Cleaning a revolver question

[Occams Rasor]

Just jailed my first revolver, Ruger SP101 .22lr. While I wait out the 10days, have been reviewing cleaning techniques for revolvers. (mostly Youtube). In all the vids they are using bronze bush on every cleaning. On my semi autos, both rifle and pistol, I use bronze bushes very sparingly. Use Hopps and patch. Inspect the bore and no issues doing it this way. So the question is: do you have to be more aggressive with a revolver and use bronze brush more? How do other people clean their wheel guns?

[Mot Mi]

Cleaning methods are always the same unless its guns that need grease for rails and such. I'd just hoppes the bore and cylinders and run a patch few times through the barrel then oil the sucker.
it's no different than a semi auto in terms of cleaning.

[OldShooter32]

If you shoot .38 Specials in a .357 Magnum, you may develop some dirt rings due to the shorter round that will inhibit loading the .357's -- those need to be scrubbed out. Wadcutters seem to be the worst for this.

[sealocan]

the only part of revolver that really you might have to scrub with a brush is the forcing cone area, at the rear of the barrel next to the cylinder, and the front end of the cylinder.
there is a very small gap there where hot gases and possibly unburnt gunpowder escape.

(remember that when you're firing it and don't put your fingers or your hand around the front of the cylinder.)

a bronze brush is much softer than steal and will do no harm, but sometimes they have a steel wire core, and that part, if not careful can sometimes leave light damage.

personally I use a toothbrush in that area has stiff bristles and good gun cleaning solvent as well.

I've used wire brushes all of my life on many firearms and I personally never have a problem because I take my time and make sure that the inner core of the brushes are not rubbing on the interior or crown of barrel.

lastly, you have chosen wisely, the Ruger sp101 is built like a tank.
that would THE handgun I would choose, if I was hand loading my ammunition because if the rounds were very hot or very soft/light it would always function unlike a semi auto or some weaker framed pistols.

considering your only shooting 22 rimfire ammunition out of it, it should last many many lifetimes.