Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. - The Firearms Forum

Remington597 · 09-27-2004, 01:39 PM

I am encountering some debate among gun shop owners and serious shooters regarding how one should clean the interior chambers in a revolver's cylinder. Some say wire brushes are ok, others say it must be a patch wrapped around a cleaning rod, etc,etc. I use the latter, what do you guys recommend ?

Marlin · 09-27-2004, 01:48 PM

I use bore snakes for the cylinders as well as the barrels.

Shooter45 · 09-27-2004, 02:24 PM

I use a brush soaked in Shooter's Choice then dry patches till I get a clean one.

inplanotx · 09-27-2004, 03:14 PM

I use a brush and Hoppe's #9 and then patches and a jag until clean.

wdbf · 09-27-2004, 04:49 PM

I carry a ss tornado brush in my bag. .22revolvers and .38s w lubed lead bullets build up a lot of crud after a few cylinders. My rule of thumb is, when you encounter resistance loading a round, a few quick passes with the tornado brush will allow the round to drop in of it s own weight. There's probably a connection between the cheapness of the ammo, and the need to clean. I am cheap.

wundudnee · 09-27-2004, 06:31 PM

I use a bronze brush and Butch's Boreshine. Then a bronze brush and Hoppe's #9. I don't feel there will be any damage scrubbing steel with a bronze brush. Then dry patches until clean. I do have some SS brushes, but only for a last resort on a very bad bore.

Brass is way down on the Moh's scale from carbon steel or stainless.

frosty · 09-29-2004, 10:22 AM

I use a combination of things. Hoppes #9 for cylinder and bores along with patches until clean. Break free sometimes (it is not as good as Hoppes though). Lube is with STP MOTOR ADDITIVE (this stuff is the best it is thick and stays where you put it). Tetra gun grease for my slides and internal workings for my revolvers. Like I said a combination of things.

Yes,.......Boresnakes do the job very well. I have six of them!

stash247 · 09-29-2004, 11:52 PM

What wdbf said. Hoppes will do 'er, I like a brush, to start, patches 'til they are clean. Look at the patches, as they come out. Silver flakes? Change lubes, to start. Consider a different (smaller, by .001, at a time) bullet, or bullet sizing die. In an old Browning (pistol, not revolver, tho the lesson's the same),I had to size to .353 to make it work.
At, which point, the pistol never came to secondary recoil, rather, hung on the spring, and could shoot 100+ rds at a sitting, with no degradation in accuracy.
If the bullet is too big, it will lead. Revolvers, in the forcing cone, and leade.
If the lube's deficient,same result, with lead naer the muzzle, as well.
Hope this helps----Terry

Remington597 · 10-01-2004, 09:19 PM

Thanks for the detailed responses , its appreciated.

09-27-2004, 01:39 PM	#1
Remington597 Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,201	Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I am encountering some debate among gun shop owners and serious shooters regarding how one should clean the interior chambers in a revolver's cylinder. Some say wire brushes are ok, others say it must be a patch wrapped around a cleaning rod, etc,etc. I use the latter, what do you guys recommend ? -->

09-27-2004, 01:48 PM	#2
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I use bore snakes for the cylinders as well as the barrels. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

09-27-2004, 02:24 PM	#3
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,753	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I use a brush soaked in Shooter's Choice then dry patches till I get a clean one.

09-27-2004, 03:14 PM	#4
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I use a brush and Hoppe's #9 and then patches and a jag until clean.

09-27-2004, 04:49 PM	#5
wdbf Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: College Station, Tx Posts: 29	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I carry a ss tornado brush in my bag. .22revolvers and .38s w lubed lead bullets build up a lot of crud after a few cylinders. My rule of thumb is, when you encounter resistance loading a round, a few quick passes with the tornado brush will allow the round to drop in of it s own weight. There's probably a connection between the cheapness of the ammo, and the need to clean. I am cheap.

09-27-2004, 06:31 PM	#6
wundudnee V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Perry, Kansas USA Posts: 315	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I use a bronze brush and Butch's Boreshine. Then a bronze brush and Hoppe's #9. I don't feel there will be any damage scrubbing steel with a bronze brush. Then dry patches until clean. I do have some SS brushes, but only for a last resort on a very bad bore. Brass is way down on the Moh's scale from carbon steel or stainless.

09-29-2004, 10:22 AM	#7
frosty V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 374	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. I use a combination of things. Hoppes #9 for cylinder and bores along with patches until clean. Break free sometimes (it is not as good as Hoppes though). Lube is with STP MOTOR ADDITIVE (this stuff is the best it is thick and stays where you put it). Tetra gun grease for my slides and internal workings for my revolvers. Like I said a combination of things. Yes,.......Boresnakes do the job very well. I have six of them! __________________ BEER POCKET BOOK ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS

09-29-2004, 11:52 PM	#8
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. What wdbf said. Hoppes will do 'er, I like a brush, to start, patches 'til they are clean. Look at the patches, as they come out. Silver flakes? Change lubes, to start. Consider a different (smaller, by .001, at a time) bullet, or bullet sizing die. In an old Browning (pistol, not revolver, tho the lesson's the same),I had to size to .353 to make it work. At, which point, the pistol never came to secondary recoil, rather, hung on the spring, and could shoot 100+ rds at a sitting, with no degradation in accuracy. If the bullet is too big, it will lead. Revolvers, in the forcing cone, and leade. If the lube's deficient,same result, with lead naer the muzzle, as well. Hope this helps----Terry __________________ Don't start no s**t and there won't be none, Terry

10-01-2004, 09:19 PM	#9
Remington597 Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,201	Re: Cylinder chambers interior cleaning questions. Input sought. Thanks for the detailed responses , its appreciated.