model 15 help please?

[susieqz]

hiya, guys.
with your advice n help, i found a m15 in my price range.
it's kinda beat up, but it's a real smith n wesson.
got a problem tho. it doesn't come with a manual.
the s&w site doesn't list a manual.
for you, this would be no problem, but i've never so much as held a double action.
any tips would be welcome. stuff everybody knows isn't stuff i know.
can i carry 6, or do i leave an empty chamber under the hammer?

i know how to clean a gun, but this gun was carried by a florida prison guard.
the seller says barrel n lock up are great, but who knows how gunked up the internals are.
so, how much can i take it apart without springs jumping out at me?
i don't wanna touch the internals, but i wanna look at them n maybe flood them with break free to carry off whatever gunk is in there.
also, what needs lubrication?
i run my guns dry. the high plains are very arid. rust won't happen, but lube can attract sand.
so, what needs oil?

take me by the hand n teach me, please.

susie

 

[shawn mccarver]

Just go to the S&W web site and download the online manual called "Revolvers - Modern Style."

http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/other/S&W_Revolver_Manual_12-15-2014.pdf

That will provide basic operational details and what to do about cleaning, etc. The S&W action has only changed, from a non-gunsmith/user standpoint, in minor ways since 1899.

 

[susieqz]

thanks, shawn.
i saw ''modern revolvers'' but i thot those were a certain model.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
To clean the internals, get some K=1 clear kerosene.
Remove grips and soak for 24hrs , hang up to drip dry or blow out with air.
This will get things started[ my old gunsmith called this a 50 cent action job.
Brush barrel and cylinder chambers [ a bore snake works well dry]
Unless the gun is OLD or a Colt or clone single action, most guns
[ Your M-15 included ] can be safely carried with all chambers loaded.

 

[susieqz]

perfect, groo !
i'll get kerosene when i pick up the gun.
i wasn't looking forward to any disassembly.

6 rounds is cool. my only experience with revolvers is with SAAs.
that's why i asked.
thanks, both of you. i think i can deal with this gun, now.

 

[susieqz]

k =1 is a brand?

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

WD-40 will work just as well as kerosene. That's basically what it is, anyway. It's just a more convenient in a aerosol spray can.

 

[Groo01]

k =1 is a brand?

Groo here
K-1 is the grade of oil, most refined .
Usually used in lamps and inside heaters.
Clear is no dye that indicate for off road use[no road taxes]
Usually find in camping stores in 1gal can [plenty]
Get a bucket or can with a top as you can reuse many times.
Then use the dirty stuff to start the trash/cookout fire.
I like this as WD-40 will evaporate with time and K-1 is more "oily]
PS WD-40 was developed to clean.lube.and displace water in electronic cable plugs.
It is more like the old TV tuner cleaner.
PPS for a very light oil that is "cheep" Get Marvel Mystery oil [at car parts store]

 

[susieqz]

what size bore brush do you you use for cylinders?
i got a 38 brush but i forgot something wider.

 

[susieqz]

groo, is that the same as coleman lantern fuel?
i have that.

 

[Groo01]

groo, is that the same as coleman lantern fuel?
i have that.

Groo here
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Colman lantern fuel is White Gas..
That is very fine gas with NO extra stuff," Stops fuel line freeze up" LOL
K-1 is No-1 Diesel fuel that is most clean and dead clear.
Road diesel is "straw" [aka yellow] and off road No-1 and No-2 diesel
is red [ Known as "Dyed Diesel" and has no road taxes for tractors and such]
K-1 is for "wick" type lamps [some call hurricane lamps] and kerosun heaters

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

Coleman fuel is basically a refined "white" gasoline. Don't use it. It's not the same thing as kerosene or WD-40. Coleman fuel is highly flammable and therefore dangerous for normal cleaning, especially indoors.

 

[susieqz]

k, good to know. i'll go to the lumberyard n get kerosene.
i wanna do this right.
i love not having to open it up.

 

[Groo01]

what size bore brush do you you use for cylinders?
i got a 38 brush but i forgot something wider.

You can rap a piece of patch around the brush for chambers,
I would think the throats [ smaller part ] and the barrel use a bore
brush.
The chambers will need little brush work and a wet tight fit
patch will do nicely.

 

[Ed Fowler]

I soak my pistols and revolvers in plain drugstore rubbing alcohol, 70 or 90% then blow them out with an air hose, then clp and blow them out again. Works great and no smell and no residue.

 

[susieqz]

chambers need little brush work? centerfire must be different.
wow! in my single 10, 22lr, most all the dirt is in the chambers, hardly any in the barrel.
i have rubbing alcohal. does it work as good as kerosene?

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Susieqz
WE NEED UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[susieqz]

sorry groo.
no updates possible until the fbi decides if i'm a terrorist or felon.
the last time i d id the check, it took 2 minutes.
this is quite upsetting. who are they to tell me i can't have my gun?
i'd cancel this whole thing but i spent more than the cost of the gun on ammo to test.

at least, i got to inspect the gun. bluing is not bad for a weapon carried daily. barrel n chambers are great. locks up tight.

buying all that ammo to test was stupid. i can't hit anything with iron sights anyway n now i can't afford a red dot.
the m15 seems thicker than my single 10 so i'll probably need a new holster too.

the m15 is like my other guns. the cost of the gun itself is a small part of the package.

 

[jimmyj]

Take it to a gunsmith or knowledgeable person that will demonstrate the proper method to take the side plate off and cleaning.

 

[susieqz]

taking the side plate off scares me.
when is that necessary?