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I have 2 revolvers that I shoot regular.
A SS ruger and a nickle plated smith.
I spent an hour cleaning them today thouroughly including cylinders and it is a job I do not enjoy.

I was wondering do you guys clean every time?
Have you noticed any issues if you do not?

Do you guys use a bore snake on revolvers?
 
I do clean every time they are fired, and I use traditional jags and brushes to do the job. The only time I use a bore snake is to remove the oil from the bore and chamber before firing the weapon.
 
cleaning my revolver is not something I enjoy ether. (I like to shoot it though...:p)

I use patches for the barrel and the cylinders, since I shoot copper plated bulets I don't get that much buildup, plus I usually shoot no more than a box per trip.
 
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Ya, I agree, cleaning revolver is a pain.
I use lead for loading for my .357Mag and
it is messy.
Good solvent right when barrel is hot, best choice.
 
I will be receiving my new blued GP100 revolver next week and was wondering
if anyone can give me some tips on how to clean built up lead from the cylinder and other areas. If anyone has input it would be appreciated
 
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i'll go ahead and assume you're going to go stainless- just study the manual that comes with and use either those lead remover cloth or a product called flitz on the front end of the cylinder or something similar to remove the "burn rings" that show up on the front of the cylinder- as far as cleaning goes, it's brushes and patches( phospor bronze, not stainless steel= those could scratch your bore) and a good solution like hoppes 9 - just clean every time you use it and you won't ave to do the scrub thing- i shoot lead exclusively on the redhawk and that's all i do- run a jacketed every couple of clinders or so just to clean the bore when you're shooting- that really helps clean things up as well
 
When my cylinders get leaded up,I usually soak for a few minutes using bore solvent, take a brass brush put in my cordless drill put it on low speed and run it back and forth a few times till the cylinders come clean
 
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I will be receiving my new GP100 revolver next week and was wondering
if anyone can give me some tips on how to clean built up lead from the cylinder and other areas. If anyone has input it would be appreciated
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yes, I use Lead away cloth by Klean Bore. It works quite well, but I don't clean the burn marks that often, since they somehow come back after every range trip :rolleyes:

PS: don't use the cloth on a blued gun ;)
 
"...clean built up lead from the cylinder..." It's lube gunk. If you plan on shooting .38 Specials out of it, load .357 brass to .38 Special velocities and the ring of lube gunk does appear.
 
then use your bore cleaner and scrub like crazy- the flitz is SUPPOSED to be ok for blued, but i haven't tried it-same with the lead free cloths-
 
Cleaning a nickeled revolver is the biggest pain, however, when you're done it looks like no other.

Once very cleaned, I polish it with Silvo, a chrome, nickel and silver polishing liquid, man, does it shine !
 
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If you`ve got a real leading problem in the cylinder, barrel and forcing cone try using a Lewis lead remover, brass patches come with it as well as a forcing cone adaptor . The other methods as mentioned above also work well but the Lewis does the job faster,
 
I shoot alot of PPC and use only lead bullets, wadcutter and semis. I clean about every 500 to 1000 rounds and have never had a problem.
 
That ring that builds up on the inside of the cylinder walls is tricky, even after cleaned and brushed there is a definate "scarring" in the metal. My GP-100 is S/S and is easy to clean but after shooting several 38SPL, I find it difficult to slide a 357MAG in. The "scarring" is located roughly where the bullet and brass meet in the cylinder.
 
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That ring that builds up on the inside of the cylinder walls is tricky, even after cleaned and brushed there is a definate "scarring" in the metal. My GP-100 is S/S and is easy to clean but after shooting several 38SPL, I find it difficult to slide a 357MAG in. The "scarring" is located roughly where the bullet and brass meet in the cylinder.
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Use a .40 caliber brass/bronze brush to get the lead rings out. Presoak with some Hoppe's cleaner for a few minutes, then run the brush through. One pass, 2 at most, should leave it squeaky clean. Wipe dry and you're ready to get them dirty again !
 
The "scarring" is not a buildup, the metal appears to be damaged, or pitted somehow and as a result, powder buildup occurs, which can be cleaned with Hoppes 9 and a .410 brass brush. 357 ammo slides in no problem after this cleaning......Anybody else familiar with this damage?
 
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Is the inside of the cylinder chamber smooth after cleaning or rough? - dan
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The inside of the cylinder is perfectly smooth except for the thin ring of damaged metal 4/5 of the way to the barrel end of the cylinder.
Here is a picture....I know it looks like buildup but I am sure it isnt.

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