Field Strip ?

[BILLY THE KID]

On another post someone mentioned field stripping a revolver with a screw driver. I don't understand how do you field strip your revolver? After shooting mine I just open the cylinder and clean the barrel then the cylinder. what else is there to do? mabey someone could give me a clue. thanks

 

[Sprout]

I'm not an expert, but some people like to remove the ejector rod from the cylinder and clean in there. How you do this varies from revolver to revolver.

Hope that helps.

 

[LiveWire]

Some of us like to remove the side plate every so often to hose down the trigger and hammer assembly with Gun Scrubber and WD-40. Mainly to remove the moisture, dirt and powder residue that seep in over time. Left alone, these elements can wreak havoc on a gun's innards.

 

[Ben Shepherd]

Field strip is when you fall in the muddy creek 15 miles from the truck.

Grip comes off, mainspring comes out, cylinder and crane come out, hammer comes out and so does the trigger assembly.(The order's a bit off, but basically it comes all the way apart.)

On a ruger, if you can get the screw out of the grip panel, you're home free.

Then you wipe down everything real good, put the thing back together. Now it at least functions the rest of the day/way back to the truck.

When hunting with a rifle, using a pistol as backup, this is not a major concern. But when hunting black bear with pistol only, that walk from the bait station to the truck at dusk and dawn with a non-functional pistol would be very hair raising.

 

[M1911]

S&W tells you not to remove the sideplate. Rugers come with disassembly instructions. It's not that hard to disassemble a S&W -- get Jerry K's book. Not something that needs to be done very often.

 

[Mike Irwin]

WD-40?

No way does it get near my guns.

 

[LiveWire]

Yeah, WD-40. It isn't as bad as you think, believe it or not---despite the negative press.

I don't use it very often (FP-10 being a personal favorite of mine); but I did find that WD-40 goes on just thin enough without subsequent evaporation that I consider it functionally ideal for the purpose. The main idea is to leave behind a light and durable film; not a high-viscosity lubricant that will gum up or attract a lot of dust.

Sorry, but someone had to play the heretic.

 

[LiveWire]

S&W tells you not to remove the sideplate.

Yeah. And Kahr and CZ recommend only "competent gunsmiths" disassemble the firing pin assembly.

What am I? An incompetent amateur?

Piece of cake.

(Oh, but there's that warranty thing again.)