How many of you dry your revolver in the oven?

[Mad L]

All this talk of "New tangled ways (dishwasher, oven, etc) leaving More Time For Shooting"

Makes wonder; just how much time does anyone Sacrifice to get home and clean the old tried and true way verses those who say "Heck, I can stay out and shoot an extra 20 min because the wife will have the oven warmed up when I get home..."?

(Aside from those who have admitted ruining the finish/coat on a gun here and there during experimentation)

I mean; do you really have old time shooting buddies that leave you alone at the range because it takes them longer to clean their gun?
I am pretty sure I can Dry a pistol about as fast as an oven can, and I already have it all at the table ready to lube and assemble - no time spent Moving from point A to point B and back again.
As for Dishwashers; now my wife wants one of then super speedy 15 min washers, ours takes almost 30 min and I can have my gun clean, dry, lubed, and assembled in that amount of time!

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

All this talk of "New tangled ways (dishwasher, oven, etc) leaving More Time For Shooting"

Makes wonder; just how much time does anyone Sacrifice to get home and clean the old tried and true way verses those who say "Heck, I can stay out and shoot an extra 20 min because the wife will have the oven warmed up when I get home..."?

(Aside from those who have admitted ruining the finish/coat on a gun here and there during experimentation)

I mean; do you really have old time shooting buddies that leave you alone at the range because it takes them longer to clean their gun?
I am pretty sure I can Dry a pistol about as fast as an oven can, and I already have it all at the table ready to lube and assemble - no time spent Moving from point A to point B and back again.
As for Dishwashers; now my wife wants one of then super speedy 15 min washers, ours takes almost 30 min and I can have my gun clean, dry, lubed, and assembled in that amount of time!

This is directed at everyone, not just you. When I started this thread, it was in regard to assuring that there was no moisture left anywhere on the parts. I think it has gone off the rails somehow.

 

[Panama Red]

This is directed at everyone, not just you. When I started this thread, it was in regard to assuring that there was no moisture left anywhere on the parts. I think it has gone off the rails somehow.

I’ll stand by mine! I put it in the oven, completely disassembled on a cookie sheet, use 20w-50 Amzoil V-Twin oil for the internals, everything else gets olive oil. I was using all olive oil, but it had a nasty habit of getting a bit gooky. I use the Amzoil for all my firearms to date, except where they call for grease. Something about washing a gun with water bugs me, but I do it… and I make sure it is as dry as I can get it when I’m done. And oily.
I don’t discredit anyone else’s way of doing it. I’m sure our ancestors didn’t have a nice convection oven to dry their’s in. They also didn’t have a Silverado 3/4 ton to go to town in, but I sure ain’t saddling up the mule!
-Red, probably not doing it the way you do it…

 

[45D]

This is directed at everyone, not just you. When I started this thread, it was in regard to assuring that there was no moisture left anywhere on the parts. I think it has gone off the rails somehow.

One of the reason's for "packing" the action with Mobil1 . . . there's no reason to remove any parts to wash. They stay clean and lubricated.
A wet patch for the barrel and soak the cylinder if you choose but there's not much more than a good "wipe down" needed for a packed revolver.

Mike

 

[TDM]

Haven’t read the complete thread, but I do not put any parts in the oven to dry or else. But I do use the oven for tempering blades.

 

[Bad Karma]

This is directed at everyone, not just you. When I started this thread, it was in regard to assuring that there was no moisture left anywhere on the parts. I think it has gone off the rails somehow.

These threads always go off the rails at least a little bit. Seems inherent to the human condition that when someone figures out the absolute best way to do something as simple as cleaning a black powder revolver, as I have, you must share it with those poor, lost and unfortunate creatures who are still wandering around in the dark. Now, having read the thread front to back it is apparent that many people are under the misapprehension that THEY have found the absolute best way to clean and preserve a blackpowder revolver.

 

[Panama Red]

These threads always go off the rails at least a little bit. Seems inherent to the human condition that when someone figures out the absolute best way to do something as simple as cleaning a black powder revolver, as I have, you must share it with those poor, lost and unfortunate creatures who are still wandering around in the dark. Now, having read the thread front to back it is apparent that many people are under the misapprehension that THEY have found the absolute best way to clean and preserve a blackpowder revolver.

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If it doesn’t include drying in a convection oven, it’s wrong. Good day sir!
-Red, correct as usual…

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

One of the reason's for "packing" the action with Mobil1 . . . there's no reason to remove any parts to wash. They stay clean and lubricated.
A wet patch for the barrel and soak the cylinder if you choose but there's not much more than a good "wipe down" needed for a packed revolver.

Mike

Forgive my ignorance, but is Mobile1 a heavy lubricant like grease?

 

[Andrewmtnman]

I would lay odds that a lot of oldtimers used the heat from a fire to dry their M.L? They wern't stupid?

