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February 1, 2009
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Question concerning cleaning revolver. Is it common practive to take the shroud and barrel off to clean the revolver after firing 50 rounds? Any tips or suggestions for cleaning.
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February 28, 2009
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I take the barrel and shroud off for cleaning after every time I take a gun to the range, whether it ate 20 rounds or 200.
But I'm anal in other areas too. The nice thing about this is that you will never ram the cleaning rod against the firing pin.
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January 24, 2009
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I usually do a thorough cleaning to the gun, but leave the barrel mounted. I've only taken one barrel apart so far on mine & it wasn't very dirty in there. If you have a compensated barrel though, you'll want to take it apart frequently.
This subject could get interesting though, let's see what others have to say.
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March 2, 2008
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Among my many faults, I do not always clean a gun immediately after shooting. My cleaning tends to always be very thorough, so the barrel/shroud gets broken down for cleaning. A nice thing about DW's (except the FB's, of course) is that you can easily clean the barrel from the forcing cone toward the muzzle
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May 17, 2009
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I usually always take the barrel off so I can clean the barrel end thoroughly at the cylinder end (what's that called?) I can also brush the frame around the hole where the barrel screws into the frame (what's that called?) Does anyone or everyone use a bore brush and how about bore Bore Cleaner. I have Remington 40-X Bore Cleaner. I notice the patches come out really dirty after a few runs of the brush with the bore cleaner. I then run some patches with gun cleaner after the the brush. Can the brush do any damage to the bore?
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May 2, 2009
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You guys actually clean your guns...? I admit, I shoot mine a LOT more than I clean them. Usually I'll give a gun a SERIOUS cleaning, lube it up and put it in "storage mode" for a while. I do this with all my guns--eventually they come back out of the rotation, get very filthy for a long time, and so it goes...
Everything gets a quick wipe down after range time though-- stupid fingerprints
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January 24, 2009
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There isn't a single dirty gun in my house, it bothers me to leave a dirty gun sitting there. If they don't get cleaned within an hour of returning from plinkin', then it's usually no more than a day later. Then it's lubed up & wrapped in a rag for a few days, so it can drip dry without making a mess (i.e. pac cases).
The faces of my cylinders all look like this, or better...
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Yeah, I know...I probably baby them too much.
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May 17, 2009
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Charger, what do you use to clean the cylinder face? I have some Flitz polish but it doesn't get it all off. Especially the stainless steel is hard to get "clean". I bought a brass tool for my Dremel tool but have not tried it yet. It may take to bluing off I'm afraid.
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January 24, 2009
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The internals & cylinder faces of the blued guns just get scrubbed with bore cleaner & brass brushes, the outer bluing only gets wiped with gun solvent & a soft cloth.
My stainless guns get the same treatment, then I break out the Flitz for the cylinder face & inside the frame by the barrel.
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It usually takes two applications on the cylinder face (always with the cylinder out of the gun). I just goop some on a rag, then with the cylinder facing upward, I use my thumb to apply pretty good pressure in a left/right screwing motion...like I'm trying to turn a screw with my thumb. I do the same with the blued guns, only with bore cleaning solvent.
It usually takes a couple applications & half the polish goes down the cylinder holes, making a real mess. Then I squirt it out with brake cleaner (or electrical contact cleaner), then goop a clean swab with Rem oil...
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& run that down the cylinder holes, in the center hole (with a .22 cleaner) & down the barrel. I reassemble the gun, drip little more oil on parts that move, wipe it down & roll it in a rag for a couple days to drip dry. Before I go shooting, I run a dry swab down the cylinder holes, so cases won't stick to hot oil.
That's it in a rather large nut shell.
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May 17, 2009
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How does the cylinder come off? Is there a thread about it?
Thanks
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January 24, 2009
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Large frame? Here's a couple how-to links that should help...
https://www.danwessonforum.com/wp-content/uploads/DW%20Disassembly.PDF
https://www.danwessonforum.com/wp-content/uploads/large-frame-manual.pdf
At least I hope they help...my confuzer won't open either of those PDF files today, I must have sent too many expletives it's way lately & made it mad.
One more thing, I forgot to mention earlier. I have only shot 40 rounds through my .357 SM & was able to get it cleaned up without removing the cylinder. So as of yet, I haven't taken the cylinder off a large frame DW. I imagine you have to take the trigger assembly apart to get the crane to slide out, then it would be easy to get the cylinder off the crane from there.
I'm sure some of these other guys have taken them apart & could give pointers.
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May 17, 2009
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Charger thanks I got both files and saved them for future use.
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February 28, 2009
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My method for cleaning the front of the cylinder on stainless guns is a lot simpler than Charger's. It's called ScotchBrite, and it's used with my gun cleaning solution.
-Mike
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May 17, 2009
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Zoom,
Thanks I'll try that one too.
Ed
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March 2, 2008
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zoommb said:
My method for cleaning the front of the cylinder on stainless guns is a lot simpler than Charger's. It's called ScotchBrite, and it's used with my gun cleaning solution.
-Mike
+1 (white Scotchbrite, though)
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
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January 24, 2009
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Sounds like a viable alternative to my labor intensive method, I may have to try that myself.
April 25, 2008
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I never remove the shrouds for cleaning, since it requires resighting-in the gun. Sometimes I clean them after a range session, other times, after the summer is over. The silhouette guns are usually wiped down after each session, then thoroughly cleaned at year's end. I use Shooters Choice to get the main junk out, then follow it up with Remington 40-X Bore Cleaner to get all the copper out.
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February 28, 2009
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IHMSA80x80 said:
I never remove the shrouds for cleaning, since it requires resighting-in the gun. Sometimes I clean them after a range session, other times, after the summer is over. The silhouette guns are usually wiped down after each session, then thoroughly cleaned at year's end. I use Shooters Choice to get the main junk out, then follow it up with Remington 40-X Bore Cleaner to get all the copper out.
I have never had an issue with re-sighting required. Unless I have changed barrels and shrouds. If I put the same shroud back on the sighting seems to me to be perfect. Personally I don't see any reason why it would change. However,I don't shoot silhouette, and therefore am not subjecting my guns to that exceptional accuracy test.
-Mike
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January 24, 2009
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These guys are having this discussion too & some seem to think that Flitz & other scrubbers are a bad idea...that it may be removing metal on the cylinder face.
Maybe I'll try a chemical method & see if I get decent results.
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March 2, 2008
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Well, at least on a DW that cylinder gap thing is kind of a moot point. Realistically, my guns are NEVER going to be in danger of losing any metal from being cleaned too often or too vigorously
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
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