Smith & Wesson 686+ 4"

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Master Blaster

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I purchased a stainless 686-8 4" with the 7 shot cylinder. It shoots great, and has the flexibility to shoot .38 spl or 1600FPS screamers. I can shoot it more accurately than my autos and it looks fearsome from the business end.

Does anyone know a good way to keep lead from building up on the cylinder face? or a good way to get the buildup off without a lot of scrubbing??

It seeems keeping the cylinder clean is the most difficult part about shooting a revolver.

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Master Blaster
 
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Best thing I've ever found was J&B, an old tooth brush, and a little elbow grease will get the cylinder face clean in about two minutes. Brownells sells J&B. -- Kernel
 
I've never tried J&B. The one thing you don't want to do use a stainless steel brush. I used one in my earlier, more stupid days, and it's not good! A brass brush will get the carbon build up off, not the black rings. But so what, it gives it that good broken in look. Selling that gun was probably the biggest mistake I ever made.
 
I use lead-clean gun cloth from Pro-Shot Products on my 686. Works fine, also takes about 2 minutes. Can only be used on stainless or nickel finishes.
 
Use a good gun cleaning solvent, along with an old toothbrush, to simply get the top coating of crud off. Wipe the cylinder face dry, and use one of the lead cleaning cloths to take the black rings off. A bit more solvent to clean the face again, wipe it dry and you've got a clean sparkling cylinder face.
Extra tip - cut a small length of the lead cleaning cloth (enough to wrap around a bronze brush), and use it to clean the cylinder charge holes.
 
I just purchased a 686 too (GREAT gun !), anyone know where I could get instruction for thoroughly cleaning and inspecting a revolver online ?
 
I bought one of the lead clean cloths from pro shot at my local range.

It seems to me that this cloth might be abrasive to the metal of the gun affecting accuracy?

My conclusion is based upon the fact that if you rub it against any clean peice of metal it seems to polich the metal (fine abrasive?)
and leave a gray residue on the cloth.

Could long term use of the lead clean cloth have an adverse effect on the barrel cylinder gap?



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Master Blaster
 
Been using a KleenBore-brand cleaning cloth cut into patches to clean my wheels for a looong time.

No problem (yet).

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"All my ammo is factory ammo"
 
I use Kroil in the barrel and cylinders. Let it soak for about 15 minutes, then take one of the wire screen lead removers and twist it through the cylinder. The lead will come out in one piece (thin sheet). It's the best I've found so far, but always looking for a better way too.

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Good shootin to ya
Plateshooter
 
My brothe told me that he always fires a few Full metal jacketed rounds through his revolvers when he's ready to quit shooting...it does a lot of the work for you..

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