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After Action Reports! => Buckman Tavern => Topic started by: Cleveland on July 10, 2025, 09:05:51 PM

Title: Announcing a New Item in the Project Appleseed Store, Otis Cleaning Kits
Post by: Cleveland on July 10, 2025, 09:05:51 PM

We are excited to announce a new partnership with Otis Defense.

Now available for purchase in the  Project Appleseed store (https://store.rwvaappleseed.com/page11.html), Otis Cleaning kits for your rifle or pistol.  ..:..  :~  :snipersmi

(https://i.imgur.com/lxUYhEi.jpeg)

A descendant of the original Whole Kit & Caboodle cleaning kit is the Tactical Cleaning Kit, named as such before tactical came to mean what it does today. Made with pride in Lyons Falls, NY, this is more aptly a universal gun cleaning kit. The unique cotton patches create swabs for 360 degree coverage, ensuring a proper Breech-to-Muzzle® clean for most rifles, pistols and shotguns. Six bronze bore brushes are included: .22/.223 , .270, .30/.308/30-06/30-30, .38/9mm, .45 cal, 12 ga. Contained in a lightweight, compact soft pack case.

This kit includes:

Title: Re: Announcing a New Item in the Project Appleseed Store, Otis Cleaning Kits
Post by: Roswell on July 10, 2025, 09:57:01 PM
Awesome! I have one of these and love it. Great company and great product!  O0
Title: Re: Announcing a New Item in the Project Appleseed Store, Otis Cleaning Kits
Post by: TheMenace on July 11, 2025, 10:51:53 AM
I've used Otis products for years. They also make a short jag and bronze brush for easy 10-22 cleaning from the ejection port.
Title: Re: Announcing a New Item in the Project Appleseed Store, Otis Cleaning Kits
Post by: scuzzy on July 11, 2025, 02:23:43 PM
Maybe somebody knows the answer to this question while we're discussing cleaning kits.

Why in the world do the various companies make so many of the cleaning rod attachments with different size threads. I mean some of them are dang near identical yet you need to get an adapter to use one brush, jag, or the other. Dang it gets annoying. Is there a good reason for this other than to piss me off?



Title: Re: Announcing a New Item in the Project Appleseed Store, Otis Cleaning Kits
Post by: Roswell on July 11, 2025, 03:07:31 PM
Quote from: scuzzy on Yesterday at 02:23:43 PMMaybe somebody knows the answer to this question while we're discussing cleaning kits.

Why in the world do the various companies make so many of the cleaning rod attachments with different size threads. I mean some of them are dang near identical yet you need to get an adapter to use one brush, jag, or the other. Dang it gets annoying. Is there a good reason for this other than to piss me off?


I don't think Otis does this, but the reason some companies do I'm sure, is so they can sell you the adapter. Like how phones and laptops used to have all the cool plugins, but now those companies took them out and sell the adapters. LOL.
Title: Re: Announcing a New Item in the Project Appleseed Store, Otis Cleaning Kits
Post by: Big John on July 11, 2025, 04:29:45 PM
I should get a couple of these. I have the remnants of one from ten years ago.

I doubt companies make things proprietary just for the hell of it. If you're making all ends of a system, you can pick the connections you want. Sometimes things are minimized, like laptops just seem to have power and USB-C anymore, then you get adapters. Otis did the right thing by using the standard thread, that way I can screw on Hoppe's brushes on to the Otis cables.