If you use the Pro Shot chamber cleaning kit then..

NickJ · Mar 31, 2026

...here is a hack, instead of buying the Pro Shot cotton roll things buy 10x as many dental cotton rolls for the same price. They are the thing the dentist stuffs in your gob when you are having an extraction

Make sure you get the right ones (10mm x 38mm) like Dental Cotton Rolls 600 Pcs per bag (10x38mm) | QUDENT | Premium Dental Products for a Healthy Smile | Qudent as many are too small

bluesako · Mar 31, 2026

jb1 · Apr 1, 2026

NickJ said:
...here is a hack, instead of buying the Pro Shot cotton roll things buy 10x as many dental cotton rolls for the same price. They are the thing the dentist stuffs in your gob when you are having an extraction

Make sure you get the right ones (10mm x 38mm) like Dental Cotton Rolls 600 Pcs per bag (10x38mm) | QUDENT | Premium Dental Products for a Healthy Smile | Qudent as many are too small

I bought 1k off Amazon

if I remember correctly they cost me about £10.

jb1 · Apr 2, 2026

jb1 said:
I bought 1k off Amazon if I remember correctly they cost me about £10.

Just looked back on the order, i was wrong, it was 2k.
They should last me a while, i think i need to find another use for them.

muddy42 · Apr 2, 2026

I keep meaning to make a one inch punch/press to cut up shirts for rifle cleaning patches.

Willie · Apr 2, 2026

Any ideas for cheaper cotton cleaning rolls that fit a 12 bore shotgun. The pro shot ones are expensive.

muddy42 · Apr 2, 2026

Willie said:
Any ideas for cheaper cotton cleaning rolls that fit a 12 bore shotgun. The pro shot ones are expensive.

toilet paper?
In all seriousness for 12b, I use one of these fluffy rods to remove the worst of the dirt then a smaller oil swab.
i don't have dedicated rods for 410/28b and just use paper - one piece to remove the dirt then one to oil.
But I would happily use paper for all shotguns.

safer · Apr 2, 2026

NickJ said:
...here is a hack, instead of buying the Pro Shot cotton roll things buy 10x as many dental cotton rolls for the same price. They are the thing the dentist stuffs in your gob when you are having an extraction

Make sure you get the right ones (10mm x 38mm) like Dental Cotton Rolls 600 Pcs per bag (10x38mm) | QUDENT | Premium Dental Products for a Healthy Smile | Qudent as many are too small

What do you stick them on clean the chamber?

SSN100 · Apr 2, 2026

You can also buy a length of plastic rod for a couple of quid and drill a suitably sized whole through the end and avoid shelling out for the kit in the first place.

cjm1066 · Apr 2, 2026

Shotguns strong kitchern roll is ideal.

Stalker-of-the-deer · Apr 2, 2026

Willie said:
Any ideas for cheaper cotton cleaning rolls that fit a 12 bore shotgun. The pro shot ones are expensive.

Wad of newspaper hammered down the barrel with a wooden rod.

Removes the plastic and lead streaks an absolute treat

NickJ · Apr 3, 2026

SSN100 said:
You can also buy a length of plastic rod for a couple of quid and drill a suitably sized whole through the end and avoid shelling out for the kit in the first place.

I use a bore guide when cleaning but still find I’m wiping out carbon with the bore cleaning kit

NickJ · Apr 3, 2026

safer said:
What do you stick them on clean the chamber?

The Pro Shot bore cleaning kit rod

NickJ · Apr 3, 2026

muddy42 said:
I keep meaning to make a one inch punch/press to cut up shirts for rifle cleaning patches.

Be careful you don’t get loose threads, was an issue with the cotton roll patches I gather

Demetrius · Apr 3, 2026

I bought a huge roll of 4x2 from Henry Krank 18 years ago, and a steel 1" diam leather hole punch.........still got a chunk of it left.
For the chamber I just cut a 4x2 piece off and wrap it round a bit of dowel, squirt of brake cleaner and twist it in the chamber.

D.

Edinburgh Rifles · Apr 4, 2026

if you straighten and bend a coat hanger against itself to make a double "rod"
Wedge the dental swap into the "V" and it becomes and excellent bolt lug recess cleaner

I then bent mine into a dog leg to use it like a hand Drill and Brace

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