A quick question for you long-term gun nuts. Do you think using a snake is a suitable alternative to a proper cleaning brush for cleaning your gun barrel? What I've been doing is soaking my snake with cleaning solution and running it through the barrel a couple of times, and then doing it once with a bit of lubricant on the trailing end of the snake. I do that after every range trip, and maybe use a brush perhaps once every 4 or 5 times.