Tipton Nope Ropes – .22 Caliber 2 Pack Bore Ropes with End to End Connection and Case for Firearm Maintenance

I find rope gun cleaners to be very useful. They turn a slow and tedious job into a quick and easy task which I am more likely to do promptly and thoroughly. I have ropes for every gun I own and recommend them to all my friends who own guns or shoot. This is a review of the .22 caliber Nope Rope.The Nope Rope comes with two cleaning ropes in a sturdy plastic case which latches firmly. The case is a nice feature since these ropes get gun cleaner and oil on them during use. That makes them hard to store in a neat, clean fashion. The plastic case will solve that inconvenience.Some reviews have asked about the length of the lead cord. I compared the Nope Rope to another name brand item and found the Nope Rope to be at least as long as the brand name item. If anything, the Nope Rope was slightly longer by maybe an inch or two. The lead cord is roughly 4 feet long, the cleaning section is about 30 inches long when stretched, and the short cord which will connect to the long cord is about 10 inches long from the end of the brass tip to where the cord is stitched to the cleaning section. There are two short sections about an inch long each with bristles for scrubbing the inside of the barrel. The two sections are separated by about ½ – ¾ of an inch of plain cleaning material. The bristles are metal, maybe copper or brass I’m guessing.The ability to screw the ends of a rope together was surprisingly useful. When I first read about this function, I thought it was a gimmick, but it really does save some time and aggravation. To do this, you feed the lead cord through the gun barrel, then screw the two brass ends together to make a big circular rope. Then you can run the Rope through the barrel as many times as you want/need without feeding the end of the cord down the barrel each time. I did this with a pistol and one Rope did the job. If you were doing a rifle, you might have to screw together two Ropes for the circle to be big enough for the barrel. As noted below, I would feel better about it if the brass ends had fit together better.The manufacturing quality on one of the brass ends on one of the Ropes was not good. It took a lot of force to thread one brass end onto the other. The brass ends on the other cord fit perfectly.It takes a pretty firm force to pull the dry cord through the barrel. I assume this would be easier if I had put gun oil or cleaner on the cord. But even with significant force, the ropes and cord all held together so I believe the rope is solidly constructed and everything is stitched together well.Overall, I am confident that these ropes are going to work very well. The issue with the brass fitting is a relatively minor annoyance that I don’t think will affect the performance of the rope. I recommend the Nope Rope and believe the ability to screw the ends together is a useful feature, not just a gimmick.

Bore snakes make life easy, and the updated Tipon Nope Rope makes life even easier. They're definitely a quality of life thing, especially when you can't stick a cleaning rod down from the action side which is true for most 22 systems. Though some people may argue that a bore snake cleans just as well as a standard cleaning rod and cloth, we're not there yet. With that out of the way, let's break into the Tipton Nope Ropes.The claim to fame here is the fact the nope rope can connect to itself and run around in a loop. The brass head is a two-section piece with smooth edges and the tail end has the threaded section that can be attached. Behind the head is an ample length of thin black rope that can stretch quite well. Followed by this is the thicker cloth section that you see as the red/white pattern in the stock photos. Towards the front are two embedded 22 cal copper brushes, which combined cover about 2 inches in total.*Of note: These copper brushes are actual brush heads, meaning the bottom metal threaded part is also wrapped up in the nope rope. One of my ropes came bent right at that area so the metal threads actually stuck outside of my rope. You can fold it back in, but there's a hole in the cloth. Now if you pull the rope at an angle at the muzzle, there's a possibility the metal could jut out and actually scratch your barrel.Anyways, after that is a decent length of cloth with a loop handle. A second black rope with the other brass end is sewn into the loop handle. Overall, it's what I expect from a quality bore snake. Cleaning a 22 has never been this easy. With the old snakes, after pulling it all the way through, you'd have to re-feed the brass head. With this, you can just pull through and keep pulling as it self loops. There are the occasional spots where it'll get hung up, but it's an easy fix of re-aligning the brass section versus refeeding the brass head.Overall, the Tipton Nope Rope is a fantastic bore snake. The simple update of being able to loop the head with the end makes life so much easier. Will it clean as well as a standard rod and wipe? No. But if I'm just plinking with my 22 and having fun, I don't need it to be squeaky clean and precise. I'd rather spend 5 minutes pulling the nope rope through and then run a few wipes afterward instead of spending 20+ minutes exclusively running a rod and wipes. Especially if you have more than one 22.

Very good for cleaning guns from the breach end when it can't be done with a rod.

There’s a saying among bullseye shooters and other target shooters that more barrels are ruined by too much cleaning than by too much shooting. That’s especially true of .22 barrels. It’s not the ammunition that eventually kills accuracy but the abrasion of aluminum cleaning rods rubbing against the side of the muzzle. Yes, aluminum is softer than steel, but every piece of bare aluminum is covered by a thin layer of aluminum oxide that constantly reforms as its abraded. Pull-through cleaning systems are a favorite of many target shooters: No rod, no abrasion.This particular pull-through cleaner has all the usual feature plus both male and female threaded ends that allow you to string them together, if you like, and to attach brushes or pull patches. I prefer to use a cord by itself, but the option is there for you if you like. It does have one slight disadvantage in that the ends of these cords aren’t as heavy as most that I’ve used, which can make it more difficult to pull the cord through a long barrel. On the whole, a good product at an attractive price.