radial alignment with slot 32b by adaptor keys 14f mating with keyways 32c insert 32 is preferably made of a synthetic elastomer such as 70 shore a durometer butyl n rubber preferably the adaptor 14 is molded of two identical sections which have lengthwise extending flanges 14h that are ultrasonically welded along their lengths and riveted at the internally threaded neck end as by rivets 14j fig2 fig9 shows the solvent and patch collector 15 in use with a wire brush cleaner 34 attached to cleaning rod 13 typically as the brush 34 emerges from the muzzle of the gun the bristles tend to spring outward and splatter solvent container 15 prevents the solvent from spreading while collecting it for proper disposal a method for cleaning the bore of a rifle with the apparatus as above described begins with mounting patch collector 11 on the rifle 10 by inserting the muzzle of the barrel through the aperture 33 of insert 32 until front sight 34 registers in recess 14d and the muzzle abuts neck 14d with the bolt removed patch guide 10 is slid through the bridge b until bushing 20 seats in the throat or breech end of the rifle bore guide 10 is locked in place by first positioning sleeve 24 where lock pin 22 will engage bolt handle slot s in the rifle stock and then screw tightening lock pin 22 against tube 16 the position of sleeve 24 is thereby set for a specific rifle but must be reset of course for different model rifles before a cleaning patch is pushed through the rifle bore it is recommended that an appropriately sized wire brush saturated with solvent be run through the bore to loosen and clean out coarse residue the.