I have an aggressive regiment for cleaning my 617 after a match.
For Steel Challenge there are a minimum of 38 reloads. With a revolver it's not uncommon to see guys taking out their rods and cleaning the cylinders between stages.
I have special needs and it's difficult at the ranges I go to for me to roll my wheelchair to the Safety Area between each stage. I did a lot of testing and found that Remington Bucket Of Bullets are clean enough that I can run an entire match before I have to clean my gun.
When it's time to get the job done I would use MPro 7 on a more mop and let it soak for a bit in each chamber. Then I use a .22 bronze brush and put it in my portable drill. I spin it in each chamber for about 20 seconds and then use a clean patch. This has worked for me for a number of years.
I recently swithch my method and cleaning fluid.
I now use Bore Tech C4. I have a pill bottle that my cylinder fits into very tightly. Put in the cylinder and then pour in the C4 until it's covered. Wait 5 minutes, while I'm going over the outside of the gun and then use a nylon brush for a few strokes and it's clean.
That carbon ring is a bear. If you'd ever fired a 617 you will notice sticky chambers after a few reloads and that destroys a good day at the range.
Now it's even clean enough to bring to The Gunsmith if I ever get a job too delicate and out of my pay level.
Steven
For Steel Challenge there are a minimum of 38 reloads. With a revolver it's not uncommon to see guys taking out their rods and cleaning the cylinders between stages.
I have special needs and it's difficult at the ranges I go to for me to roll my wheelchair to the Safety Area between each stage. I did a lot of testing and found that Remington Bucket Of Bullets are clean enough that I can run an entire match before I have to clean my gun.
When it's time to get the job done I would use MPro 7 on a more mop and let it soak for a bit in each chamber. Then I use a .22 bronze brush and put it in my portable drill. I spin it in each chamber for about 20 seconds and then use a clean patch. This has worked for me for a number of years.
I recently swithch my method and cleaning fluid.
I now use Bore Tech C4. I have a pill bottle that my cylinder fits into very tightly. Put in the cylinder and then pour in the C4 until it's covered. Wait 5 minutes, while I'm going over the outside of the gun and then use a nylon brush for a few strokes and it's clean.
That carbon ring is a bear. If you'd ever fired a 617 you will notice sticky chambers after a few reloads and that destroys a good day at the range.
Now it's even clean enough to bring to The Gunsmith if I ever get a job too delicate and out of my pay level.
Steven
