Okay, finally got the 61 Navy but haven't been out yet. To what degree is take down necessary on cleanning? Just the barrel, cylinder and wipe the rest? No instructions on a complete take down came with the pistol and I was wondering how much maintenance is involved. I suppose my question is how far do you take down your pistols when you clean them? Just what do YOU do after shooting?
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rafterob
62 Cal.
I've got a Remmington model and about every 3rd session I totally break it down. Otherwise I just take the grips off and take the cylinder out and brush everything well with warm soapy water and rinse. Blow dry or leave out in the direct sun to dry. I use aerosol rem-oil to spray into the recesses and olive oil on the rest. Make sure you have screwdrivers that fit the screws well because they bugger up pretty easy. When I first started out with this gun I broke it down every time and then began to realise it was unneccesary.
Dave Rosenthal
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Depends on the number of shots taken and the weather that day at the range. In high humidity, rust is more of an enemy. I use a chemical agent to emulsify the black powder on contact, so I don't need to do a complete break-down that often. I do use a very small screw driver to get the wet patches into various little nooks & crannies. This also helps to get the crud out of the gun.
I live in NJ, so I can't just lay any kind of gun (even in pieces) around the yard, waiting for the sun to dry it. Nosy neighbors would call the cops :shake: :barf:
Good luck with your endeavors!
Dave
I live in NJ, so I can't just lay any kind of gun (even in pieces) around the yard, waiting for the sun to dry it. Nosy neighbors would call the cops :shake: :barf:
Good luck with your endeavors!
Dave
I do a barrel assy/cylinder/nipple level teardown and cleaning after every range session. I do a complete gun teardown and cleaning once a month if I shoot the gun more than once a week, and once every three months if it only gets used once or twice a month. All my guns get a complete annual teardown and cleaning even if they've not been used (actually, that doesn't happen - they all get used at least once, even that POS Starr single action I wish I'd never laid eyes on).
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. sep 24 / 1:25am
be careful of humidity and the hidden effects of moisture - especially on the internal parts..
the outside could look ***** 'n span while the bare main spring might be slowly developing pits and minor rust.. same for the chambers internally..
on another post a guy is measuring the effectiveness of 4 different lubes on exposed steel over time.. surprisingly, the coating substances (bore butters) didn't last as long as expected while olive oil lasted longer.
i've recently heard of something called LPS3 (sp) that is a lithium based product with ptfe that claims to last up to 2 years on guns..
my plan is to use the appropriate substance based of the length of time it's needed rather than its base effectiveness.. better safe then sorry....
~d~
. sep 24 / 1:25am
be careful of humidity and the hidden effects of moisture - especially on the internal parts..
the outside could look ***** 'n span while the bare main spring might be slowly developing pits and minor rust.. same for the chambers internally..
on another post a guy is measuring the effectiveness of 4 different lubes on exposed steel over time.. surprisingly, the coating substances (bore butters) didn't last as long as expected while olive oil lasted longer.
i've recently heard of something called LPS3 (sp) that is a lithium based product with ptfe that claims to last up to 2 years on guns..
my plan is to use the appropriate substance based of the length of time it's needed rather than its base effectiveness.. better safe then sorry....
~d~
