Maintenance for .22 pistol

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phoenix38e

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Sup all. I am new to this here forum, so I am not sure if this post even belongs here. I recently acquired some guns via my father who did not take the best of care of them. One is a model 686 .22 pistol made by Harrington and Richardson. He says that he fired it seldom, but never cleaned it as far as he remembers. I would guess that it has been sitting around in a box for about 10 years or so. I know next to nothing about guns. I recently purchased a glock 22, but that is the only gun I am somewhat familiar with only because it has instructions on how to clean/lubricate it. If anyone could give me some pointers as to how to clean/lubricate this .22 I would greatly appreciate it. I already have the brass bore bristle and the cloths along with the cleaner (it is Break Free CPL which says to be solvent/lubricant/preservative). I just need to know the exact procedure I should take when cleaning this pistol as well as where to lubricate it. Forgive me if I respond to your responses with a "what is the .........," because I really don't know anything. Example: I do not know if I should clean out the cylinder where the bullets are held or with what I should clean it out with. Thanks a bunch guys.
 
Revolvers are easy to clean and maintain for the most part...

http://homestudy.ihea.com/advanced/42cleanhandg.htm

That link there has a pretty simplistic way to cleaning most handguns. I would say if you see excessive dirt clean it, there might be some in the crevices so use a toothbrush (I usually buy like 15 of them for a 1$ @ the dollar store)... Try to stick with your cleaning kit brushes or a soft brush, not a hard brush cause it will scratch the metal.

OTIS, Hoppes, Remington, Outers, and others make great gun oil to lubricate moving parts and keep a THIN(!!!!) layer of oil on the outside of the gun so it does not collect moisture and rust.

I cann't emphasize THIN enough cause some people use a lot and it gunks up and stops the action from working properly (mostly in automatics)... but it collects dust!

Hope that helps you!

EDIT: Welcome to the Firing Line F(orum)(amily)
 
Thanks, I just found it when this question came up, didn't realize that attached to it is a whole study course for guns... :D Truly a blessing in disguise!
 
"...have the brass bore bristle and the cloths along with the cleaner..." Hi. That's all you need. Cleaning patches can be had, cheap, if you go into a fabric shop and buy a yard or two of remnant flannelette and cut it into 1" x 2"(a bit smaller for a .22. 1"x1" should do nicely) squares. Costs about $3-$5 or so for hundreds of 'em. Pre-packaged patches cost that much for 100 or less. Ask the women who work there. They're used to guys asking questions.
Hoppe's No. 9 may be better than BreakFree for your da's revolver. Use BreakFree once it's clean and you know it's not rusty.
There's no field stripping with a revolver. Just open the cylinder and follow the directions on n3twrkm4n's link. However, with an older, very dirty, revolver(or any firearm for that matter) run a solvent soaked patch through the barrel and leave it sit for 20 minutes or so, then clean it as per the directions. Gives the solvent time to work. If the barrel is really bad, stop up the chamber end and fill it with solvent and leave it sit. Also, no oil in the barrel or chambers if you're going to shoot it anytime soon. If you do oil it, clean the oil out before you do shoot it.
"...clean out the cylinder where the bullets are held or with what I should clean it out with..." Same equipment and procedure as the barrel.
Don't ever snap a revolver shut they way you see it done on TV. It damages them.
"...Forgive me if I respond to your responses with a "what is the..." No sweat. That's why this forum and others like it exist. Most shooters will bend over backwards to help a new guy.
 
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