Not my favorite aspect of stainless.

[Skunkhome]

The 620 is my first stainless revolver and I am really pleased with it except for how dirty they get to looking after shooting a few rounds. I am not sure whether it is good or bad but I would prefer not to see all that residue so easily.

 

[Warren Sear]

Spray the exterior down with WD40 and let it set for an hour.

Scrub it with a tooth brush and then wipe it off with a clean cloth or paper towel.

Wipe it down with BreakFree CLP.

Done.

 

[Macinaw]

I'd rather see the dirt so I can clean it off.

My son and I shoot Cowboy Action. He has blued USFA Rodeos. I have stainless Ruger Bisley Vaqueros. Mine are easy to clean because I can see the carbon build up. With his I have to guess where the build up is and scrub with a brush to clean.

 

[M3Stuart]

Well, it's gonna happen. I shoot several stainless revolvers and I keep a rag with me to wipe it down every few cylinders. To clean it, I just use some Hoppe's #9 on a rag. As one gentleman suggested; "...there's this ole' fashioned thing called 'elbow grease' that works wonders..."

 

[bigshep85]

It is one of my favorite qualities about stainless guns. The look of "work" being performed by them. I also ind them easier to clean because i can see all the residue on them. Guess it is just preference

 

[Arik]

You wont be saying that when it develops some rust speckles

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[AveragEd]

You can scrub stainless with many chemicals without damaging the finish but bluing is another story altogether.

Ed

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

Stainless is actually easier to clean and you don't have to be as careful with choosing solvents/oils/brushes than like you do with blued revolvers. If it was blued it'd still have the same amount of powder and grit, just blended better with the finish. But you'd still have a pretty dirty gun.

 

[snubbyfan]

I figure it just gives me an excuse to fondle my guns more.

 

[Skunkhome]

You wont be saying that when it develops some rust speckles

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Never had rust specks on any of my blued guns and some I have owned since I was a teen, a bazillion years ago. I didn't say I don't clean them just that I am not sure I like to see all the smutt (not dirt) so easily.

 

[sodacan]

I'd worry more about the two piece barrel failing than getting the revolver dirty.

 

[Skunkhome]

I'd worry more about the two piece barrel failing than getting the revolver dirty.

What would lead you to make a statement like that?


I hope I don't get hit by a meteorite but I don't worry about it.

 

[roostershooter]

Ballistol is a stainless shooters best friend.

 

[qrachel]

TLC and Stainless

The 620 is my first stainless revolver and I am really pleased with it except for how dirty they get to looking after shooting a few rounds. I am not sure whether it is good or bad but I would prefer not to see all that residue so easily.

Hi - I just take a cloth and wipe them down every so often while shooting. I kind of like dusting them off a bit between shooting and gabbing and having a good time. Seems loving and caring to me . . . . But hey, I'm a girl. (lol)

Take care,

Rachel

 

[Engineer1911]

Wrong again!!

You think you got crud on your gun, how about the smoke, soot, crud, particulate matter of all sorts in your lungs? You can't take a tooth brush and scrub out a lung.

Stainless steel does not rust like carbon steel does. Stainless steel will corrode from exposure to salts -- your gas grill for example. When stainless steel is "cleaned" (polished, sanded, buffed, or ground) with tools that were previously used on carbon steel, there is a film of carbon steel left behind on the surface of the stainless steel.

My most difficult engineering experience was explaining "rust" on a fabricated stainless steel T that was 72" diameter on 2 ends, and 96" diameter on the stem. The rust was from the carbon steel rolling machine that rolled plate stock into the cylinders. One welder, 4 stainless steel wire brushes, and 12 hours labor to satisfy the customer. . . . . . . $$$$$$$$$$$$ profit gone!

 

[Skunkhome]

You think you got crud on your gun, how about the smoke, soot, crud, particulate matter of all sorts in your lungs? You can't take a tooth brush and scrub out a lung.

The range I shoot at right now has forced air filtration and all the smoke and dust does down range. Don't even get the lovely smell of burnt powder. You can even break wind at the line without offending anyone.

My most difficult engineering experience was explaining "rust" on a fabricated stainless steel T that was 72" diameter on 2 ends, and 96" diameter on the stem. The rust was from the carbon steel rolling machine that rolled plate stock into the cylinders. One welder, 4 stainless steel wire brushes, and 12 hours labor to satisfy the customer. . . . . . . $$$$$$$$$$$$ profit gone!

Stuff happens! Problem is, "stainless" is a bit of a misnomer.

 

[brokenprism]

As much as I love blued guns, I half smile every time I slide my 629-1 into the holster without worrying about wear on the muzzle and high points; or wipe the cylinder face clean with a lead away cloth; or grab it with a slightly damp hand; or erase a light turn line with a white 3M pad; or... or...

The best thing about powder fouling on a gun is that you get to crack the bottle of Hoppe's. It should be a cologne.

 

[andyo5]

A few rounds?
Looks more like quite a few.

 

[WardenRoss]

trade it for a glock.

those folks like dirty pistols.

 

[wheelyfun66]

If that pic is a "few" rounds worth of carbon......
You better switch to some cleaner ammo!