Dirty gun after range

[sigfan91]

You brush your teeth every night before bed? Cars, guns, and teeth all have different cleaning needs, so that's a bad comparison. Namely, pistols don't have a huge reservoir full of pressurized lubricant. None-the-less, I get your point, which is that with modern handguns we don't need to be that anal about cleaning for the most part, especially with guns that are just replaceable tools and not gorgeous priceless heirlooms.

I am good with that. I don't clean my guns after a shoot if I know I'm going back to the range with it in a week. I will clean it if I know I won't shoot it for a while, or round count is close to 500, or I notice some cycling issues.

[oghl888]

the trick is to leave solvent on dirty parts for a while and scrub. the cleaning becomes a lot easier. 92FS is quite easy to clean by comparison.

[Air]

I just hose mine off in the backyard...

All seriousness, grease the rails from time to time, wipe off the feed ramp and call it a day. Do. Not. Overthink.


Some guns I treat better than others, but at the end of the day, Do. Not. Overthink.

Again...

DO. NOT. OVERTHINK.

[John Joseph]

Running a Bore snake down the barrel at the range, while it is still warm, will speed things up at home when it comes down to a real cleaning.
With .22lrs I leave the bore alone until accuracy deteriorates, but the action still gets a thorough cleaning and wipe down. Every time.

[artb]

You change your car's oil after every drive too?

The automobile users manual doesn't recommend changing the oil every drive.
The gun users manual recommends cleaning after every shoot.
Crappy comparison. ...

[ElDub1950]

My girlfriend helps.

[jyo]

Personally, I was raised in the "shoot it---clean it" clan---but these were WW2 M1 Garands with WW2 or other surplus ammo of unknown types. Things have changed---most all ammo these days is non-corrosive and does not need the "right now" cleaning that corrosive ammo required.
Now it's shoot---bring gun home---wipe down with oily rag---put away till next time---repeat above until I feel like cleaning it...

[etwinam]

I think it depends on the gun haha. I only clean my Taurus after a few trips to the range but I clean my AR and 1911 Everytime.

[FeuerFrei]

Try shooting the thing to the point of failure/stoppage a few times.
Then you'll know how long between cleanings it'll go.

There's no need to detail strip n clean every time you shoot it unless a DI is looking over your shoulder preparing to light your she-it up for having a dirty weapon.
Try just giving it a whores bath between sessions and obsess about something else.
Shootin guns is supposed to be fun. [emoji95][emoji16][emoji95]


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[reverser]

That reminds me of the movie "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" from the early 90s. She threw his Taurus PT99 in the dishwasher with bleach and some other stuff. I guess if you're going to wash any gun in the dishwasher it may as well be a Taurus or a Hipoint.

My girlfriend helps.

[winchester1]

A, folks, a little on the serious side here: A buddy and I were pulling off against some tin cans in the boonies and experienced a cook-off from my 1911. The gun was holstered in my Andy Anderson rig at the time. Were were side by side and he was using my rig, so the gun was between us. I was one number short on the call when I heard the shot and felt the slap against my left boot. When I looked over, the gun was still in it's holster. There were no injuries; the effects were from the gravel on the ground between us. Examination revealed that the firing pin of the .45 was fixed forward; it had not rebounded. It seems that several hundred rounds of Unique handloads had built up enough gunk to defeat the firing pin return spring. Big oops.

[CouchOperator]

A, folks, a little on the serious side here: A buddy and I were pulling off against some tin cans in the boonies and experienced a cook-off from my 1911. The gun was holstered in my Andy Anderson rig at the time. Were were side by side and he was using my rig, so the gun was between us. I was one number short on the call when I heard the shot and felt the slap against my left boot. When I looked over, the gun was still in it's holster. There were no injuries; the effects were from the gravel on the ground between us. Examination revealed that the firing pin of the .45 was fixed forward; it had not rebounded. It seems that several hundred rounds of Unique handloads had built up enough gunk to defeat the firing pin return spring. Big oops.

Im confused. The firing pin was stuck forward, sat with a chambered round in a holster for a given amount of time, and then decided to discharge?

[CandG]

Im confused. The firing pin was stuck forward, sat with a chambered round in a holster for a given amount of time, and then decided to discharge?

Was wondering the same thing... it's almost like there were 2 (rare) malfunctions that happened simultaneously. First, the firing pin got jammed and hit the primer when the slide returned to battery, igniting it. Next, the primer was defective and caused a delayed powder ignition, something that to this day I've still never seen happen with my own eyes, though I've heard it does. Go buy a lottery ticket, your 1911 just performed the impossible. Or, more likely, we're understanding your story incorrectly.

[Packy14]

A clean gun is a happy gun!

A dirty gun is a loved gun

[ExtremeX]

Try shooting the thing to the point of failure/stoppage a few times.
Then you'll know how long between cleanings it'll go.

Technically I've tried this with my XD, the same pistol the OP has...

I have one that is my range beater / desert holster gun that I literally just beat on and neglected in a dusty environment...

I've shot more ammo though that pistol than the pistol itself is worth, thousands of rounds, and still haven't had a stoppage...

I cleaned it because it got gross and flaky when you handle it, not because it actually stopped working... and all I really did was wipe it down really well and throw it back together.

I dont mind maintaining a gun properly, but obsessive deep cleaning after a range trip isn't necessary. If anything its a waste of time, supplies, and can also create unnecessary wear & tear depending on what you are doing.