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Originally Posted by ErikGr7
I am still new to handguns but, I need to ask someone.
How often do you field strip and clean your semi handgun?
I have read everything from 5k to 1k rounds? Is it just
possible to clean the bore and inside a bit without taking
the slide and everything apart?
Maybe I should just get a revolver..lol but, I want the
higher capacity mags I can get in the semi.
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For me this all depends on how much I am going to use the gun. If I take out one of my safe queens to shoot for a day I usually do a fairly detailed clean afterwards since I know it will sit for a fair amount of time before being used again. Now, the guns that I shoot in competition I do a quick clean of the barrel and insides about every 800-1,000 rounds. Then do a detail strip and clean every 3,000 rounds. This seems to work well for me and I get zero malfunctions due to dirty parts.
As far as my CCW, it is a j-frame revolver which I clean up about once every 3-4 months weither it needs it or not. I hope this helps!