Newbie cleaning GP100. Should I concern myself with this black? different solvent?This is a discussion on Newbie cleaning GP100. Should I concern myself with this black? different solvent? within the Maintenance forums, part of the Firearm Forum category; Lately, I use Ballistol. I get it pretty clean. I have to work at cleaning the forcing cone though. Spray it and let it soak ...
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October 25th, 2012, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NH
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Lately, I use Ballistol. I get it pretty clean. I have to work at cleaning the forcing cone though. Spray it and let it soak a few minutes and then take your 38 brass brush to it. Spray the brush and run it through each cylinder and barrel several times. Let it soak. Then I start with the patches. Spray the first few with Ballistol. Then I go dry until the come up clean. Spray some Ballistol on a patch and run it through cylinders and bore to lubricate. Keep checking the ejector and I wipe off all residue. Move it in and out to make sure all the gunk is out. Sprays some Ballistol on a patch or q tip and lube up the moving parts. Easy does it on the ejector rod to prevent gunking up. Yiogo
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October 25th, 2012, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Florida
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Since we're on the topic of cleaning.. what kind of brush do you recommend for cleaning the barrel and cylinders? Someone mentioned a brass bore brush? I have a nylon(?) one that came with a cleaning kit that I purchased a while ago for my glock. I take it brass would be better? Something like this for the 357? http://tinyurl.com/9ss94ng (I really only need one for the 357, so if you know of another good place to purchase I'm all ears.)
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October 26th, 2012, 09:08 AM
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#18 | | Previously Interested
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Trapped in a horde of stupid people
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Most better bore brushes are phosphor bronze, which will last longer than brass. Either will clean the bore much better than nylon.
You can get stainless bore and cleaning brushes, but I would avoid them. They are basically as hard as the gun's metal and will definitely scratch.
I've used the lead remover cloths for years. Birchwood Casey or Hoppe's, there seems no difference except Hoppe's is slightly bigger for the same price.
One tip, I save used up gift cards and expired credit cards (ones without raised numbers). I wrap the lead remover cloth around them, good for flat surfaces like the cylinder face. Also good in corners around the forcing cone or cylinder bushing.
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January 6th, 2013, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hollywood, Florida
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Originally Posted by NY Ruger  If your 100 is a 357, and your shooting 38s thru it, cleaning of the cylinder bores is gonna be important, or your not gonna get your 357 rounds in there.
| I found that out the hard way. I went shooting several days in a row without a chance to clean with others paying for the range as they wanted to get into guns because of current events. I was using lead .38spl and when one person bought a box of .357 it would not fit. It took a while to clean.
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January 6th, 2013, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Omaha, NE
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I used my first LeadAway Cloth this week and I'm sold. They take away a lot of the elbow grease work.
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