How often do you clean your carry gun?

[klutchless]

I clean mine every week and everything gets stripped and cleaned once a month with my safe guns even if I dont shoot them.I have been told I am a little excesive with this but my carry guns get dirty along with me throughout the day.Just curious what you guys think.

 

[Frozen North]

I clean mine after shooting it, or a rainy day, whichever comes first.

I carry a G26, it seems oblivious to how I take care of it. No rust, no fuss!

 

[Dr_B]

My carry gun always gets stripped and cleaned after it's been fired. Even if I only fired a few rounds. I clean the barrel in between shootings if I notice dust, lint, etc collecting. I've always thought a clean gun is a happy gun.

 

[klutchless]

I carry a sigma 40 a S&W 6906 9mm a eaa windicator 38 sp or a ATI 1911 45acp and very often a long gun in the truck I work a farm so everything i touch gets dirty and whatever I carry goes everywhere with me so it all gets a fresh start on sunday.P.S pockeet lint will kill you given the opertunity.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

After every time it's shot...

 

[Ala Dan]

After every time it gets shot; or every 3 months, which ever comes first~!

 

[DammitBoy]

Not that often, once a month or so.

 

[bigfatdave]

When I shoot it, or when I can't remember when I last cleaned it.
And I worry about the moving parts a LOT more than the bore, if you have a shiny bore and a lint-filled magazine, well, you fail.

I'm currently on a lint-accumulation test for my PPS, which is a pretty close-tolerance gun. I'm on roughly 4 months of 75% PPS carry (so call it three months if it was my carry gun all the time) and I'm going to wait a few more months and see how it runs with the ammo in the gun and whatever old HP rounds I have rattling around, I suspect it will function just fine, last time I waited three months and had no issues even though it had dust bunnies and the slide oil had run out (I use grease these days).
My other carry guns are more lint-tolerant, I expect that I'll make 3 months the standard based on ammo swapping and general inspection more than an actual need to clean.

 

[MikePaiN]

I clean and lube my centerfires after shooting. My .22's, which I shoot the most, only get broken down every 1k rounds or so, but after shooting I clean the breach/chamber area and Boresnake them.

 

[AK103K]

Every time it gets shot, which is once or twice a week.

 

[jpruitt]

Once a month I give my guns a quick once-over with CLP wipes (as thorough as I can without actually taking them apart). I break them down for a more thorough cleaning each time I shoot them.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I clean my Glock every friday. I work in a shop and it gets pretty dusty.

 

[ForumSurfer]

When it needs it. Usually around 500 rounds, when it gets dirty or after shooting steel cased surplus ammo. I don't follow the "every time I shoot it" crowd. If all I do is run a couple hundred rounds of regular wwb or the like with non corrosive primers, I see no reason to clean it. YMMV.

 

[Prorock]

About every two weeks.

 

[Jonah71]

I was taught before the age of 10 (early 1960's) to clean a gun after every use. But with some of the handguns I have now, I think that can be excessive. The manual on my Glocks states "clean after every use". So does the old Kimber, the CZ and just about every other gun I have. I can understand this with my revolvers maybe, but the Kimber is a real pain to clean, and with the exception of running a bore snake through it, I don't see the point. Cleaning the Glocks and CZ's are easy, but sometimes I shoot only 20-30 rounds 3-4 times a week. I've always been a bit obsessive with keeping my guns clean, but I'm begining to wonder if it's wise to break them down so often with so little use.

 

[DammitBoy]

Do modern firearms really need that much cleaning?

 

[Ankeny]

Do modern firearms really need that much cleaning?

Nope, but it can't hurt.

 

[NMGonzo]

Every change of seasons.

sp101

 

[klutchless]

If you work in the mud and the dust and might have the occasional cow lick your firearm it should be cleaned.I get mine dirty everyday so I at least check it magazine bore slides just to make sure.

 

[Cop Bob]

Every four to six weeks I break it down, blow it out with some air, drop of oil here and there, and reassemble... Sometimes I wait for Salesmen to call and do it at my desk..

If it rains on it... a little more, 4o steel wool to knock off the rust, bronze brush to get in the tiny cracks, spot of oil and reassemble..

If I have been in the dust or sand, it gets pulled down, magazine emptied and stripped... Been in the boat, same routine.. it all depends... But I am Human (my wife will argue that) and I sometimes forget.. (she won't argue that)

Now my PPC Guns when I was practicing 500 rounds a week... they got cleaned every six months...... whether they needed it or not... and I was religious about that!

 

[Winkman822]

Weekly (if for no reason other than to clean out the crud and lint that inherently comes with carrying) and after every shooting session.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Only after I shoot them.

 

[Remllez]

Agree with forumsurfer. Non corrosive modern day ammo isn't that dirty at least that's my experience.

 

[Lucky Derby]

After every shooting session, unless I know it will be shot again within a week or so.
Unless I shot 300+ rounds, then it gets cleaned whether I intend to shoot again within the week or not.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

After I shoot it. If - as in my current situation - it has sat unused for a period of time, I don't clean it, but do check/inspect every so often and reapply lube as necessary. Rust is not a concern with my Glock, but my CZ has carbon-steel parts.