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OK... I hate cleaning guns... my taurus revolver is a little dirty now, is there any reason I shouldn't take the grips of and stick it in the dishwasher??

No reason what so ever bung it in. Might take some of the bluing off just be carefull what cleaning fluid you use.

I am sure that was mentioned on here awhile back, was that SimG?

Anyone?

I know someone who does this with his Ruger old army because he dislikes cleaning it.However,it is the stainless version.

Taurus is stainless :shakeshout:
so looks like a job for the morning when the dishwasher is empty!

We have done oily things in the dishwasher before, tends to make the black lining a bit funny...

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christel wrote:I am sure that was mentioned on here awhile back, was that SimG?

Anyone?

I think it was Mike357.

I used to put my 44 ruger black powder revolver in the dishwasher with the cutlery , used to drive my ex wife bonkers ! It was stainless though ?

The NRA cleans its BP Pistols and deep cleans its Ruger 10/22s using an ultrasonic cleaner and industrial detergent (different detergents for the pistols (steel) and the 10/22s (aluminium)). It works a treat.

The standard way of cleaning a .303" used to be a gallon of boiling water down the barrel, then dry and oil. The RAFSAA site at Bisley still has an outdoor tap connected directly to the boiler outlet, 5 ft up on the wall and an odd-shaped funnel that fits against the wall with a narrow spout that goes through the working parts into the barrel.

I did clean my nagant barrel with a fresh kettle full, next time I must remember not to pick the damn thing up by the barrel afterwards!!