Otis Technology Ripcord .38 Cal./9mm/.357 Cal

Does what it's meant to, mop up any bits and remnants. Use your bore brush and clp and pull it through a few times, and then drag this through to function as the mop. Doesn't leave any lint behind. Perfectly clean barrel. Always use good quality ammo too of course.

This is nice to have, especially at the range. I have a 357 revolver and this clears out the barrell really well. I think it is a little light for the chambers, so I might also get a 40 caliber one for those.

This is my first time using a cleaner like this. I had to use a wire bore brush to remove the carbon, but afterward I used this to clear the carbon and lube the barrel. It worked great on my .380.

The helix (spiral) shape of the cord acts as the cleaning device in Otis' competition for Hoppe's Boresnake Hoppe's BoreSnake Pistol and Revolver Bore Cleaner (Choose Your Caliber) . Some good points: the Nomex sheathing on the cord is very heat resistant. You can pull it down the barrel at the range even after aggressive shooting. It will not be unaffected by cleaning chemicals. You can toss it in a laundry bag (one made to protect garments from others) and send it through the laundry. The metal ends not only clamp the Nomex to the underlying spiral wire, it also has the standard female 8-32 threaded connector used by Otis and many other gun cleaning kit manufacturers. You can attach a bore swab on the tail or a handle (and you'll NEED IT on the rifle models!) on the leading end to help pull it through. I have the 9mm and .45 models of the pistol Ripcord and I think that they are great for the range bag (but still bring a rod in case of a barrel obstruction). Its lighter color shows that it's doing the job better than I can see on a Boresnake but, if you're already using the Viper Boresnake, I'm not sure that this necessarily cleans better. It pulls through the barrel easier than a Boresnake on a pistol but if you have a tight chamber area you might find the angle in to the barrel doesn't pull as easy as a Boresnake. But it's nice not to worry about the bore brush (Boresnake) getting crushed--and the length of the cable would seem to be a stiffer, longer cleaning surface (in theory). Some bad points: I'm reluctant to send a bare metal leading edge down a barrel. Because it's threaded, I add an inexpensive plastic patch slotted tip to the lead (can be bought separately and comes in any inexpensive cleaning kit). I didn't have a problem gripping and pulling the pistol model. But if a person did find it very tight you'd have to add a cleaning kit handle to pull it as you won't wrap this around your hand for leverage like you might have a Boresnake. The Ripcord is available in (longer, obviously) rifle models. I've got the .30 and .22. Chuck Hawk's site and other "big name" equipment reviewers are finding manufacturing problems in the rifle calibers. I could barely get the .22 caliber model through a Ruger .22. I bent the t-handle in an Otis round cleaning kit trying to pull the beast out before using more aggressive leverage. The .30 caliber model, which I've not put in a barrel after researching more after my experience with the .22, is reported to have similar problems which Otis claims to have addressed ("manufacturing tolerances in early models"). I found that the .30 model is not tapered enough for my longer barrel rifle and starts to stick before it comes far out the 26" bore. I will try it with an AR-10 after I get a strong t-handle to attach to the lead end of the Ripcord. The Ripcord edges out the Boresnake for me primarily in my confidence in its heat resistance (Nomex!) when I'm shooting groups and want to "swab" a hot barrel. But I'm not throwing my Boresnakes away (or using either for serious cleaning). If you wished that you could have pulled a swab with liquid (or bore brush, or patch puller, etc.) behind your Boresnake you are going to be very impressed with the Ripcord!

It doesn't replace a full bore cleaning any more than a boresnake does, but for a quick removal of the crud buildup in your bore, these are a great product, and built tough like pretty much everything I have from Otis. With a solvent on the front end and a light lube on the rear, a couple passes with these and you're clean enough to keep shooting or store for a couple days before another range trip. They won't remove metallic buildup (copper/lead) but they do remove powder/carbon fouling nicely. The corkscrew pattern just drags out the crud, and the somewhat loose cloth over it ensures a tight seal much like using an Otis cable or a rod & jag. As a side note, it won't clean bottleneck chambers. I didn't expect it to, but I see a lot of people using boresnakes and similar as complete barrel cleaning solutions, which simply doesn't work (long term) for a bottleneck cartridge. You'll have to swab out the chamber manually with these or any drag-through product. I'll be ordering these in all the bore sizes I routinely use, I just leave them hanging on pegs at my workbench.

love the Otis ripcord, have been using them for years. Happy that they now make pistol calibers longer!

I try to get to the practice range at least once a week. I usually shoot both my carry gun and a home defense gun. If my wife is with me, that means at least one, and maybe two more guns to clean when I get home. These rip cords are amazing! Forget the metal brushes and cloth wads, and constantly changing the tools on the end of the rod or cable. A shot of CLP and a couple of quick passes with the rip cord and the bore is literally as clean as new! I bought three bore sizes and plan to get more. Every size has fit and worked perfectly. Great time saver and great value.

works great

Segunda vez que lo compro pensado me mandarian el mismo, resulta que me mandaron un ripcord 9 mm pero mucho más largo versión rifle, ni modo me lo quedé, aún así es de calidad otis excelente