Cleaning implements for firearms

A system to clean a barrel of a firearm, comprising:

• a single-use cleaning implement comprising a hollow member;
• a first cleaning surface disposed along a length of the hollow member and about a circumference of the hollow member and configured to be received within a barrel of the firearm and to exert an outward force against the barrel of a firearm while the cleaning implement is disposed within the barrel;
• a second cleaning surface disposed along a length of the hollow member and about the circumference of the hollow member and configured to be received within the barrel of the firearm and configured to be received within a barrel of the firearm and to exert an outward force against the barrel of a firearm while the cleaning implement is disposed within the barrel;
• a separator disposed between the first cleaning surface and the second cleaning surface on the hollow member;
• and
• a flexible shaft configured to extend through the hollow member, the flexible shaft comprising a retainer component disposed at a distal end, the retainer component configured to abut a distal end of the single-use cleaning implement and to impede the single-use cleaning implement from passing over the retainer component;
• wherein the flexible shaft is configured to permit the hollow single-use cleaning implement to be pulled through the barrel of the firearm while the retainer component abuts the distal end of the single-use cleaning implement and the first cleaning surface and the second cleaning surface engage with the inner surface of the barrel to clean the barrel.

A method of cleaning a barrel of a firearm, comprising:

• providing a single-use cleaning implement comprising:
• a hollow member;
• a first cleaning surface disposed along a length of the hollow member and about a circumference of the hollow member and configured to be received within a barrel of a firearm;
• and
• a flexible shaft configured to extend through the hollow member, the flexible shaft comprising a retainer component disposed at a distal end, the retainer component configured to abut a distal end of the single-use cleaning implement and to impede the single-use cleaning implement from passing over the retainer component;
• and
• pulling the single-use cleaning implement through the barrel of the firearm using the flexible shaft while the retainer component abuts the distal end of the single-use cleaning implement and the first cleaning surface engages with an inner surface of the barrel to clean the barrel of the firearm.