How often do you clean your gun/barrel

I usually clean the extractor every 300rds, and clean out the barrel. I wipe down the inside of the slide and re-lube. The mag well gets cleaned out every 600 rds. Full cleaning every 800rds.
 
every time , but most of the time its later that night or the nexed day after work.
most of us ex army boys understand that kit does not have to be cleaned everytime its used, but you bet your ass if you can clean it you do it!
Because nexed time you go to use it you may end up "needing" that firearm to be working 101%.
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revolvers i'll brush cylinders whe the rounds don't slide in easily. revolver barrel when it gets leaded i'll dig out the lead resideu around the forcing cone at the same time

Autos get the Boresnake after every session or two. I'll eyeball the chamber & it seems to need a good cleaning every 800 rounds or so - shooting lead.

it really seemsto depend what you're shooting, bullets 7 powder Using TMJ- Frontier bullets & 231, considerd a dirty powder, the barrels stay clean a long time, but the chambers & parts of the action & need brushing to get rid of residues
 
alexlacelle said:
Why do you say that about the stainless revolver? I've got one comming in the mail...
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As Lugger said, six chambers to clean, especially the side facing outward, where gunpowder residue will be baked on the stainless surface. Gonna be a ##### to clean ;)
 
Quick Barrel and slide clean
I clean my 22's every week since I put through them more than 400 rds every week. My shotguns, 9mm and 45's are cleaned after every trip to the range simply because I do not take them about more than once a month.

I perform a full part by part cleaning of all my babies once a year
 
Pistols w/ regular copper (retail) ammunition:

I'll run a boresnake through the barrel after each session.
I won't do a full cleaning anymore until somewhere between 500 - 1000 rnds (I will wipe down the exterior though after each outing).

Total time spent doing above after shooting is 1 minute

The EXCEPTION to this rule as mentioned above are with .22lr's - because you can easily shoot 1000 rounds in a session, I always detail strip and clean .22lrs after each shooting session (they also tend to get very unreliable when dirty).
Actually I usually have to stop shooting the .22's because they will start jamming up for fail to feed - that's when I know it's time to pack it up :)

That's it :)
 
I strip and clean my cz every 1000 rounds or so. From what I've seen, the only thing that will damage your gun more then not cleaning it is cleaning it too much. Every time you shoot it (assuming you dont go through 1000 rounds at a time) is an overkill.
Exception to this is when I shoot lead nosed reloads, then I'll clean every 500 rounds or so..
 
After every session

Clean Bore...I use Coppermelt to avoid bristle brush wear. Then Mpro 7 Black Powder to flush out the coppermelt. finally FP-10 to lubricate protect bore.

I clean the slide and frame till a Q-tip remains white after rubbing in the nooks and crannies. I use Mpro7 for this purpose.

Every couple thousand rounds...detail strip (I only know how to detail strip 1911's) clean everything till spotless and lube with FP-10.

I disassemble magazines and clean every session too.

The way I see it I handle the guns and magazines in dryfire practice and firing residue does contain toxic stuff hence the thorough cleaning every shooting session.

Stuff i don't shoot too often (we all have a few I think)...'administrative cleaning every 2-3 months',
 
So brake cleaner is safe to spray the gun with. I also have this stuff, similar to break cleaner that is made to be used on electronic boards as it will not eat through plastic, etc. Would this be better to use?
 
jwillmoore said:
has anyone found that 22 handguns require more attention than higher caliber handguns?
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I've never cleaned the bore on my 21-year-old Ruger Mk II :)--and I clean my centrefire handguns' bores every time I shoot them. I'll give the Ruger a wipe down and light BreakFreeing on the exterior, plus a quick swab of the chamber area but never cleaned the bore--still shoots accurately and reliably (never any failures at all) for me.
 
I clean my gun's after every day at the range. 5 shots or 500 doesn't matter. Mind you I keep eveything clean and new. I'm just picky like that.
 
Break cleaner is great to use on guns. Lots of people (myself included) use it with no problems. I wouldn't leave it sit too long on a wood stock, but it's safe for all the metal parts (including bluing).

I don't have any experience with COLD blue... I make no promises about that. Factory bluing won't be harmed by break cleaner though.
 
I use a tiered system.

I clean after every range day, even if only a few rounds are fired. This is a detail cleaning.

If not fired, they get a quick once over inspection, wipe and bore punched, lube etc at least once a month. This comes from my fomer life as we had rifle/pistol maintenance once a week while in garrison, daily when in the feild.

About every six months I break 'em down as far as I am able to really clean em!!
 
So am I the only one who has used a compressed gas duster (as used for cleaning computers) to blow crud out of little nooks and crannies not accessible with a Q-tip? It works really well, and I am THAT anal about firearm cleaning. I thoroughly clean all my guns after every trip to the range, although not necessarily as soon as I get home. Sometimes it takes me a day or two to get to them.
 
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