Depends on how much you want to spend. You can go field expedient for a few bucks or go whole hog. Maybe just some solvent, oil, and a Bore Snake for the chosen caliber ??
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Bore snakes are great and quick, but do have their drawbacks as well and I find they're best suited to cleaning working guns -- I find the wire brush portion wears down pretty quick and they do get dirty (but can be washed). Also something else must be used to clean the rest of the gun (solvent, a toothbrush-style nylon or bronze brush, sometimes q-tips, and the blue shop towels work great for this for me).
If your gun is going to be in storage for any length of time I would recommend the thorough cleaning discussed in the link above.
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A new, or old, white T-shirt, some Q-tips, a small wire brush, some "Break Free" solvent, or acetone, a small tooth brush and a bore snake. You really wont need much else, at least to clean a Glock that is.
Is there such a thing as a table mounted vise? Half my problem with cleaning my rifles is I can't find a suitable place to sit down and clean my rifles. I end up just getting frustrated and quitting halfway through.
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I recommend getting a basic cleaning kit. Then get a ONE piece cleaning rod for rifles.
I do not take this to the range I use the three piece because with 300 rounds of ammo and 5 firearms Im not carrying that as well.
The three piece is good to clean pistols and revolvers as well. Just use the part with the handle if you can.
I still highly reccomend getting some ammonia and useing one part ammonia to two parts water to clean out corrosive and it takes copper out like crazy.
Then finish with hoppes #9 and oil.
It depends on how much you want to spend. I dont want to spend a lot at all because of the large number of rifles I clean.
Brake cleaner works great as well but it cost a lot if you ask me and it damages finish on wood. I go for fast easy and inexpensive.
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Arch I just use a cleaning rest. They have all kinds of shooting and cleaning rests at Sportsmans Guide or I think Cheeper Than Dirt has them as well. As well as a lot of other places. I know others on here use the same rest I do. Ill get you a pic of it on here shortly.
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Does anyone think that a muzzle guard device, is good to use while cleaning?
If so, then a bore snake will not be needed...
If you use the bore brushes (bronze/copper or nylon) sold for firearms cleaning as well as an aluminium or plastic/composite cleaning rod (and can clean from the chamber and not the muzzle crown side) you don't need a muzzle guard at all IMHO. You can even clean from the crown side just so long as you are careful and not abusive around the muzzle; the big problem here is damaging the muzzle crown can significantly hurt accuracy. You are not likely to do that with cleaning kits softer than steel unless you do something pretty radical (but should always clean from the chamber not muzzle whenever you can).
I have been cleaning guns from both chamber and muzzle (revolvers and guns which don't easily come apart) for years and haven't had any problems.
The nice thing about the Otis and similar flexible/cable kits is that this isn't as much of an issue and the cables are coated with plastic to prevent abrasion.
Good luck and Cheers
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well I read the manual and it gives the necessary item for cleaning. 
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