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Cleaning a revolver

grease_monkeygrease_monkey Member Posts: 108 ✭✭
edited July 2002 in Ask the Experts
Sorry for the basic question. I recently got a S&W Model 317 kit gun. According to S&W this is made of Aluminum alloy / stainless steel. I am assuming the frame is the alloy and the barrel stainless steel. My question is how to clean the frame, is it okay to use a brass brush. It gets quite dirty where the barrel and the frame meet just in front of the cylinder.

Thanks as always,

Greasy
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Use a fresh bore brush for the chambers, and then the barrel, and a toothbrush for the gap and frame interior. I like to use MPro-7, spay it down, let it sit 5 minutes, spray it down again, and brush the heck out of it with a nylon toothbrush. I then use copper and lead solvents for the bore and chambers. Also make sure to clean under the extractor. And use a q-tip to lightly apply lubricants to all bearing surfaces.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Also you can get this stuff from dillon precision called Carter's compenastor fouling preventative, or something like that. But if you spray it on the cylinder and gap between the cylinder and barrel after its all clean and dry. And wipe off the excess, but let residue left dry. It helps keep the lead and powder residue from sticking, and makes cleanup a whole lot easier.

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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There's a neat tool made by Allison for cleaning all cylinder chambers in one pass. Brownell's has em along with special cylinder brushes that really get most of the gunk out in a single swipe. I push it through in a rotating motion and back out.

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  • beantolebeantole Member Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There's a neat tool made by Allison for cleaning all cylinder chambers in one pass. Brownell's has em along with special cylinder brushes that really get most of the gunk out in a single swipe. I push it through in a rotating motion and back out.

    I have that tool for a 6 hole cylinder. I like it a lot. I've never seen it available for a 5 hole cyclinder like my 38 special. Are they aking it for 5 hole cylinders now?
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've seen a jig, that had small holes drilled and tapped for bore brushes, that a gunsmith made to clean his revolver with. Wouldn't be hard or expensive to make if you have the tooling. Probably be cheaper to buy one of those allison things if you weren't a gunsmith.

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