Cylinder Cleaner

[Arts]

What is the best cleaner for for the cylinder face for S&W stainless.

 

[Penforhire]

I've had the best performance from an impregnated cloth you cut into pieces to use, can't recall the name (a little help here...), but I can scrub that face shiny when Hoppes and MPro won't touch it.

 

[greyhound]

Gunscrubber by Birchwood-Casey has worked really well for me. Scrub with an old toothbrush. (Just don't inhale too much of it!)

 

[PlayTheAces]

I just tried the Birchwood Casey Lead Remover & Polishing Cloth and was amazed. The burn rings on front of the cylinder literally rubs right off.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I use a bronze-bristled brush and Hoppe's No. 9. Once in a great while, I power up a copper scouring pad and some elbow grease. I've used 400 grit sand paper on a used gun that had been sorely neglected, but it was actually no improvement on the scouring pad.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Use to use a stainless steel brush myself. Now I'd use a brass bruss.

Want an inexpensive brush that last for a long time? Brass BBQ brush. To promote longevity, brush only in one direction.

 

[Steve in PA]

Get one of the cloths........Wipe away, Lead away, etc.....several different kind. Beats the heck out of scrubbing the face of the cylinder with a brush any day.

 

[44Caliber]

cleaning the cylinder face

I tried the MPro and was sorely disappointed.
My technique:
I brush off the cylinder face with the Hoppes solvent, apply heat to the gun via an electric hairdryer for 3 minutes and then using a 3/8 inch wooden dowel that I chiseled sharp I take a 1 inch square of leadaway cloth soaked with Hoppes Copper solvent or Shooter's Choice, and with the wooden "chisel" and patch rub off the carbon and debri from the cylinder face and barrel face. Works like a charm, doesn't damage the stainless steel and my guns are in immaculate shape.
44caliber

 

[Blueduck]

I bought some "Iosso Gun Bright Polish" recently. A bit messy to work with but VERY good results and safe on blued guns as well.

 

[ChristopherG]

Why do you want to clean the cylinder face, anyway?

I mean, I wipe it off of any residue or buildup that could potentially rub against the forcing cone or anything; but by using a lead-removing cloth, the way I understand it, you're achieving a shiny face by actually removing metal (the steel of your gun, that is). I'll clean one of my stainless revolvers this well if (god forbid) I should ever have to sell it--but otherwise, I'd feel like I was just wasting effort, since it's gonna get darkened again next time I shoot it--which I will!
CG

 

[RUT]

>>but otherwise, I'd feel like I was just wasting effort, since it's gonna get darkened again next time I shoot it--which I will!<<

I'm with you.............