Storage case with pull handle for gun cleaning tool

A storage case for enclosing a cleaning tool having a cleaning section and a pull cord, the pull cord having a proximal end coupled to the cleaning section and a distal end for pulling the cleaning section through a gun barrel, said storage case comprising:

• a substantially hollow container having an open top for receiving and storing the cleaning tool therein, said open top defining a rim of said hollow container, said substantially hollow container further having a side wall, and a front wall configured to bow outward;
• and
• a removable lid configured to couple to said hollow container, said removable lid selectively positionable between a closed configuration wherein said removable lid closes said open top, and an open configuration wherein said removable lid is removable from said hollow container and serves as a pull handle for said cleaning tool, wherein the removable lid is configured to be removed from the storage case by applying an inwardly directed pressure to the side wall of the substantially hollow container of the storage case, and the front wall configured to bow outward releases the removable lid in response to the inwardly directed pressure, said removable lid comprising a connection section for connecting to said distal end of said pull cord after said pull cord has been inserted through the gun barrel, and a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling said cleaning tool through the gun barrel.

A method of cleaning a gun barrel using a gun cleaning apparatus, the gun cleaning apparatus including a storage case and a cleaning tool, said method comprising:

• removing a removable lid from the storage case wherein removing the removable lid from the storage case comprises applying an inwardly directed pressure to a side wall of a substantially hollow container of the storage case, wherein the substantially hollow container includes a front wall configured to bow outward to release the removable lid in response to the inwardly directed pressure, the removable lid including a connection section for connecting to the cleaning tool after the cleaning tool has been inserted through the gun barrel, and a handle section for gripping by a user to assist with pulling the cleaning tool through the gun barrel;
• coupling the cleaning tool to the connection section of the removable lid;
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• pulling on the handle section of the removable lid to channel the cleaning tool through the gun barrel.