Revo Cylinder Cleaning

[charliemopic]

Sorry, but I know this question has been up before, probably many times but I can't find it useing the search option.
I have a Taurus Tracker .357Magnum/.38Special 7-shot. Last summer we shot mostly factory loaded .357 mag. This summer we have been shooting WWB 130 gr. .38 Special.
I clean our guns after every shoot but after 500 or so rounds I've got a build up of what looks like lead in each chamber.
How do i remove all of this build up?
I was thinking about chucking a bore brush wet with Hoppes 9 in a variable speed drill and run it in & out of each chamber until all fouling is gone.
or
put some FLITZ on a bore mop and do the same.
What do ya think?

 

[lyricsdad]

I use elbow grease, and remington's stuff, the grey looking stuff.. works great. But mostly time cleans that stuff out of mine, I like my ammo to drop right in, so after I am shooting .38s in my .357, i recommend keeping her clean.

 

[Sheldon]

Use a "chamber" brush instead of the "bore" brush as it is sized for the chamber. The bore brushes are too small in diameter to really clean the chambers

 

[Ifishsum]

Stainless chamber brush. Don't chuck it into a drill - it's too agressive for that.

 

[Ala Dan]

Simichrome

as sold in most automotive supply houses. Works great, and doesn't
require as much elbow grease as Flitz~!

 

[hnk45acp]

KleenBore Leadaway cloths work well when cut into patches

 

[dfariswheel]

Ifishsum almost had it.
Use a chamber brush, but NOT a stainless version.

Brownell's sell special extra-stiff bristle bronze chamber cleaning brushes.
These extra-stiff, over-sized brushes make short work of cleaning lead or copper deposits from the chambers, WITHOUT risking damage to the gun.

To use, "screw" the brush into the chamber until it projects out the end, then rotate the brush a couple of turns. Push the brush the rest of the way through, then pull it back out.
All leading and copper deposits will be gone.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/st...287&title=BRONZE+RIFLE/PISTOL+CHAMBER+BRUSHES

There are other techniques, but some can damage the chambers, and the chamber brushes are the fastest method.

 

[charliemopic]

Thanks guys.
I tried "remington's stuff, the grey looking stuff..." I've had a new bottle of it around here for a year that I hadn't opened. I shook it up and used it as directed.
My revolver had visiable lead build up on the inside of the forcing cone too and the Rem stuff got it out!

 

[dfariswheel]

You still might buy a Lewis Lead Remover kit.
It includes a special head that's used to clean all fouling from the forcing cone.

 

[the naked prophet]

I just use a spare .40 cal barrel brush, with some standard solvent. Takes a few scrubs, but not too bad.

 

[z289t6]

Old timer showed me this, works real good, no damage...

-Get a copper kitchen scour pad (real coarse weave, made by chore boy?)

-cut it into strips

-wrap a strip around an old bore brush

-run in and out of the chambers.

This works great! Sheets of caked powder and lead come right out. Soak the chambers with Kroil and it works even better