jowgafist

everytime after a trip to the range. if i don't make it to the range my carry weapon gets cleaned once a month.

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TapRackBang

Have you checked your user manual for a recommendation?

With me it kinda depends on what I have been doing and time. Some times I teach a class and only put 5 or 10 rounds through my 1911. So I clean it when I get time.

With my service firearm and my CCW weapon (1911 & S&W revolver) they get cleaned every time I use them and any part goes to ground (magazine) or near and or a windy dusty day. I'm more concerned with grit/sand than carbon fouling.

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JimH58

I carry mine all the time and I clean the weapon after every shoot and once a month if I have not been to the range in awhile. A clean gun is a happy gun.

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Rugergirl

I was raised with the theory if you fire the gun you clean the gun afterward, doesn't matter if you fire one round or 500.
After every trip to the range I clean it, semi auto or revolver.
My carry gun gets a cleaning after a week of carrying, dust, lint and perspiration are all bad for the gun and the finish.

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budokaitd

After every trip to the range. My CCW gets cleaned every week or two and my guns that sit in the safe most of the time get cleaned 3-4 times a year. I always clean a new gun before I shoot it. Growing up, my Dad wouldn't let me shoot a gun until I cleaned it and knew how it worked. I guess it's stuck in my head. My son is getting the same treatment. Keep 'em clean and they'll keep you safe.

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Pitmaster

I rarely clean mine. Probably every couple thousand rounds or 2-3 x per year at most. I want mine to learn to run dirty and I treat them like that.

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lockdnloaded

+1, I like to clean and inspect after every trip to the range.

ouch

I try to do everother time I go shoot. maybe 100-200 rds.. The guys to shoot with clean it everytime, sometime they put 10 rds in and clean it. i think its a waste of time, but it doesn't effect me..

sigmanluke

I clean my guns every time I fire them, so at least once a month. My EDC I clean every two weeks, fired or not. I don't mind the job...I'm worth it!

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retsupt99

I clean after each trip to the range...sometimes after sitting in the safe for months, but I'm already cleaning something else that went to the range, so I add a few to the cleaning schedule.

Stay armed...keep 'em clean...stay safe!

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