Titanium Clynder 340 PD

[thjrben]

Is it OK to use Hoppe,'s solvent and brass brush on titanium clynder. I just purchased a new one and haven't fired it yet . Thanks for any input on this subject.

 

[hyena]

I put a titanium cylinder on my 642 a few years ago. I only use Hoppes No 9. So far so good but I use a nylon bore brush and nylon scrub brush.

 

[lkabug]

Nylon Nylon Nylon
You can ask my son how we know. But he meant well.

 

[thjrben]

Thanks for the info, I figured the brass brush was a no no I

 

[M29since14]

S&W used to recommended CLP for the titanium-alloy cylinders. I bought some and use it ONLY for that purpose. Otherwise, I have a lot of other stuff that works better and I would much rather use. With my luck, I'm a little squeamish about not heeding their advice. Everyone else in the world might get away with Hoppe's #9 - except me.

 

[michpatriot]

Get used to the black marks..

Nylon if cleaning the titanium cylinder, bronze in the barrel only. To be perfectly honest just stay away from the cylinder face. Don't expect the black to ever go away. If you like spotless revolvers you won't be happy with what happens. My regimen with three different titanium revolvers is nylon brush and hoppes elite in the cylinder bores and a rag on the cylinder face, bronze brush in the barrel, about three minutes and your done. Do not get all scientific and OCD. The titanium wont ever look like when you opened up the box from the factory again.

 

[ruger 22]

Is anyone here saying that a brass brush will damage a titanium cylinder??

 

[michpatriot]

Need?

Is anyone here saying that a brass brush will damage a titanium cylinder??

Never needed one. Buckets of brass through titanium no need so far.

 

[Eagle1*]

I put a titanium cylinder on my 642 a few years ago. I only use Hoppes No 9. So far so good but I use a nylon bore brush and nylon scrub brush.

OK, gonna need to see some pics of that combo, sounds like a neat j..

 

[s&wchad]

Is anyone here saying that a brass brush will damage a titanium cylinder??

S&W cautions not to use anything abrasive on titanium cylinders, especially the front. They also caution not to use shoot magnums with bullets lighter than 125 grains. They use a special coating to protect the alloy and we seen examples of horrible erosion when their warnings were ignored.

 

[Patchez]

S&W cautions not to use anything abrasive on titanium cylinders, especially the front. They also caution not to use shoot magnums with bullets lighter than 125 grains. They use a special coating to protect the alloy and we seen examples of horrible erosion when their warnings were ignored.

Thanks for sharing...Ive carried a 340PD for years and read that the reason to avoid the lighter bullets was because of the unburnt powder...since reading that I have wondered what type of damage disregarding the warning might cause...living and learning always

 

[kaaskop49]

Nylon if cleaning the titanium cylinder, bronze in the barrel only. To be perfectly honest just stay away from the cylinder face. Don't expect the black to ever go away. If you like spotless revolvers you won't be happy with what happens. My regimen with three different titanium revolvers is nylon brush and hoppes elite in the cylinder bores and a rag on the cylinder face, bronze brush in the barrel, about three minutes and your done. Do not get all scientific and OCD. The titanium wont ever look like when you opened up the box from the factory again.

...what he said on the Hoppe's Elite! The extreme light weight of this gun precludes extensive firing, at least in my case, so fouling is minimal.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[41 mag Dave]

I'm not wanting to start a fight, just asking a question.

How can a bronze brush do more damage to a chamber than a guilding metal jacketed bullet being pushed by 30,000 psi and obturating against the chamber walls?

 

[Frank46]

If I remember correctly, a bronze brush wears away the protective coating S&W puts on the cylinder. A member once posted a few pics showing titanium sparks from a cylinder that had a bronze bore brush used. Looked like the sparks much like an electric welding machine each time the firearm was discharged. Sort of a firearm that is carried a lot and shot infrequently. My all steel Model 36 in 38 special shows no wear at the front of the cylinder. Probably has about 500 rds down the tube and I bought it used. Frank

 

[steelslaver]

bronze is considerably harder than pure copper. Part of it depends on the type of bronze.

Using the Brinell hardness scale which is one of the common tests of hardness available, copper scores 35 which is lower in metric compare to bronze with a score that ranges from 40 to 420, depending on its alloy. Plus, it would also depend on how the wires were formed as bronze can be work hardened and would be by being drawn

Plus, you have a surface area to pressure factor. The tiny tip of a brush wire has way more pressure on it than the evenly distributed pressure over a comparatively huge area of a bullet jacket. You can actually put a dent on the surface of steel using a bronze hammer

 

[joebuck]

Toothbrushes and Hoppe's Elite only for the cylinder face. Only shoot 158gr or higher 357's thru it if you want some wrist breakers. This regimen will make your Ti cylinder last the longest using magnum rounds.