I have never done a revolver or pistol; but I have polished several rifles. I would imagine you could do the same thing to a short barreled gun. I polished the bore in the rifles, with a tight fitting patch and polishing compound. I used Mothers Mag polish, JB Bore shine and/or Flitz. I use an old worn out brass brush that I wrap in a patch and apply the polishing compound to. I work it back and forth in the bore adding a little compound as I go. I change patches from time to time with fresh compound. With a revolver you need to work from the muzzle end, so you will need to be careful about wearing out the crown. A guide of some kind that fit over the muzzle would be ideal to use. I use a bore guide when working with a rifle I can get into. I think a bore snake would work too, but of course it would be no good after you get done. Just put the polish on a rifle length bore snake and keep pulling it through from the cylinder side to the muzzle, repeat until the bore is smooth. It takes a lot more work than a Tubbs System, but like I said earlier, they scare me. I would not think of doing any thing unless the bore is so bad, it fouls up quickly. If you are shooting lead and it fouls up too quick, think about using a harder alloy, slow the bullet down or using a different sized bullet to keep the leading down before polishing. Polishing or lapping is to cut down the lead or copper fouling that builds up so quickly it deteriorates the accuracy so quick it becomes useless. I had a rifle that copper fouled so quick that accuracy would drop off after just 5 shots, after doing a lot of polishing I can shoot 50 - 60 before I notice any drop off at all. As I shoot it more, it is getting even better. Good Luck and Good Shooting
