Abstract: A bore cleaning tool is provided which is adapted to receive a cleaning path so that the cleaning patch uniformly contacts the bore defining surface as the tool is moved through a bore. The bore cleaning tool, which is especially adaptable for use in cleaning the bore of a shotgun, includes a support shaft, an elastomeric skirt member supported on the support shaft for engaging the internal bore surface, an elastomeric nose member supported on the shaft in a spatial relationship with the skirt member, and a retainer member for securing the skirt member and the nose member on the support shaft as the bore cleaning tool is moved through the bore.