Pat Riot
Contributing Member
Here's what I would do in your situation.
1. If you have a compressor, use it to blow out any dust/lint from inside the frame. I'm not talking about disassembling the gun past taking off the grips. Just blow things out as well as you can.
2. Spray Gun Scrubber (or Paslode Cordless Tool Cleaner) into the assembled frame (grips off) until it runs out clear and shake it out. Wait a few minutes for everything to dry completely.
3. Spray Hornady One Shot into the frame, shake it out, wait for everything to dry completely, replace the grips, dryfire it a couple of times and you're done.
If I wanted to make it as simple & quick as possible, I would just do the following:
Spray Hornady One Shot into the assembled frame (grips off) until it runs out clear and shake it out. Wait a few minutes for everything to dry completely. Replace the grips, dryfire it a couple of times and then you're done.
Maybe 5 minutes of time spent (10 if you do the compressor step), and I think you'd only need to do it once a month as long as the gun doesn't get dropped in the mud or water, or something.
The One Shot provides really good corrosion protection and also leaves a dry lube in place once the liquid carrier dries/evaporates. The dry lube won't attract/hold dirt/lint/dust. It's also a decent spray cleaner although there are cheaper spray cleaners. There are other similar products out there (e.g. Hoppes Gun Doctor), but I know One Shot works well.
It's not quite as good as a thorough cleaning, but it should prevent you from ever opening it up again to find rusty parts. Also, the action should work a lot better/smoother and you should see less parts wear without the grit/dust accumulation. I think that in the long run it will actually save you time as your annual cleanup should take MUCH less time and effort.
I can understand your wanting to put off a detail strip and clean, and once a year isn't a bad interval for that kind of service. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything at all to service the gun in the interim. There's quick and easy stuff you can do once in awhile that will still make a big difference overall.
I would seriously recommend taking
this advice...every 3 months...or even sooner...
Wouldn’t it suck if the last thing that went through your mind just after the click that should have been a bang are the words you read in this thread?...