Cleaning a Smith & Wesson Revolver

Removing Crud

I have found that the best, cheapest and most accessable way to remove that crud is to take your BRASS bore brush, dip it in hoppes No.9 and run it back and forth. You may want to own 2 brushes, one for barrel, and one for cleaning other things. I use this technique on places on my autos that get really cruddy, and it works well. And since its brass, it shouldn't mar your finish (havnt tried this on blued, so I can't answer that question). BTW, after you have run the brush over it, take a patch and wipe it off, then lightly oil it before you go to the range the next time, and you shouldn't have a hard time getting it off anymore.
 
There are brass and copper bristled "toothbrush" type brushes, so you don't need to trash a good bore brush. They last a long time.
 
that would work too, I just tend to use what I got, unless its a really expensive item to replace (bore brush is cheap) and I have yet to ruin it
 
Cleaning front of cylinder

I used Hoppes 9, both soaking the cylinder in it for hours, as well as rubbing it down with wet patches, and never seemed to get the face of the cylinder clean.

Then I bought a Lead Away cloth, which is EXCELLENT!!! Cut a piece off, and spend about a minute rubbing the front of the cylinder. The crud will come right off like magic. Then use a clean cloth or patch to buff off the Lead Away's residue. It's the best few bucks I've spent on cleaning supplies yet! (After re-reading my post, it sounds like an advertisement. It really does work this well.) :)

Dean

S&W 686-6 SS
 
I give the gun a basic clean.

Good scrub and wipe down of the whole gun, each chamber and the bore. Then lube the usual parts.

Every 500 rounds or so I remove the cylinder and detail it. Have yet to bugger a screw. There really is nothing mysterious in a S&W revolver. The whole mechanism is readily visible when the sideplate is off. You can tell which part does what right away. Nothing falls out when the sideplate comes off but the hammer block (which is loose inside the gun to begin with) and that has a matching groove in the sideplate to assist you in replacing it. Just don't mess up the sideplate itself.
 
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