Colt DA cleaning advice

polychoke · January 25, 2010, 10:58 AM

I recently purchased a Cobra .22LR revolver in 'never fired' condition, mfd. in 1971. Before I shoot this 40-year old should I thoroughly clean the internals? If so, can I do an adequate job without a full disassemby? I'm not experienced at that and am not confident enough to tackle it.

longranger · January 25, 2010, 11:32 AM

No,
Unless the revolver fails any of the timing check out procedures that can be located @ www.coltforum.com /colt revolver timing checks.Nothing more than a good cleaning to the bore and cylinder.You can contact Colt and see if it is one of the models they will still work on.
I have old Colt's from the 20's and as long as they are mechanically sound no reason to open it up unless something is wrong.

Dfariswheel · January 25, 2010, 08:22 PM

I would recommend putting a drop of fresh lubricant down the front of the cocked hammer, one drop in the area where the cylinder crane enters the cylinder, and one drop where the cylinder crane enters the frame.

After all these years, any lubricant that was there has long since dried up.

January 25, 2010, 10:58 AM	#1
polychoke Member Join Date: January 25, 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 32	Colt DA cleaning advice I recently purchased a Cobra .22LR revolver in 'never fired' condition, mfd. in 1971. Before I shoot this 40-year old should I thoroughly clean the internals? If so, can I do an adequate job without a full disassemby? I'm not experienced at that and am not confident enough to tackle it.

January 25, 2010, 11:32 AM	#2
longranger Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2008 Location: Buffalo WY Posts: 1,056	No, Unless the revolver fails any of the timing check out procedures that can be located @ www.coltforum.com /colt revolver timing checks.Nothing more than a good cleaning to the bore and cylinder.You can contact Colt and see if it is one of the models they will still work on. I have old Colt's from the 20's and as long as they are mechanically sound no reason to open it up unless something is wrong.

January 25, 2010, 08:22 PM	#3
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	I would recommend putting a drop of fresh lubricant down the front of the cocked hammer, one drop in the area where the cylinder crane enters the cylinder, and one drop where the cylinder crane enters the frame. After all these years, any lubricant that was there has long since dried up.