Product Overview

The Hoppe's Viper BoreSnake Handgun with Den (model HP24002VD) is a premium, manual pull-through handgun bore cleaner engineered for rapid barrel maintenance. Weighing approximately 72.6 grams, this compact maintenance tool is designed to clean, scrub, and lubricate handgun barrels in a single pass. It features the "Viper Den" hard-plastic storage case, which has a lid that doubles as a rigid T-handle to provide a secure grip during pull-through. This tool eliminates the need for bulky multi-piece rod kits and loose patches when performing quick maintenance at the shooting range or in the field.

Key Features

• Viper Scrubbing Power: Employs a third integrated bronze brush to deliver 50% more scrubbing power than the original BoreSnake design, which has only two.
• Integrated Bore Guide: Features a built-in, cone-shaped bore guide to prevent the pull cord from catching on the barrel's crown during entry.
• High-Surface Floss Zone: Constructed with a woven cotton tail end offering 160 times the surface area of a standard cleaning patch to capture loose powder and carbon fouling.
• Dual-Action Zones: Designed to allow the application of cleaning solvent to the front zone and gun oil to the rear lubrication zone, accomplishing cleaning and protection in a single pull.
• Viper Den Case: Includes a hard-plastic, reusable storage case measuring approximately 15.24 x 10.16 x 5.08 cm that protects the tool and provides a functional pull handle.

Product Specifications

• Brand: Hoppe's
• Model / SKU: HP24002VD
• Calibre Compatibility: .357 Magnum, 9mm Luger/Parabellum, .380 ACP, and .38 Special handgun bores
• Product Weight: Approximately 72.6 grams
• Case Dimensions: Approximately 15.24 x 10.16 x 5.08 cm
• Power Source: Manual (non-electrical, requires no mains power or Australian electrical certification)
• Material Construction: Machine-washable nylon, cotton floss, and integrated bronze brushes

Who is the Hoppes Viper Boresnake Handgun 9mm .357 for?

• 9mm Handgun Range Shooters — requires a lightweight 72.6-gram handgun bore cleaner to quickly clear carbon and powder fouling from 9mm Luger or .380 ACP barrels between active shooting stages without unpacking bulky cleaning rods.
• Revolver Shooters — benefits from a compact pull-through handgun bore cleaner specifically dimensioned to match the tight tolerances of .357 Magnum and .38 Special cylinders and barrels, utilizing three integrated bronze brushes for efficient scrubbing.

Less suitable for: barrels that are too hot to touch comfortably (as extreme temperatures can melt the synthetic fibers), long 9mm carbine rifle barrels where the pull string is physically too short to exit the muzzle, or smaller .22 LR and larger .40 S&W/.45 ACP bores where incorrect friction limits cleaning contact. For these situations, a longer rifle-length bore cleaner or a calibre-specific rigid rod cleaning kit is better suited.