Revolver cleaning?

[MrTuffPaws]

I own a Taurus 627 and love the gun. Basic cleaning, while more involved than that of my autos is nothing horrid, but there are a few places that I am having trouble with. Does anyone know an easy what to clean the forcing cone and the cylinder face? My normal methods of using CLP, patches, and Q-Tips just does not cut it. I also tried an old tooth brush but it was like scrubbing a black rock. The black coating just does not want to come off.

That leads to another question, if it is really difficult to get those areas clean, will leaving the black coating on them harm the gun in the long run?

 

[pauli]

sounds to me like you're trying too hard. leave it as is unless it affects function or accuracy.

 

[slick6]

Get yourself a "Lead away" cloth available at most gun shops! This will clean those areas without any problem! It works great on stainless guns(Without harm!)but, don't use it on blued guns-as this cloth will remove the bluing! Birchwood-Casey, Pro-Shot, and some other major Brands, also offer this "Lead-away" cloth!

 

[dfariswheel]

The great tools for cleaning revolvers are the "Lead-Away" cloth, and the Lewis Lead Remover Kit.

The lead removal cloths are for use ONLY on stainless steel, NOT on blued guns as it will strip the bluing off ASAP.

You can use the cloth to rub fouling, carbon, and lead off the front face of the cylinder and from around the rear of the barrel.
You can cut patches from the cloth and use them to remove fouling from the bore and chambers.

The Lewis Lead Remover Kit is THE older revolvers shooter's main cleaning tool.
This is a special rod with two tips.
One tip is a cone shaped device, over which you pull a round brass screen.
The tool handle is put down the bore, and the tip screwed tightly in place.
By pulling the tool into the forcing cone and turning it, all fouling is removed from the critical forcing cone.

Next, the second tip is attached.
This tip is a brass arrangement with a rubber insert.
A brass screen is attached to the tip and the tip is pulled down the bore.
The brass screen pulls all the lead out of the bore.

The lead is flicked off the tip, the adjustment nut is tightened, and the process is repeated to remove all leading.

This tool has been used by revolver shooters for MANY years since it's the only way to really clean the forcing cone, and does a great job on the bore, WITHOUT any risk of damaging an expensive barrel.

The tool can also be used to clean chambers.

It can be bought from Brownell's.

 

[Cawdor]

If you remove the cylinder, soaking it in SLIP 2000 Carbon Cutter does a good job on the cylinder face.

 

[Dr.Rob]

Bronze brush, Hoppes #9. Always does the trick.

As for the cylinder face... Flitz metal polish takes it right off.