I recently purchases a Model 337 and am wondering the best way to clean the chambers (charge holes) of the titanium cylinder.

What have you folks found to work the best? Is there anything different about cleaning the charge holes of a titanium cylinder compared to the standard steel cylinder.

Thanks for the advise.

I've had a 646 with titanium cylinder for over a decade.
My suggestion is to accept that the titanium is going to stain and just clean it with powder solvent, nylon brushes, and rags.
If you try to make it look new, the risk is severe damage.
Titanium is wonderfully strong for firing, but won't take much heavy scrubbing.

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Science plus Art

Would you suggest a standard steel cylinder brush for the charge holes?

I am aware that the outside of the cylinder should be left alone or cleaned very little.

Use a bronze brush, NOT steel. Also I recommend taking the cylinder off to clean it, so you dont mess up the cyl. stop on the frame. Its only one screw to remove, and you can slide the yoke and cyl. right off.

I would only use Hoppe's elite solvent and a toothbrush. This is what happened to my 340 from cleaning it with Hoppe's #9 and a bronze brush(scrubbed off the coating on the front face)





I understand you are talking about the other end but I still would not use anything stronger than that.

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Warren

His 337 is only .38 special, and will not have the erosion problem, you get with the .357.

He will if he damages the coating on the titanium cylinder. I also have a couple of titanium cylinder guns, they're great but they do require different care than steel. The OP should follow OKFC05's advice and stick with a nylon bore brush.

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This is the best advice I could give. I own a 337 and it is meant as a have everywhere gun. It's got stains and crud on it but it is a working gun.

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Sorry, but you will not get cylinder face erosion from a .38.

From the owners manual:
Page 13:
AMMUNITION WARNINGALL SCANDIUM REVOLVERS FIRING MAGNUM AMMUNITION (Example:All model 340’s,360’s,386’s)To reduce the possibility of premature cylinder erosion, do NOT use Magnum ® loadings with bullet weights less than 120 gr.

ALSO, I would not overclean the front of the Ti cylinder, but have never had a problem cleaning the chambers with a bronze brush.. I own (5) Ti J-frames. ( I never use sandpaper, Scotch Brite™, Crocus Cloth).

Page 30 of owners manual:
CAUTION:TITANIUM & SCANDIUM REVOLVERS The titanium cylinder used in your AirLite Ti and AirLite Sc revolvers weighs approximately 60% of what a similar stainless steel cylinderweighs and yet is able to withstand the same operating pressures.Care and cleaning of the revolver’s titanium cylinder consists of normal gun cleaning procedures using high quality gun oil and cleaning solvents when necessary.However, under NO circumstances should the cylinder’s chambers (charge holes) or front face be cleaned with an abrasive material such as sand paper, Scotch Brite™, Crocus Cloth, etc. To do so will disrupt it’s protective surface layer and greatly reduce the cylinder’s service life because of excessive erosion that will take place while firing and will void your revolver’s warranty.