Alan Westlake Alfa 357 Mag Revolver

[Frag Muppet]

out of interest, what are you guys using to clean your cylinders and I'll pass on the info to our club member.

he tried a bronze brush for the barrel and it wrecked it on the first chamber

The cylinders are stainless steel and will not get damaged easily.

So far I have tried Hoppes copper/Lead solvent, works OK.

I have also tried Bore Foam on the barrel & cylinder, also works OK.

A friend suggested I tried KG1 ( A carbon/powder solvent ), will get some of this and give it a go, hopefully will be better than the other two above.

I also finish off by giving the Firearm a spray with Brunox, and wipe down with a silicon gun cloth when done.

It would be nice to find a product that works well, along with a nylon brush for scrubbing the bottom of the cylinder to get it spotless.

The nylon brush I have only really scrubs the sides.

I also use an undersized bronze brush wrapped in a large cotton patch to clean the cylinder ( Same method I use on black powder firearms )

I have not had an issue on the range with reloading into a dirty cylinder.
I have shot in excess of 60 bullets on one occasion without any issue.

[Turnup]

[QUOTE=Frag Muppet;6381080]<snip>
It would be nice to find a product that works well, along with a nylon brush for scrubbing the bottom of the cylinder to get it spotless.

The nylon brush I have only really scrubs the sides.

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For my .44 BP guns I use a tool I made from an old electric toothbrush. Some have a round brush which can be easily removed. Trim it down to fit the cylinder with a Stanley knife, and glue it on to a bit of dowel (I used a 5.56mm case) and you can reach the bottom of the cylinder and give it a twirl to clean. Also works well on nipple recesses.

[Frag Muppet]

[QUOTE=Turnup;6381087]

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It would be nice to find a product that works well, along with a nylon brush for scrubbing the bottom of the cylinder to get it spotless.

The nylon brush I have only really scrubs the sides.

<SNIP>

For my .44 BP guns I use a tool I made from an old electric toothbrush. Some have a round brush which can be easily removed. Trim it down to fit the cylinder with a Stanley knife, and glue it on to a bit of dowel (I used a 5.56mm case) and you can reach the bottom of the cylinder and give it a twirl to clean. Also works well on nipple recesses.

That sounds spot on

Great idea, will give it a go!

Thanks