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Run wet patch through the bore a couple of times.

Start with the barrel

Once the area is secure, wet a patch with your choice of bore cleaner and run it down the barrel a couple of times. The goal here is to get the barrel wet so that the cleaner has time to soften any residue in the bore. These couple of passes should leave you with a very dirty patch, so discard it. Wet a second clean patch and do the same to every chamber. The bore and chambers will sit, wet, for a few minutes while you attend to the rest of the gun.

It’s important that you not choose a bore cleaner that contains ammonia, as many that claim to remove copper fouling do. If your cleaner is of that variety, don’t let the barrel and cylinder sit – finish cleaning them immediately.

While the barrel and cylinder are soaking, take a toothbrush or, better yet, the common M16 cleaning brush (cheap and solvent resistant!) and dip it into the bore cleaner. Shake off the excess – you want it damp, not wet – and scrub the inside of the cylinder window and the breechface area. Pay particular attention to the tight area between the topstrap and the barrel, as this is where carbon and other ignition residue likes to collect.