I have a 58 Remington copy. It is as accurate a handgun as I own, and fun to shoot. I would, however, prefer to wash and wax a large motorhome as to clean it after shooting.
I know what you mean. Love to shoot the old pistols but what a PITA to clean.
For me the problem is that it takes so long to reload the things. That's why I don't shoot mine as often as I would like to.
As far as cleaning them goes after I remove the cylinder I poor hot soapy water through the chambers and bore. This cleans out the fowling fast and for good measure I treat these same areas with T17 Foaming Bore Cleaner. This leaves the said areas clean like new and does not take long at all.
I shoot two replicas. An 1851 Navy and an 1858 Remington. I prefer the Remington replica because it is much easier to take apart for cleaning and shoots to point of aim.
