I think a patch and /or Q-tip wet with Ballistol will loosen dry fouling and allow it all to be wiped away. I wipe all my revolvers down with a soft cloth with Ballistol. Most of my customers get an action shield which also protects the grease from fouling entry from the hammer slot (from nipple blowback). I set up all my "unmentionable" S.A.'s the same exact way the cap guns are set up.
Did you ever install the action shield on any of your guns? I believe you were thinking about it at one time
I have all my BP guns packed with it and believe me, it keeps all the junk from going inside the frame requiring wiping the fouling off and just the cylinder and barrel to scrub. I also drop the cylinder and nipples in an ultrasonic cleaner while I scrub the barrel. Someone mentioned that back then they didn’t have ultrasonic cleaners etc which is true. But I will bet you they would have used them if they had them. I say if you like your method and it works for you, then continue to use it. No one is telling anybody their way is the only way.
Yes, all even both my Remington 58s. Not only do they keep caps from falling in but also the blow back junk.
I heard the suggestion of an ultra sonic. I know how well they work having used an industrial one in a surgery decontamination room. Got one at HF and only wish I had the disposable income to buy the biggest one for my 1858 Remington. FYI, a simple test to make sure the transducers are working well is to put a 2"x2" square of aluminum foil into the tank with water and cycle it for 3-5 mins. You should see the foil degrade, usually from the center out.
Not sure where to jump into this conversation, but here goes. All of this 'how to clean and dry BP revolvers leaves my head spinning. Have been firing, using BP revolvers over 40 years now. I use a good powder solvent to clean the entire revolver, bore, cylinder and wipe down the frame. Good stiff bore brush and lead solvent for the bore. Then using 'Gun Scrubber for cleaning the inside works. (It come with a plastic tube that idea for getting into tight spaces.) Afterwards a little 'spray' gun oil on the insides and a light, very (light,) wipe of the rest. It's done. Over 40 years, no rust, no corrosion. About every 6 months, I break down my guns for a close inspection. If I've been doing it wrong all these years, It Works. At 76 years old, this dog is too old to learn a new trick.
Nothing wrong with doing what is working. You are preaching to the choir here. I still have only an old fashioned plug in the wall phone.
Heck I rather like the old dial style phones over the push button ones. Love the way they sounded as one dialed the numbers.
That's all I do to clean them too..
