Kosta Zachos
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What is the proper way to clean a pistol step by step
The Proper Way To Clean A Pistol
- Thread starter Kosta Zachos
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To google or not to google....
Here is the definitive google search....
Revolver cleaning.
http://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=revolver+cleaning&meta=&btnG=Google+Search
Here is the definitive google search....
Revolver cleaning.
http://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=revolver+cleaning&meta=&btnG=Google+Search
I unload the gun and double check it to be sure it's empty. I field strip it and take the grips off. I use Hoppe's #9 on a brass brush for the barrel. A cleaning rod is chucked in my drill and I run it through the barrel. If necessary, I'll wrap a piece of Chore Boy around the brush. For heavy copper or lead fouling, I'll run the brush in and out until the barrel gets warm.
I take the parts outdoors, spray them with brake parts cleaner, use a tooth brush for heavy dirt, crud, etc., and spray again. If necessary, I re-apply the cleaner. After the parts have dried, I lube with Tetra gun and re-assemble it.
The final step is to coat the gun with Renaissance Wax and hand buff it with an old T-shirt.
I use the same basic procedure for both autos and revolvers.
A friend gets upset with me because of my method but does admit that the guns look good and function perfectly. He's said that my guns look like they belong in a museum and it makes him sick.
Using an electric drill really gets his attention but I do use care and all my guns are as accurate as the day I bought them.
John
PS: This site has photos of two of my clean guns:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/viewtopic.php?t=99609
I take the parts outdoors, spray them with brake parts cleaner, use a tooth brush for heavy dirt, crud, etc., and spray again. If necessary, I re-apply the cleaner. After the parts have dried, I lube with Tetra gun and re-assemble it.
The final step is to coat the gun with Renaissance Wax and hand buff it with an old T-shirt.
I use the same basic procedure for both autos and revolvers.
A friend gets upset with me because of my method but does admit that the guns look good and function perfectly. He's said that my guns look like they belong in a museum and it makes him sick.
Using an electric drill really gets his attention but I do use care and all my guns are as accurate as the day I bought them.
John
PS: This site has photos of two of my clean guns:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/viewtopic.php?t=99609
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JC, Ive heard of chucking a brush in a drill to clean the cylinder chambers (no rifling), but never the barrel. I would think spinning the brush in the bore would trash the brush, and not get down into the grooves of the rifling. Im not trying to bash your procedure, just giving my thoughts.