If you own a gun, you eventually have to clean it. And to clean it, you need the right tools. Fortunately, lots of companies make kits containing what they think you might need. Unfortunately, many a gun cleaning kit is missing certain things or include things that you don’t really use. And very often, the quality leaves a lot to be desired.
I can identify with all of that, so when I saw that Dustin from Guns of the West found a cleaning kit worth buying, I took notice.
In the video linked below, Dustin tells us about the new Boosteady Universal Gun Cleaning Kit, which he says, “actually changed my opinion of gun cleaning kits. I don’t see anything in it that I don’t like, and I see everything in it that I would want.” Sounds great, so what’s actually in the kit? Glad you asked.
Kit Contents
- Brass cleaning rod sections with large handles for a good grip. There are three sections for rifles and pistols and three heavier sections for shotguns or large bore rifles and pistols.
- Two metal picks. Some kits don’t come with picks at all, and those that do are usually cheap plastic that soon breaks. Like Dustin, I use picks to get carbon and fouling from hard-to-reach places. Those metal picks are a definite upgrade.
- Two toothbrush-style brushes, one with wire bristles and the other, with nylon. I’ve had many a kit where I had to get an old toothbrush of my own.
- Three pull cord sections with sockets for screwing in attachments like bore brushes or whatever. They also attach to one another to make different lengths like the rods. Not really a bore snake, but a similar principle that makes accessing the bore easy on all your firearms.
- Three crown protectors to prevent damage if you have to go into the barrel from the muzzle.
- Brass loops for running patches through the bore. Most kits have flimsy plastic loops.
- A wide variety of bore brushes and mops for rifles, pistols, and shotguns, including an AR-15 chamber brush, which, as Dustin notes, usually has to be purchased separately.
- Numerous jags of different calibers. A nice touch.
- An adapter for larger shotgun accessories on rod or pull cord sections.
- Like most kits, there are a few cloth patches. Enough to get you started, anyway.
- Two empty plastic oil bottles with dropper applicators. Dustin likes this, as do I because they don’t charge you for oil or solvent that you may or may not use. With the bottles, you can use what you like without being saddled with stuff you don’t. And it likely helps keep the price down.
- All o that comes in a sturdy plastic carrying case in which the items fit tightly, with no shaking around. If you’ve ever had a cheap socket set, you know what I mean.
Conclusion
“This kit is fantastic,” Dustin says. In the past, he recommended buying individual tools and supplies rather than kits. But this one changed his mind, at least for this particular kit. From the looks of it, I tend to agree. In fact, I just ordered one. I found it reasonably priced for 44 bucks.
Do you have an opinion on kits, good or bad? Does this one look like it walks the walk? Let us know in the comments, and happy cleaning, y’all.