Zach S
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For my 5" 1911s:
Lube every range session.
Boresnake every so often.
Pull slide off, wipe down, reassemble, every 750 to 1000 rounds.
Detail strip, clean, and inspect every 1500 to 2000 rounds, and I go ahead and replace recoil spring while everything is apart.
For my one parkerized 1911, I wipe down the exterior weekly or so. Otherwise same as above.
For my 9mm AR15:
Lube ever now and then. Boresnake every now and then. I dont think its been cleaned but once or twice, and it has several thousand rounds through it.
Thompsons:
Boresnake and lube every now and then. Cleaned almost never. Wiped down with lube almost weekly, my stuff tends to rust easy here. Must be where I live next to the river...
Mossberg:
Wiped down and boresnaked with my thompsons. I dont think I've ever actually "cleaned" it.
I dont reccomend my cleaning habits. But everything I own goes bang everytime.
Lube every range session.
Boresnake every so often.
Pull slide off, wipe down, reassemble, every 750 to 1000 rounds.
Detail strip, clean, and inspect every 1500 to 2000 rounds, and I go ahead and replace recoil spring while everything is apart.
For my one parkerized 1911, I wipe down the exterior weekly or so. Otherwise same as above.
For my 9mm AR15:
Lube ever now and then. Boresnake every now and then. I dont think its been cleaned but once or twice, and it has several thousand rounds through it.
Thompsons:
Boresnake and lube every now and then. Cleaned almost never. Wiped down with lube almost weekly, my stuff tends to rust easy here. Must be where I live next to the river...
Mossberg:
Wiped down and boresnaked with my thompsons. I dont think I've ever actually "cleaned" it.
I dont reccomend my cleaning habits. But everything I own goes bang everytime.