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Old 03-13-2012, 12:40 PM
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Clean front of cylinder with Hoppe's #9 and scrub with a bronze "toothbrush".

Pre-clean the charge holes with a few passes using the next caliber, oversize bronze brush and Hoppe's #9. Let it soak a bit and patch.

Follow with a pass with the Lewis lead remover tool on each cylinder hole. Rotating the tool as it exits the throat area. This is very effective at removing stubborn carbon and lead buildup.

Finish with another pass with bronze brush & Hoppe's #9.

On a few guns with very severe leading issues, repeat above process.

On stainless revolvers use the lead remover cloth to clean cylinder face. Technique I use is to put a strip of the cloth on the edge of a table and slide the face of the cylinder across it. Index it 1/4 turn each pass. Works well and makes the cylinder look un-fired in a few seconds.

Be sure to clean & dry the area under the ejector star as well.

Use small patch pieces and a tool like a very small flat blade screwdriver to remove the buildup in the cylinder counterbores on .22 & magnum revolvers so equipped.

Do the same on the ratchet teeth.
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