mgmorden
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Depends on what you've been doing with them.
Doing action shooting on a range where you're dropping them on the ground? Every one to two range trips. I actually clean my mags more than I clean my guns there because they actually get mud/dirt/crud in them.
Shooting them carefully where you aren't dropping them on the ground? Next to never.
Carrying them around in your pocket? If them seem link clogged do so, otherwise don't bother.
Or general rule of thumb - with the mag empty push down on the follower. If it feels gritty then clean it. If its still going down smooth, then don't bother.
In general though I'm not big on cleaning guns that often. They need it every now and then, but the "Clean it every time you shoot it ZOMG!?!?!" crowd is mostly operating off of gun culture practices established back when black powder and corrosive primers were common. Modern guns shooting modern ammo just don't need to be cleaned that often.
Doing action shooting on a range where you're dropping them on the ground? Every one to two range trips. I actually clean my mags more than I clean my guns there because they actually get mud/dirt/crud in them.
Shooting them carefully where you aren't dropping them on the ground? Next to never.
Carrying them around in your pocket? If them seem link clogged do so, otherwise don't bother.
Or general rule of thumb - with the mag empty push down on the follower. If it feels gritty then clean it. If its still going down smooth, then don't bother.
In general though I'm not big on cleaning guns that often. They need it every now and then, but the "Clean it every time you shoot it ZOMG!?!?!" crowd is mostly operating off of gun culture practices established back when black powder and corrosive primers were common. Modern guns shooting modern ammo just don't need to be cleaned that often.