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Might as well add another POV. I'm a lot lazier than Clem, though I have seen that kind of thorough cleaning recommended before.
I do not disassemble the gun beyond taking the cylinder out.
I do not take the grips off. (I have taken them off and having never found any powder residue or rust, I no longer do.) I do coat them with Minwax Paste Finishing Wax. I flush the barrel first by running it under the hot water tap. Then, I use hot soapy water and a bore brush. I do the same with the cylinder, scrubbing the nipples with a toothbrush. Then I dry it off, if the heat of the water has not done so. I oil all the parts. Put the cylinder back in and buff the wax off. There is no rust on the gun.
Pete
Might as well add another POV. I'm a lot lazier than Clem, though I have seen that kind of thorough cleaning recommended before.
I do not disassemble the gun beyond taking the cylinder out.
I do not take the grips off. (I have taken them off and having never found any powder residue or rust, I no longer do.) I do coat them with Minwax Paste Finishing Wax. I flush the barrel first by running it under the hot water tap. Then, I use hot soapy water and a bore brush. I do the same with the cylinder, scrubbing the nipples with a toothbrush. Then I dry it off, if the heat of the water has not done so. I oil all the parts. Put the cylinder back in and buff the wax off. There is no rust on the gun.
Pete