LCR and Lead Cloths

[gwhokie]

i did a search for this and didn't find anything recent on it. sorry if this has been discussed before.

i have a new LCR 38 +P version. went to the range yesterday and loved the way it handles. now comes the fun part - cleaning it.

does anyone know if a lead cloth will affect the finish on the treated SS cylinder? i know it's fine on regular Stainless Steel like my GP100, but the LCR says it's a 'treated' SS finish.

don't want to do anything that might damage the nice finish.

thanks for any wisdom you guys can impart.

 

[ASRuger]

I don't think so but haven't tried it on mine for the same reason. I shoot lead bullets but don't use a lead cloth. Just MPro 7 or CLP on a rag.
To get the lead out of the barrel and cylinder, some Chore Boy wrapped around a brush.

 

[hittman]

Call Ruger and ask. The owners manual does not specifically address what you asked ... at least that I could see.

 

[CraigC]

Regardless of the marketing, lead removal cloths do remove metal. Use sparingly and with caution. Personally, I see no reason for their existence.

 

[Calthrop]

They will remove the finish. I know the horse is out of the barn. I soak the cylinder in Hopies for a couple days or drape the cylinder faces and keep them damp. Then scrub out with a nylon brush let me stress the nylon bristle.
You can use very hot read boiling and Oxiclean to loosen the carbon however WD40 must be applied to get the water out. Then a good degreaser to get the WD40 out. My use of WD40 on firearms fallows a strict decontamination.
On a new revolver I clean the face of the cylinder face and apply Renaissance Wax. It binds to the metal and some burns away. What is left inhibits the carbon from entering the grain of the metal.

For cleaning lead form the barrel the Lee screen tool. Is about the best INMHO.