If you're worried about getting cooties off the gun then just wash your hands again after handling it.
I'll wager OP is more thinking about having still-drying sanitizer on their hands then touching the firearm.If you're worried about getting cooties off the gun
The way I read the OP in combination with the thread title is that he's wiping it down with the stuff. Why is anybody's guess and my guess is probably worth less than Capn's two cents.I'll wager OP is more thinking about having still-drying sanitizer on their hands then touching the firearm. That's a guess, worth about 2¢
I wash my hands to get off as much skin oil as possible and do not use any kind of hand lotions before handling or working on my firearms, then I always wipe the guns down with a very-lightly-oiled rag before putting them away.
If you're worried about getting cooties off the gun then just wash your hands again after handling it.