I use cleaning rod mostly also but I am not packing a cleaning rod 3 miles to a dog town for a days shooting...
I seriously doubt 2 passes of a rope every 3-400 rds will hurt the bore much.. I have been using the bore snake some on my 223 tactical and it seems to work and get me back shooting with out hiking back to the truck for a cleaning session... I picked up an Otis last night and will try it out this weekend and see if it works as well.
