SiG Lady Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Well, I hear the "crunchy sound" really quickly (at 200 rds) what with the very light powder charges used in the .45 and how dirty it leaves nearly every part of the gun. After 200 rds with my Kimber (with the current loads) I look like I've done a shift in a coal mine. I tend to clean the Kimber pretty thoroughly after 200 rds. Not only does that get rid of the cooked-on gunk and crunchies, it gives me a chance to closely inspect components for any wear, damage, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisgahrifle Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Well, I hear the "crunchy sound" really quickly (at 200 rds) what with the very light powder charges used in the .45 and how dirty it leaves nearly every part of the gun. After 200 rds with my Kimber (with the current loads) I look like I've done a shift in a coal mine. I tend to clean the Kimber pretty thoroughly after 200 rds. Apparently you've ripped off my last match load I've been using the remains of a friends stock of Valiant semi-hard cast 200 LSWCs in front of 4.4 grs of Bullseye. When I had a need to shoot factory I found an excellent substitute in Magtech's 200 gr. LSWC (softer than a baby's a**, but they shoot just so for a factory load).Unfortunately, both foul about the same way you describe. I guess I'll just have to start shooting looser-shooting loads of some sort so I don't clean as often......... j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Lets see, field strip every ±500-1000, wipe off and re-lube and clean barrel. Once a year I'll let someone take it apart completely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenpo Joe Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 More guns have been worn out by over cleaning than have ever been shot to death.----Larry More guns have been worn out by improper cleaning than have ever been shot to death. I always clean after a match and never between a practice and a match. If it works in practice, leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 new racer... If I were your gunsmith, I would refuse to work on your pistol till you cleaned it.. I have seen my pistolsmith do that a few times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Carry gun = Glock....I clean it just to knock the big chunks off 'cause that's all it needs. Now my match gun gets cleaned a little more frequently....maybe every 2k rounds full strip via the shake and bake method (dump the parts into an ammo can full of hoppes #9 and left over night, brush and reassemble with fp-10). Field strip before/during multi day matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipster Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Every 1500 to 2000 rds it gets field striped wiped down and a bore snake ran down the tube (I shoot Lead Bullets) a couple of times relubed and re-assembled and ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I once, just to see if I could, put almost 5,000 rounds (4,982 is the number that sticks in my mind....or was it 4,892?) through my Wilson .45 without cleaning, and without malfunctions. All that time this was also my daily carry gun. Finally, I had the gun apart to do something else, and I said, "Ah hell, as long as I've got it apart anyway, I might as well clean it." But the point is I didn't need to clean it. It was still smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJL Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Iron was ment to be shot, not cleaned. 3-5K with my glocks. Add a little lube and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 My rule of thumb is never spend more time cleaning a gun than shooting it. Since I don't have time to practice, it takes a lot of matches to add up to sufficient time to clean the gun. Of course I don't clean my pistols either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Watne Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Ya, --don't ever clean 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 new racer...If I were your gunsmith, I would refuse to work on your pistol till you cleaned it.. I have seen my pistolsmith do that a few times.... to you? (P.S. Sarcasm is hard to display on the internet ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I hope everyone is sitting down and nobody has any cardiac problems ... if you do, skip this message. I sort of cleaned two ARs and an 1100 today. The ARs have had at least a couple of thousand rounds through them together since the last time I cleaned the bolt/carrier group. The 1100 ... it's the second time I've done a spray'n'wipe on it since I've owned it. I brushed the hell out of the AR chambers, ran a bore snake through three times, wiped out the goop I could see with a paper towel, dismantled the bolt carriers and scraped/wiped the bolt, wiped the firing pin, and the rest of the carrier and parts, then relubed with FP-10 and put 'em back together. With the 1100, I sprayed a LOT of BreakFree CLP pretty much everwhere I could see crud. Worked the bolt a few dozen times, wiping excess crud as necessary, ran a bore snake through a few times, and sprayed more CLP into the little holes I had drilled in the fore end. Three gun match tomorrow. I hope they still work after all of that abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I understand your sarcasm....just telling you what my experience has been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I must be non-anal, I wipe the rails, slide raceway, breachface, feed ramp with brake-free on a rag every 500-600 rounds or when I notice the slide speed decrease (normally around 800-900 rounds),and push a bore brush through the barrel. Detail strip, inspect and clean before any major match, at times I may I may have as many as 2000-3000 rounds between major matches (depending on the game- USPSA/IDPA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Crusher, I make sure the pistol is clean for each match... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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