use only simple green 2/3 to 1/3 water works well some items takes more than a couple of heated cycles to get the stuff shining. If it heavily curded up, you may have top use some cleaner and a brush before running it.