I use both snakes and rods. I love how easy bore snakes are and perfect for a range bag to quickly run through before and after your shoot. Part of what I love about my firearms collection (a big part) is cleaning it, if you're the same, it's fun to just build yourself a kit out of pieces. I have yet to see a prepackaged kit that contains everything I'd want, and the individual pieces are relatively inexpensive. I use a Home Depot Homer box for my main home kit:
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Range Kit
PS: First time posting pics, how do I make them smaller?