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While bore is soaking, use a dampened toothbrush to clean the breechface….

…and the area between the topstrap and barrel.

Cleaning the extractor recess in the cylinder keeps cylinder from binding.

Make sure to get the underside of the extractor star as well.

Once that’s done, wipe your brush on a shop towel or rag. Don’t use paper towels for brush cleaning, as they usually just tear and leave fibers in bristles which end up in the works of your gun.

(I recommend, unless you live alone, that you not use the hand towels from your bathroom. You’d think the reasons would be obvious, but we males seem not to comprehend them unless an outside force acts upon us. It took me several years of marriage before I finally figured this out, and I relate this cautionary tale in the hopes that you can profit from my mistakes.)

Once the brush is clean, dip it into your cleaner and again shake off the excess. Hold the gun in a manner that allows you to push and hold the ejector rod while you brush the area under the extractor star. This area is a big recess with many crannies, so it’s necessary to rotate the cylinder occasionally to ensure that they’re all thoroughly cleaned. Unburned powder likes to hide in those recesses, and the thickness of a single grain is enough to bind the cylinder and keep it from rotating, or even closing. Also pay some attention to the underside of the star itself, as there is often a relief cut around where the ejector shaft and the actual star meet.