No, but he probably leaned it up near the wood stove like I do. The front tray works well for drying the lock and small parts. Leaning the barrel up against the stone backdrop works well for the barrel too

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Forgive my ignorance, but is Mobile1 a heavy lubricant like grease?

I'm sure packing an action with grease improves lock time!

 

[45D]

Forgive my ignorance, but is Mobile1 a heavy lubricant like grease?

It's a synthetic grease made by . . . Mobil1. Synthetic grease plays well with bp. It's working temp range is -50°f - 245°f. Costs about $10 for a can like this -

With the frame full, nothing else can move in to the parts.
before-

after-

So, the competition shooter can check the grease once a year . . . The occasional shooter will probably never need to open the frame.

Mike

 

[45D]

I'm sure packing an action with grease improves lock time!

Multiple state championships won multiple times with this setup ( over the past 10 yrs) would indicate you won't "outrun" the action.
Mike

 

[Ed C.]

All this talk of "New tangled ways (dishwasher, oven, etc) leaving More Time For Shooting"

Makes wonder; just how much time does anyone Sacrifice to get home and clean the old tried and true way verses those who say "Heck, I can stay out and shoot an extra 20 min because the wife will have the oven warmed up when I get home..."?

(Aside from those who have admitted ruining the finish/coat on a gun here and there during experimentation)

I mean; do you really have old time shooting buddies that leave you alone at the range because it takes them longer to clean their gun?
I am pretty sure I can Dry a pistol about as fast as an oven can, and I already have it all at the table ready to lube and assemble - no time spent Moving from point A to point B and back again.
As for Dishwashers; now my wife wants one of then super speedy 15 min washers, ours takes almost 30 min and I can have my gun clean, dry, lubed, and assembled in that amount of time!

Agree. My shooting time is never affected by my cleaning time. But I do like the oven. I just rotate the parts as I'm cleaning other parts. No time lost. And no wife to worry about so the oven, kitchen sink and counter are all conveniently right there. But whatever works, do it!

 

[Panama Red]

Agree. My shooting time is never affected by my cleaning time. But I do like the oven. I just rotate the parts as I'm cleaning other parts. No time lost. And no wife to worry about so the oven, kitchen sink and counter are all conveniently right there. But whatever works, do it!

All these guys worried about their wives. Sheesh! Need to get them trained like mine! Why, if she even thought of getting mouthy with…
Here she comes. I’ll get back to y’all.
-Red, skeered for his life…

 

[Ed C.]

All these guys worried about their wives. Sheesh! Need to get them trained like mine! Why, if she even thought of getting mouthy with…
Here she comes. I’ll get back to y’all.
-Red, skeered for his life…

They're like cats. Never really get 'em trained.

 

[Uncle Miltie]

Multiple state championships won multiple times with this setup ( over the past 10 yrs) would indicate you won't "outrun" the action.
Mike

I've won a few of those myself and competed in 2 world championships. I'll stick to oil.

 

[Griff093]

Another vote for the synthetic grease in the internals. Don't use the oven... it'll all run out! I haven't bothered to test this theory, it seems like uncommon good sense would tell anyone such is a truth!

 

[Bad Karma]

I've won a few of those myself and competed in 2 world championships. I'll stick to oil.

I used oil for this purpose up until a few years ago. It’s fine. I’ve never been one of those guys who strips a revolver completely every time or even really very often. add a few drops of good CLP every time you use the guns and you’ll be good to go. Grease keeps more of the fouling out of the action so I use it on the guns I use daily but I’ll bet I still have a few guns that have never had anything but oil in the action. WRT slowing lock time I shoot ok and I doubt that I could tell the difference. Most of the fellas on the forums would never know the difference in lock time. Hell, the vast majority of avid cap and ball shooters are shooting cowboy games and lock time isn’t really a factor is it?

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

Agree. My shooting time is never affected by my cleaning time. But I do like the oven. I just rotate the parts as I'm cleaning other parts. No time lost. And no wife to worry about so the oven, kitchen sink and counter are all conveniently right there. But whatever works, do it!

I don't think my woman would mind much as I already temper knife blades in it.

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

It's a synthetic grease made by . . . Mobil1. Synthetic grease plays well with bp. It's working temp range is -50°f - 245°f. Costs about $10 for a can like this -
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With the frame full, nothing else can move in to the parts.
before-
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after-
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So, the competition shooter can check the grease once a year . . . The occasional shooter will probably never need to open the frame.

Mike

Understood. It's that red, tacky stuff I grease all the zerks on my sxs with. I wondered how packing the works like this would work. Nice thing is that stuff doesn't run even in the heat we have in central AZ. Sometimes during the hottest time in summer, I get the itch to shoot and don't care how hot it is. So, besides the barrel and cylinder, you just scrub off the fouling on the frame externals?