Have Taurus 692 , maybe five hundred rounds fired all together ( 357, 38, 9mm) since I purchased it several years ago. Sadly, most of rounds were probably 9mm instead of 38/357 due to ammo pricing and availability. Anywho, I did remove side plate once several years ago , did some light cleaning and lubrication there , and honestly I was intimidated by the revolvers internals! All those little springs and parts etc…
Outside of monkey curiosity, I normally don't open up revolvers.I didn’t even cock the revolver without side plate bc I was afraid that somehow something may come out of it’s place or fly off. It has been several hundred rounds since the last cleaning and lubing of internals ( excluding a drop of oil in the mechanism from above with hammer cocked ) . Should I just leave it alone, or go ahead and clean and lube complete internals again after several years?
If I use one of those highly pressurized gun cleaners for dissolving powder residue and crud, can that remove all those tiny parts from their place or they are firmly held in place by the main spring pressure ? Sorry about so many questions but I am obviously not familiar with revolver’s internals.
P.s. guns sits in the safe and it is not carried so there is no lint , etc.
Yes indeedy. Revolvers require no or very little lubrication.I don't believe they come lubricated from the factory. I've never received a S&W that had lube or oil or anything in it.
This. My bride's Audi had an oil consumption problem, so I had wide range viscosity synthetic oil, been using it ever since.Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil.
Three in one is the work of the devil. Stay away from it.3-in-1
Agreed.Three in one is the work of the devil. Stay away from it.
Sorry, UncleEd, no disrespect.
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I'm fairly comfortable around the innards of an S&W revolver, but I prefer not to go there unless absolutely necessary
heh...I recall about 10-12 years ago hanging out with Cliff Walsh at a match. At the time, Cliff was the USPSA Revolver National Champ. I checked out his revolver and noticed lube was literally dripping from his gun. He was a fan of well-lubed guns, and his stuff obviously ran wellI am very much of the mind set of just keep adding lubrication as needed. A well lubricated dirty revolver runs better than under lubricated clean revolver in my experience
If this was also his daily carry firearm(s) I have an image of a guy with oilheh...I recall about 10-12 years ago hanging out with Cliff Walsh at a match. At the time, Cliff was the USPSA Revolver National Champ. I checked out his revolver and noticed lube was literally dripping from his gun.
Yes indeedy. Revolvers require no or very little lubrication.
A retired S&W armorer advised that if an owner goes inside, just rub a light
oil very vigorously "into" the surfaces until it almost looks dry.
Generally Rem Oil or 3-in-1 lightly applied is sufficient.
Without taking the side plate off,
revolver expert Grant Cunningham advises just an occasional
drop or two of light oil on each side of the hammer, one at the
ejector rod and maybe a drop at the yoke pivot point.
If you soak the insides, a shooter is setting up conditions
to create a sludge pit.