I use to deep clean mine after every range trip but not so much anymore. I have a Taurus TX22 that runs like a sewing machine and only gets cleaned every 1k rounds or so. I just hit 3500 rounds through it this weekend and it's due for a deep dive. I always wipe them down before they go back in the safe.
I also very rarely clean a new gun before shooting it. I want to see how they work out of the box and usually clean them for the first time after a few hundred rounds. Unless there's an issue I'm attempting to diagnose.
I take care of all of them and any that sit long term because I don't fire them much are stored clean and prepped for storage. But I shoot at least once a week and the guns I shoot often don't get cleaned every trip. My competition cowboy guns don't get cleaned after every match either but I shoot smokeless. Not an option for black powder.
My carry gun gets preventative maintenance about once a month whether or not it has been to the range, and cleaned after every range trip.
I also very rarely clean a new gun before shooting it. I want to see how they work out of the box and usually clean them for the first time after a few hundred rounds. Unless there's an issue I'm attempting to diagnose.
I take care of all of them and any that sit long term because I don't fire them much are stored clean and prepped for storage. But I shoot at least once a week and the guns I shoot often don't get cleaned every trip. My competition cowboy guns don't get cleaned after every match either but I shoot smokeless. Not an option for black powder.
My carry gun gets preventative maintenance about once a month whether or not it has been to the range, and cleaned after every range trip.