Lead on Model 18 Cylinder

[Professor Frink]

Is this normal? I shot my model 18 today, ran about 350 rounds through it. Is this a normal thing to happen with .22 revolvers. Seems like lots of lead build-up on the cylinder and around the forcing cone.

The pistol seems to have excellent timing and lock-up, but this seems odd to me.

Thanks for any insight.

 

[john traveler]

Perfectly normal. Each firing produces a couple of specks of lead, and it builds up. 350 rounds is a lot of rounds without cleaning.

 

[Professor Frink]

Thanks John, thats what I wanted to hear.