The Sweet Spot in Cleaning
Let me start this post with the disclaimer that I am military. Anyone who has served knows that there are times that the weapons cleaning standards can have more to do with giving soldiers something to do than actual maintenance. I am currently in a unit that has weapons cleaning protocols that I believe add more wear and tear than protection.
Hereās my question? What is your opinion of the sweet spot for the area of the frame that surrounds the cylinder of a revolver. Iāve noticed carbon really builds up here. Should I go after it with a cleaning agent and the cleaning picks in my military cleaning kit to remove ALL build up(get back down to the original metal). Or should I run some HOPS over it and get the excess carbon off after every time I shoot, then move on with life. Or should I just give it the occasional rub down? Iām looking for that balance between function and a handgun that will last a lifetime.
Most of yall know so much more about firearms care than I do. Iād love to draw from your experiences so that I can take the best care of my revolvers. I donāt have an issue with how we clean military weapons because they are not mine. My revolvers are a different story?
I dont clean as often as I probably should but when I do I give it a good scrub down with the Boretech Eliminator. Also, I will clean the cylinders between shooting 45 LC and 454s in the same gun (Carbon cylinder ring), and between shooting Jacketed and Lead bullets (barrel fouling).
If i had to put a number on it, probably every 100-150 rounds. š