Lowest Maintenence Hand Gun.
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tlhelmer
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Glock! 
KONY
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Lots of Glock responses and a few XDs. However, don't forget about the Steyrs which should be about as easy as the Glocks to maintain and possibly easier than the XDs as I hear their slides need to maintained regularly. Also, the Steyrs will run you only ~$300 new. However, Steyrs are more difficult to accessorize than the other two. But from what I hear, you can't go wrong with any of these choices. To read about the Steyr visit:
www.steyrtalk.com
Good shooting!
firesafety3
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I've never owned a Glock (by choice), but the easiest cleaning autos and those that require the least maintenance are the XD series and any HK USP.
Try to shoot each gun that appeals to you. The Glock does not appeal to everyone and the HK may be too large for some shooters (I have the USP Tactical .45). I have found zero negatives with an XD with a Hogue Handall sleeve grip.
When it comes down to it, you'd much rather be able to shoot comfortably and accurately. I'd trade increased cleaning time for that any day.
Try to shoot each gun that appeals to you. The Glock does not appeal to everyone and the HK may be too large for some shooters (I have the USP Tactical .45). I have found zero negatives with an XD with a Hogue Handall sleeve grip.
When it comes down to it, you'd much rather be able to shoot comfortably and accurately. I'd trade increased cleaning time for that any day.
I love wheelguns, but there isn't a gun on the face of the earth that's easier to clean than a glock. They are also the lowest maintenance guns on the planet to begin with. Maybe some kind of single shot break open pistol is easier, but not by much.
lyricsdad
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I am a walther p22 owner, I find the p22 easy to clean, pop the slide, clean the barrel, i have the nickle slide so I am always cleaning powder residue out of the inside of the slide, and oil and put back on.. works like a charm fires everytime too. unless I am using golden bullets, but thats another story.
Anyways, as a future owner of a p99 .40SW anyone have any comments on how easy it is to clean that handgun?
Anyways, as a future owner of a p99 .40SW anyone have any comments on how easy it is to clean that handgun?
I would have to say my Sig p229 is the easiest of my weapons to clean. Flip the takedown leaver, remove the slide. Pull the barrel, recoil spring, and guide rod out of the slide. Clean as usual.
The lever is a touch easier than the Glocks small buttons but they come apart pretty much the same way after that.
If any weapon was easier it would disassemble itself at a touch
The lever is a touch easier than the Glocks small buttons but they come apart pretty much the same way after that.
If any weapon was easier it would disassemble itself at a touch
Erinyes
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I find most modern autos to be easy to clean. With my Beretta 96 Centurion, all I had to do was push the button, flip the lever, and the slide, barrel, guide rod/spring, and locking block all slid off. The only thing with that gun was putting the locking block back on correctly. It's like an IQ test.
Of course, it didn't take me much longer to clean my S&W 586.
Of course, it didn't take me much longer to clean my S&W 586.
Black Majik
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The Glock.
It wont rust if you dont oil it (XD
), it doesn't require a lot of lube, in fact, the less the better, and you just dont have to clean it and it'll run without any malfunctions.
The Glock wins this round.
It wont rust if you dont oil it (XD
), it doesn't require a lot of lube, in fact, the less the better, and you just dont have to clean it and it'll run without any malfunctions.The Glock wins this round.
I'd say the Glock is one of the easiest pistols to take down and clean. I'm also from the shoot once, then clean crowd. I don't like leaving my guns in a state of dirtiness.
You can literally field strip a Glock in 10 seconds with your eyes closed, and put it back together the same way. While the same is tru of my CZ, it's my personal experience that the CZ has more nooks and crannies for dirt and grime to get stuck, making it a bit more difficult to clean.
You can literally field strip a Glock in 10 seconds with your eyes closed, and put it back together the same way. While the same is tru of my CZ, it's my personal experience that the CZ has more nooks and crannies for dirt and grime to get stuck, making it a bit more difficult to clean.
Although I'm not a Glock fan because I don't like the trigger action, I would have to agree that they're the most straight-forward to maintain.
As much as I love my revolvers keeping one clean is much more work. 6 chambers, the nooks and crannies inside the frame, the forcing cone, all accumulate dirt more than a semi-auto will.
And as much as I love my SIGs, I think the Glock has a tougher finish.
So if you HATE cleaning guns, get a Glock.
As much as I love my revolvers keeping one clean is much more work. 6 chambers, the nooks and crannies inside the frame, the forcing cone, all accumulate dirt more than a semi-auto will.
And as much as I love my SIGs, I think the Glock has a tougher finish.
So if you HATE cleaning guns, get a Glock.
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