WOLF !
When we lost our pistols I bought a repo Rogers & Spencer BP revolver. To be honest I had no great love for this substitute firearm and showed it little respect. Usually shot about 100 rds a session using Pyrodex.
The evening finished by pouring a kettle of hot water over the metal parts and a quick spray of wd40. Once in a while the cylinder was removed to check for any build up of crud, never had any excess.
Still a nasty smokey smelly thing.
Good luck, Phil
I get by with a little help from my friends
What an interesting thread.
Thanks to you all that was very informative. Off to look for more info now, you've whetted my thirst for more
UBC Resident Cowboy
St Paul of 55
Been there, bought it, tried it, sold it
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
That's the way I've heard most BP revolver shooters clean them, Phil: either that, or remove the grips and put the gun in the dishwasher.Originally Posted by Phil G
When we lost our pistols I bought a repo Rogers & Spencer BP revolver. To be honest I had no great love for this substitute firearm and showed it little respect. Usually shot about 100 rds a session using Pyrodex.
The evening finished by pouring a kettle of hot water over the metal parts and a quick spray of wd40. Once in a while the cylinder was removed to check for any build up of crud, never had any excess.
Still a nasty smokey smelly thing.
Good luck, Phil
So, you were getting off 100 or so rounds, and the fouling wasn't building up to the point where the cylinder stopped turning? That's pretty good! Even a nitro cylinder can get gummed up after 1,000 rounds or so.
I wonder: does Pyrodex have the same fouling characteristics as black powder? Anyone know?
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
One of the Blackhand Gang
So, you were getting off 100 or so rounds, and the fouling wasn't building up to the point where the cylinder stopped turning? That's pretty good! Even a nitro cylinder can get gummed up after 1,000 rounds or so.
I wonder: does Pyrodex have the same fouling characteristics as black powder? Anyone know?
Jim[/QUOTE]
If you grease the cylinder pin it reduces dramatically the amount of build up that gums up the pistol.
My experience of Pyrodex is that it does gum up the pistol but not so quite as badly as blackpowder.
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