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Bore snakes are a handy thing to have in your range bag, but I would definitely recommend investing in a one-piece rod. There are a ton of different solvents out there, but you can't go wrong with Hoppes #9. The Hoppes and Remington gun oils are fine for what you're doing.
Quick and dirty; I use nylon brushes, not the copper ones. 100% cotton cleaning patches. Always insert your cleaning rod at the action (breech) end of the barrel, never ever from the muzzle end. This is to protect the rifling at the muzzle of the barrel. Its the last thing to touch your bullet before it flies off in to space - a minor ding in there will seriously hurt your rifles accuracy. One you push a patch through the barrel, remove the dirty patch before withdrawing the rod. Again, this is to protect rifling at the end of the barrel.
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