I clean them after like 2 or 3 range trips. I just like to make sure they work no matter how dirty they get. God forbid you ever have to use it to defend yourself and its raining or something like that and the thing ends up getting dirty and jamming. Just piece of mind for me.

 

Depends on my mood...my GSG and Marlin .22 haven't been cleaned in a little while, but they don't have many rounds through it. I clean my EMP (carry gun) every time I shoot it, except when I did the "dirty test" for 1,100 rounds.

 

I'm lazy most of the times, I don't bother cleaning unless it's been 500 or more rounds. I have two reasons besides being lazy though.

1. I like to know my pistol actual will run in an adverse state. I feel a pistol that cannot run reliably for a MININUM of 1000 rounds without maintenance is a sub-par pistol. There are too many pistols that can do this, but until you try, you don't know if you might have a "lemon" or not. Better safe than sorry.

2. I have multiple pistols of the same platform (Glock, M&P, 1911, whatever) and would use one for range use and the other for CCW. Being they would have the same operations and feel, I could carry the clean one while using the other. Once I got to a certain point, usually 1000-1500 rounds, I'd switch them around and repeat the process.

 

I like this method best. That’s how I do my CCW rotation. I currently rotate my Glock 29, 30, 33, 36 and an M&P 340 in 357 magnum. Just picked up a custom Thoroughbred with STI lower in 45 acp and a new Bul Armory SAS II ultralight in 9mm. Need to take those to the range before incorporating them into my rotation.

 

These days I clean range and carry pistols at about the same range trip frequency and that's about 3-4 trips. I'm speaking of range trip frequency here, not round count. For me, a range trip for a range pistol is ~100 rounds and for a carry pistol ~14 rounds. Ron

 

i don't clean mine that often. i just usually wipe the exterior down and make sure it's lubed.

 

I'm with Quack! I'll wipe down the exterior and make sure there's still plenty of lube left but that's about it. I'll detail strip and clean it somewhere between 500-1000rds.

 

I clean them after like 2 or 3 range trips. I just like to make sure they work no matter how dirty they get. God forbid you ever have to use it to defend yourself and its raining or something like that and the thing ends up getting dirty and jamming. Just piece of mind for me.

take a class in the cold rain and see how it runs. the only issues that i had was using Slide-Glide Lite. wiped it off and used oil and it ran fine for the rest of the day. so i learned that in the winter, to use oil and during the warmer months that SG-Lite is fine.

 

Can relate to SG, did the same thing on a cold morning to my Ambassadeur casting reel. The stuff gets cold and pretty much gums up the works. I use the SG until about November here in Tennessee, then change over to oil. And my AF background tells me to clean after every range trip as does my range work with the TDOC academy, but some get the dirty treatment to verify trustworthiness in a crisis.

 

I go about every two trips to the range. A trip consists of about 150 rds then come home run a bore snake and wipe her down then do all over again. So, about every 300 rds of lead & then I just feel like it should be done. I used to be anal about it after every range trip, but not any more. The mind does feel better when it is clean.

 

take a class in the cold rain and see how it runs. the only issues that i had was using Slide-Glide Lite. wiped it off and used oil and it ran fine for the rest of the day. so i learned that in the winter, to use oil and during the warmer months that SG-Lite is fine.

I would love to do that one of these days.

 

I would clean both of my EDC and range guns after a few range trips. I don't see a problem with having a slightly dirty gun for EDC. Mater of fact, my EDC is holstered 24/7, or until I take it out to blow off the lints or some basic cleanning.

 

I'm in the minority I guess. I clean it almost every time after a range visit. I also enjoy cleaning my guns, it's relaxing.....dunno could just be me

 

Same here. Only other thing I can add is my dad taught me this was part of "treating it like you own it"

Likely cause I was shooting his guns...

 

I'm in the minority I guess. I clean it almost every time after a range visit. I also enjoy cleaning my guns, it's relaxing.....dunno could just be me

nah... I like to take them apart and play with them too. I suppose that most 1911 people enjoy it as well. It's therapy.. Matter of fact.. I've been thinking about buying a pistol just for that purpose.. I figure it'll save wear and tear on my good pistols.. I know it'll help preserve the finish! 8)Ron

 

I can understand that one! I have a Thompson Auto-Ordnance which is not worth very much; but would be a good one to take apart to learn about them on.

 

I am OCD with my pistols. I clean after everytime they are fired. I get out the Q-Tips, rags, toothbrush, and patches every cleaning.

 

Maybe my cleaning routine is more thorough than I thought (based upon this post). My routine after every use is as follows:

Basic Field Strip
Brush bore
Clean bore
Oil bore
Wipe down barrel and clean feed ramp and legs
Clean slide rail cuts
Clean slide bush recess cuts
Clean under extractor without removing
Clean slide barrel cuts
Wipe down bushing (inside / out)
Clean frame rails
Clean frame ramp
Clean hammer area
Clean inside mag well
Clean ejector area
Wipe down inside of dust cover
Wipe down recoil spring, plug, and GI guide
Add Gunslick to slide rails and frame rails
Add oil to slide (bushing cut, barrel cuts)
Add oil to frame (ejector, hammer)
Reassemble
Function test
Wipe down exterior
Function test

My more through cleaning involves pulling the firing pin and extractor, removing the grips, etc.

 

Ok good I'm not the only one. I turn on some old country music and relax and get to cleaning

 

I do enjoy cleaning when I have time

 

Ok good I'm not the only one. I turn on some old country music and relax and get to cleaning

do you break out the candles and lotion too? :rofl2:

Just giving you a hard time man. I find it relaxing also.

 

do you break out the candles and lotion too? :rofl2:

Just giving you a hard time man. I find it relaxing also.

How'd you know??? :biggrin1:

 

do you break out the candles and lotion too? :rofl2:

Just giving you a hard time man. I find it relaxing also.

With a splash of the ol' Hoppes #9 behind the ears:lol:

 

How'd you know??? :biggrin1:

With a splash of the ol' Hoppes #9 behind the ears:lol:

ound: ound:

 

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

I clean after every range trip.

 

was taught to clean every time, don't want that barrel getting pitted

 

I'm a neat freak when it comes to my pistols. After an initial torture test of 500-1000 rounds without cleaning, I clean them after every range trip. I clean my duty gun once a month in the summer and every two weeks in the winter.

 

What is the reason for doing the torture test of 500-1000 rounds without cleaning? Is it the way to break in the gun?

 

With a splash of the ol' Hoppes #9 behind the ears:lol:

ound: classic man.

 

I just clean them when I feel like it, sometimes every time out sometimes they can go a few trips.

 

Put me in the "after every range trip" camp. I know they'll shoot dirty because that's how they're shot when I'm at the range. Break-in with a new gun is a different tune, though.

Andy

 

I clean after every trip and between trips if it has been a while. If I want to test how well my gun runs dirty, then I go to range with a few thousand rounds and don't stop until my ammo is gone.

 

I clean after every trip to the range considering I usually make it to the range once a week. If for some reason I'm going to be shooting a gun several days in a row I'll wait til the weekend and clean it once for the week. I'm also a big fan of putting the time in cleaning and tearing them down but I can't see doing it several times a week.