New revolver --Need care/maintenance tips

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IM_Lugger

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I’m was pretty much a semi-auto guy until I recently got my .44 mag Taurus Raging Bull revolver :). Wow what a beautiful gun. The fit and finish is excellent, SA trigger is awesome (if you think Taurus is junk, than your S&W must be covered in diamonds) By far my favourite revolver… btw I can shoot it one handed no problem (not the whole box though lol)

Anyways I’m not too sure how to clean it :o ; I mean the powder/lead build up on the cylinder seams very hard to get off (It’s a stainless finish gun so it really shows), I like to keep my guns looking like new, that’s why I mainly shoot WinClean ammo in my semi-autos. So is there any special tricks to this? OR do I just have to keep rubbing it with a brush/cloth till it comes off?
 
For leading I use lead removing wool from Cylinder & Slide Shop. It's a silver gray colored Brillo that you wrap around a smaller bore brush.
One important point is to remove the lead while the bore is dry; never apply solvent beforehand.
JT
 
I have a Taurus stainless revolver, and I struggled with the same problem. Solution: Kleen bore lead away cloth. Now I just run a patch of Rem-oil thru the chambers and bore, then clean the rest off with the lead-away cloth. works great. You start rubbing, and you think nothing is going to happen, then all of the sudden, all the lead "stains" are gone. I use it on the barrel and feed ramp of my ruger p89 as well. Warning: keep away from blued finishes. :D
 
I never use a brass or steel anything in a barrel

If its that bad I use a good bore cleaner and plug up one end and fill the barrel and let it set over night.
I shoot lead in my N frames, thats more than 90% of what I shoot, I have one 44 SP gun that I shoot over 2000 rounds a year, It has never had a metal brush through the barrel and never will. I soak the barrel once a year and only run patches through it with a good solvent. The barrel is a Douglass 3 inch and its as clean and bright as the day it was put on the gun, and that was over 15 years ago.
I am sorry if this angers others here, but using a steel or brass brush on a gun to me is the lazy way to clean a gun. I dont mean to offend but there are better ways.
If you want to find a good solvent this is the best mail order company for gun stuff you can find.

http://www.sinclairintl.com/
 
Use a Lead Away cloth for the cylinder face. A few minutes of work and you're done.

For the lead buildup in the chambers, get a Lewis Lead Remover tool from www.brownells.com. It's a big time saver, and won't damage your gun. Well worth the $25. Buy extra brass screens while you're at it.

Dean
 
The black burn marks on the front of the cylinder are supposed to be there. You can scrub them off if you really want to, but they don't hurt anything.

A good bronze toothbrush style brush will take lead deposits off the front of the cylinder.

Other than that
Clean it where it's dirty
Don't let the cleaning rod touch the muzzle while you're swabbing out the bore.
Don't use steel brushes on the gun.
Lube it LIGHTLY where there are wear marks.
Don't take it apart any farther than you KNOW you can get it back together.
When you take it apart, use the right tools. If your screwdriver doesn't fit the slot EXACTLY then buy a kit that has one that does.
 
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