I suspect that is what sm is trying to say. If not - I said it.
Yep.
I was born in the mid 50s and some of my mentors were in the Military, some even Gunny's, ( I had more than one "gunny") and others were LEOs.
I am dead serious, when I share Gunny would take down his 1911, clean, inspect, including the USGI 7 rd mag, and then put it back, do a function check, then actually shoot the gun with the mags.
When done, he would insert a full 7 rd mag, chamber a round, and Cock & Lock.
LEOs carried Model 10 or Model 19s when I coming up.
Revolvers, had the stocks removed, and
side plates left on , they inspected, cleaned , lubed, and still fired a cylinder to know for sure, the gun worked.
I am a product of my raisin' and times.
Bores were attended as needed, with proper technique and tools.
Gun were only broken down to (a) skill sets we had of that gun , (b) just what was needed.
Do not ask me the last time I took a 1911 all the way down, I could not tell you.
Nor could I tell you when I removed a sideplate off a revolver.
Heck, it has been so long, I would most likely have to read, or watch a gun smith gal, or guy I know do it.
I am not ashamed to admit this.
I inspect and maintain, and from shooting a gun dirty, I know what a gun will do after so many rounds, and it becomes an extension of me, so I know when it needs attention.
I was raised to not mess with what is not broken.
There is a balance of every thing working together, so if one thing is messed with, that affects something else, and that affects something else and - Domino Theory.
That is why I personally do not (a) use a 1911 smaller than the Commander size , (b) add duck butts, and full length guide rods, ambi safeties, polish feed ramps and the like.
I might smooth the back of a hammer, smooth (dehorn) any rough spots external and my very special tweak, is a gold bead front sight.
A firearm is a dangerous tool.
It is also a serious tool, and to me and mine, and those that mentored me, that gun has to run!
I have had folks arrive to the range, draw and a CCW they have carried, and the gun will not run.
I have my life experiences, and while mine are not as numerous, or serious others, mine were real, and I own them.
My dirty gun fired, it ran, and it stopped a threat.
That is what it was supposed to do, and it did.
I am typing because that gun(s) were fired after being inspected, maintained, lubed, no matter if the gun just had the top taken off, or a gunsmith took it all the way down.
Those gun were fired, with mags, before I carried it.
I personally cannot let go of how I was raised.
I am still around because I did/do how mentored.
I carry a dirty gun, I do not top off mags , a round is chambered...