Bore cleaning device operable to clean a bore of a firearm

An apparatus comprising a bore cleaning device operable to clean a bore of a firearm, the apparatus comprising:

• a cylindrical cleaning pad including:
• a periphery portion including a radial outer surface of the cylindrical cleaning pad,
• a center portion including a remainder of the cylindrical cleaning pad contained radially within the periphery portion,
• a plurality of parallel compression expansion cuts disposed in the center portion and extending from a first flat end of the cylindrical cleaning pad to a center of the cylindrical cleaning pad;
• a propellant located in a bore-rearward position of the cylindrical cleaning pad providing a force to push the cylindrical cleaning pad down the bore of the firearm;
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• a payload located in a bore-forward position of the cylindrical cleaning pad;
• and
• wherein the plurality of parallel compression expansion cuts are operable to enable the cylindrical cleaning pad to expand radially when compressive forces are applied to the first flat end and a second distal flat end of the cylindrical cleaning pad.