Do you clean you pistol everytime after your shoot?

I clean mine after every range session simply because I never know when the next time I'll be out to the range; could be a week, could be 6 months. My routine simply involves cleaning the barrel and wiping down the slide and grip. If I notice a significant amount of build up somewhere then I'll pay a bit more attention to it but 15-20 mins max for cleaning my Colt.
 
Do you clean you pistol everytime after your shoot?

If you mean dismantle and thoroughly clean, no. But I spray G96 and wipe down the exterior with soft cloth to clean residue. Strip and detail clean semi auto every 7-8 hundred, revolvers (i never open sideplates) every 4-5 hundred.
 
feild strip, basic clean, oil all parts, lightly lightly oil everything and wipe excess, me no like rust.

spend about 6-10 minutes per, or about a beer or 2, I'll ussually clean what was just fired, and oil barrels of those that weren't. Wife stays out of manville when the rifles are out...lol
 
Depends on the gun in question.

I clean heavy fouling guns and high value guns every time religiously, whereas guns that don't foul very much or just guns that are a pain to clean, I leave for a trip to the range or two.

If I have shot it and I know that I will not be using it in the next weekend or two, I clean every gun that was fired.

If I am going out for a competition or an important shoot, I will clean and oil my guns before the shoot.
 
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My IPSC pistol gets used regularly. So, between practices which I usually have at least once a week, sometimes twice, I just hoser down with some WD-40. I don't even take things apart. I would add a little oil to the slides before I head back to the range. Then before a match, about once a month in the winter, I will do a complete tear down and cleaning. This is what I would do when I was using oil on my gun.

However, I have recently changed over to using Slide Glide, and so I don't bother with the WD-40 in between practices. The gunk does tend to build up a bit, but I haven't experienced any failures at this point.

I switched to the Slide Glide because the oil never seemed to stay on the rails for very long. After 100 rounds or so, I couldn't really see much there. The Slide Glide sticks around, I like that.
 
Everytime for me, but it only takes 5 minutes.

I hardly ever use a brush or Hoppe's. I usually just run 2-3 patches down soaked in G96.

Quick brush to the internals, minor lube and into the safe it goes. Mostly, I just want to keep my pistol looking nice, the finish is still really good considering I must have around 6000 rounds through it.

Same goes for my AR, but that is usually 10 minutes.
 
Field strip, clean and lube major moving parts and barrel/bore with Break Free CLP after every use.
I really enjoy stripping and assembling my guns though so I don't see it as a chore
I have a couple 22 semi rifles that just get a quick chamber, bore, and surface wipe only though
 
Dan-O-Mite said:
My IPSC pistol gets used regularly. So, between practices which I usually have at least once a week, sometimes twice, I just hoser down with some WD-40. I don't even take things apart. I would add a little oil to the slides before I head back to the range. Then before a match, about once a month in the winter, I will do a complete tear down and cleaning. This is what I would do when I was using oil on my gun.

However, I have recently changed over to using Slide Glide, and so I don't bother with the WD-40 in between practices. The gunk does tend to build up a bit, but I haven't experienced any failures at this point.

I switched to the Slide Glide because the oil never seemed to stay on the rails for very long. After 100 rounds or so, I couldn't really see much there. The Slide Glide sticks around, I like that.
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WD-40? Ugh! I would never put that stuff in any of my guns. Trouble guaranteed,
 
I clean after each range visit. A solvent patch through the bore and charge holes and finish up with oil and a clean patch. Every 3rd or 4th visit I'll remove the stocks and give my revolvers a thorough cleaning.

Too much up and down with a cleaning rod can be harmful to the muzzle if the cleaning rod is allowed to rub. One trick I learned, the other day, is to use a length of plastic cord from the lawn whipper snipper. Sharpen one end so it'll stick through a patch and the melt the other end and stick it into a spent 22 casing to mold the end into a stopper to hold the patch. Soak the patch in solvent and feed it through what ever end of the bore you prefer. Using this system for a quick clean after a shoot, makes it easy and less wear on the muzzle.
 
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