Clean Front of Cylinder

I just got my GP100 back from the local gunsmith. It wasn't indexing well and it would not fire about every fifth or sixth time. The problem was a carbon buildup on the face of the cylinder, and a little high spot that he stoned down. He said about .001 in. high. I had lightly cleaned it with a patch and Breakfree CLP. He also sold me a cleaning cloth to use to keep it clean. He told me that Rugers have tight tolerances around the cylinder. I believe him. :)
 
I'm over it now

There was a time when I would polish/clean away all the black stain off the front of the cylinder. Aside from the fact that it's a lot of work, I got to wondering if I'm actually increasing the cylinder/barrel gap. After all, cleaning it is a process of abrasion. I realize the metal is very hard, but given enough time and enough rubbing. . .

Anyway, I got over it. I leave the front of my cylinders stained now (unless it's a safe queen that I almost never shoot) These days, I follow what JohnSKa said. . .

You and the revolver are better off if you stop cleaning after removing the actual fouling (carbon buildup and/or leading)
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Yep, the cloth does work. Wrap the cloth around a popsickle stick and give the cylinder face a few wipes, don't bother looking at a clock to see how long it takes. You'll be done before you look at the clock, the cloth works great.
 
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