Buck D. Law, SASS #62183 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Posted February 2, 2011 Buck, To get rid of the pesky dark powder rings etc. I take Flitz and super soft steel wool and polish it all up shiny, then clean the bore, cylinders and lube. Keeps them looking like new. Barkeep, I've found my solution. What I needed all along is another shooter who lived close by...who could clean them for me. Essentially, a gun caddy...er cleaner. I'll just leave 'em with you after the match Sunday. Thanks, bro!
Barkeep Casey Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Barkeep, I've found my solution. What I needed all along is another shooter who lived close by...who could clean them for me. Essentially, a gun caddy...er cleaner. I'll just leave 'em with you after the match Sunday. Thanks, bro! Umh. umh. is there any money in this
Shooting Bull Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Umh. umh. is there any money in this Even better than money, you'd have his GUNS.
Barkeep Casey Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Even better than money, you'd have his GUNS. I would never take a man's guns! But I might accidentally return a set of vaquero's without that bea beautiful engraving
Caprock Leatherneck, SASS #54382 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 At the risk of revealing my gun vanity, I'm gonna go on the record as saying I think my pistols are pretty. They're stainless original Vaqueros engraved by Graver Bill. On rare occasions, I clean them up real purdy and have the best intentions of keeping that way.... but the next thing you know, they end up looking rough as a two dollar whore on nickel night. While I love to shoot and smell gunpowder burn, I despise cleaning the pistols. Shotgun and rifle, not so bad. I've always thought that my pistols get extra dirty because when I shoot, I hold them really close together and it appears that powder from one gun gets on the other. I don't have nearly the problem cleaning Sugah's stainless Blackhawks with the exception of the cylinders. I've read extensively about ultrasonic cleaners, but have yet to have anyone make it clear whether they will remove powder residue. If I knew they would, I'd get one in a heartbeat. I just read on another thread where Pulp had suggested Sweetshooter. Is there an easy way?
Caprock Leatherneck, SASS #54382 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I like a product called "Dunk it". It comes in 1/2 & 1 gal plastic jug. It is not cheap, however if you do not spill it a gal will last 2 years plus. I have to clean 4 pistols every match. Swab barrels and cylinders with wire brush ,if I clean the gun itself I pull the grips and place the guns in the dunkit for 2 hours. Go do something else. Then wire brush the cylinders and barrels and areas in the mainframe that collect powder. Wipe down and swab barrels and cylinders. I got OCD one day and checked. The process took 8 min a gun. You can't put a price on time in my book! Caprock.
Doc Windshadow Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I once loved cleaning my guns after a days shooting back when #9 was the original formula with the good stuff like Benzine still in it... The modern version just does not smell quite right... Sigh I know the basic smell is said to come from banana oil which is still used but he benzine and other "good things" that they took out seemed to have had a very adverse effect on the perfume of old #9. I still have an old glass quart of the original that is about 1/4 full but it is just for smelling now that it can no longer be replaced. I just have a pair of those rubbermaid dish washing tubs the sort that you fit in the bottom of your kitchen sink to avoid chipping that set of china that took a whole year of fill-ups at the Shell station to collect on the table in front of the TV and one in my lap gives me something to do during the commercials.
Guest Paniolo Cowboy SASS #75875 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I use carb and choke cleaner followed by Rem Oil. Works great! +1 I've been doing the same thing for years. It does work great and it's easy.
Korupt Karl Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Buck; I use the brake cleaner, blow it off with the compressor and then Rem oil. KK
Mad Monte McCrae SASS #61622 Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 I use M-Pro 7 on the Rodeo II's have to since they are nickle. Everything else I use Blue Wonder.
Chuck Would, SASS # 53289 Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Shooting Smokless I only clean my firearms about once a year. Then I do a full detail strip. clean and lube. I use Ed's Red to clean. I mix it up a gallon at a time buying the components in quart containers. I mix in a gallon plastic jug and transfer the mix back into the quarts. I have a "new" quart paint can that I use as a dip tank. You can add lanolin to Ed's Red, but I don't bother. Ed's Red is flammable as all four components are flammable. Hope that helps,
Buck D. Law, SASS #62183 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 Umh. umh. is there any money in this Like any professional caddy, you will receive a percentage of the winnings. I'm wondering how it would work to: 1) Take grips off 2) Soak in Ed's Red 3) a. Run through ultrasonic to clean out Ed's Red or...in the absence of an ultrasonic cleaner b. Clean out he Ed's Red with brake cleaner or carburetor cleaner 4) Lube it up and wipe down excess 5) Put grips back on
Buckshot Frank Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Like any professional caddy, you will receive a percentage of the winnings. I'm wondering how it would work to: 1) Take grips off 2) Soak in Ed's Red 3) a. Run through ultrasonic to clean out Ed's Red or...in the absence of an ultrasonic cleaner b. Clean out he Ed's Red with brake cleaner or carburetor cleaner 4) Lube it up and wipe down excess 5) Put grips back on Might be a little redundant. The trans fluid in Ed's Red acts as a lubricant. The carb cleaner will remove it and leave the metal dry. Then you are lubing again. I just wipe off the Ed's Red and use my lubricant of choice on the wear points. Of coarse, I haven't soaked the entire pistol in it either.
Barkeep Casey Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Like any professional caddy, you will receive a percentage of the winnings. Standard Caddy fee is 10%, I am going to be RICH!!!!!! Hey boss can I still shoot the stage's or is this a full time job?
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