How to Clean Your Revolver [Art of Manliness]

[mk2ja]

As gun owners, we all know that proper care and maintenance is not only necessary for increasing the lifespan of our guns, but also to ensuring safe operation. And, just like shining shoes, there are many ways to clean your gun. This guide shows some basic tips on how to clean your revolver.

From the Art of Manliness archives:
How to Correctly Clean Your Revolver Gun | The Art of Manliness

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[JetGirl]

This guide shows some basic tips on how to clean your revolver.

From the Art of Manliness archives

Well, crap.
Being owned by a chick, I guess that means my revolver is screwed!
:-P

 

[HighStrung]

Well, crap.
Being owned by a chick, I guess that means my revolver is screwed!
:-P

Well, since being owned by a woman is apparently bad for your revolver, I will take the responsiblity of providing a good home/fostering it. You can come visit anytime.

 

[JetGirl]

Well, since being owned by a woman is apparently bad for your revolver, I will take the responsiblity of providing a good home/fostering it. You can come visit anytime.

Molon Labe, baby. Molon Labe.

 

[Eddie]

Well, crap.
Being owned by a chick, I guess that means my revolver is screwed!
:-P

Just run it through the dishwasher.

 

[JetGirl]

/smack

 

[Eddie]

 

[indyjoe]

That isn't the manly way of cleaning the revolver. Men are lazy. They use Bore Snakes. I've seen it myself.

 

[HandK]

Molon Labe, baby. Molon Labe.

That's not a town in Wisconsin is it!!

 

[figley]

my brother was telling me about the Art of Manliness website. it's ok, I guess. it got him interested, which got me interested, in wet shaving.

now I know why he tells me that he's a "revolver man", and he wants a S&W .357 revolver. I forget the model #, but it's called "The Lawman".

at first, I was , but now I just say good for him. hopefully he'll find the revolver that floats his boat before he learns some other way to act manly.

 

[jason conley]

Use tornado brushes to clean cylinder, really takes the lead out.

 

[Cru]

I don't use a brush down the barrel every time. I use a solvent soaked pad and run it through a few times... I clean it every time it's used though.

 

[Old Reliable]

The "manliest way to clean a revolver would be to never clean it. They don't jam, so why clean it.

A close second would be to just get a new one when it gets dirty.

 

[mk2ja]

Well, crap.
Being owned by a chick, I guess that means my revolver is screwed!
:-P

Whooaaaa hey, not all of us need to know how you "clean" your revolver!

 

[Hiram2005]

my brother was telling me about the Art of Manliness website. it's ok, I guess. it got him interested, which got me interested, in wet shaving.

now I know why he tells me that he's a "revolver man", and he wants a S&W .357 revolver. I forget the model #, but it's called "The Lawman".

at first, I was , but now I just say good for him. hopefully he'll find the revolver that floats his boat before he learns some other way to act manly.

Take away the man card. The "Lawman" is a Colt.

 

[JetGirl]

Whooaaaa hey, not all of us need to know how you "clean" your revolver!

Do you feel that, mk2ja? That's called the stinkeye...and I'm givin' it to YOU, pal.

 

[Bapak2ja]

Do you feel that, mk2ja? That's called the stinkeye...and I'm givin' it to YOU, pal.

He has survived the Dayak devil eye. Stinkeye will not faze him!!

 

[JetGirl]

Stinkeye will not faze him!!

I don't know about that...you gotta take into consideration that I own a 17 year old and I've had a LOT of stinkeye practice. You might say I've perfected the art.

 

[Bapak2ja]

I don't know about that...you gotta take into consideration that I own a 17 year old and I've had a LOT of stinkeye practice. You might say I've perfected the art.

Respect to your Stinkeye, and to you for managing a 17 yr old, but Stinkeye can't hold a candle to the Dayak devil eye. Those old headhunting shamans mastered the Dark Side before the rise of the British Empire. If he can survive those old boys, I don't think an American Stinkeye will bother him much. Either way, let's just hope the kid behaves properly henceforth.

 

[JetGirl]

Stinkeye can't hold a candle to the Dayak devil eye. Those old headhunting shamans mastered the Dark Side before the rise of the British Empire.

Something tells me you don't own a 17 year old.