Revolver Cylinder Cleaning

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Went to the range on the weekend with a new 627 V-Comp, black frame and barrel with stainless cylinder. Put 100 rounds through the 627 and when finished, the cylinder was as black as the rest of the gun. When I got home and started cleaning it, I assumed that most of the black would wipe up, but this was definitely not the case. The whole cylinder was black, not just the front near the forcing cone. Took me a little better than two hours of extreme scrubbing, and the use of several different solvents to finally return the cylinder to its original condition. I am hoping that someone might advise any products that they have successfully used to clean cylinders with a little less time and effort involved. I used Otis carbon cleaner, Mpro7, Hoppe's, and nothing worked very well.

Any advise or products that anyone else has successfully used to reduce the time and effort to clean the cylinders would be greatly appreciated.
 
Try regular paint thinner. I keep it in a can with small brush in it. When I get back from the range I just brush it over the can, do the bore with brush, rinse off, dry it and put some g 96 on it in the end. All that paint thinner is fine oil and it cuts carbon like crazy. Cheep and fast.
 
On all stainless steel guns only! I personally use sparingly Brasso, and second choice Flitz. Works vey well on the heavily carboned up cylinder/frame area. The Brasso will leave a dry hard residue behind, so follow up with gun oil. Keep a bronze brush and scrub the chambers afterwards before the final oiling. I Do Not use this on the internal bore. Nor is it wise to use this on the ejector rod or underneath the extractor mechanism. One rag wet with Brasso works very well for scrubbing, followed by a dry rag. I would also try not to let any of this into the internal mechanism and be very gentle around the forcing cone and the bolt lug positions on the outside of your cylinder. Swiftest clean up for sure. Do not use this on any of the blackened areas of your nice revolver finish!!
The younger generation tends to not even know of it's existence.
 
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Same thing with my V-Comp, but I don't bother trying to clean the outside of the cylinder, it gets shot to much to be bothered with it.
 
Try using a can of the foaming Wipe-Out spray. You just let it sit for up to an hour then wipe; everything disappears. It's a major time and patch saver.
 
I don't own a da revolver so I don't know how hard removing the cylinder is but with my stainless single ten I just throw the cylinder in my ultra sonic cleaner for a cycle then give it a light brush then back in for two cycles then it's good.
 
Zedbra said:
Is this safe for blued revolvers? I ask, then I Google.
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I've used it on blued finishes on my rifles and it hasn't had any effect. It states on the can that it is safe for all sorts of things but doesn't explicitly mention bluing. I have carefully tested whether it will affect my guns and it does not.

If you can find an answer from the company please let me know. Otherwise my anecdotal evidence and your due diligence are all you've got.
 
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