200 rounds? Why would you clean a gun after only 200 rounds?
200 rounds? Why would you clean a gun after only 200 rounds?
"Swing your leaders wide old man!"
Many years ago when I competed in two or three USPSA matches a month and practiced twice a week on top of that, I would clean my compensated 1911 when I could feel the slide start to cycle slower than normal. This was partly due to the fact that I hate cleaning guns, reinforced by my gunsmith's caution not to "wear the gun out taking it apart and putting it back together all the time."
The gun I now shoot in geezer IDPA is a Tanfoglio .38 super and it seems to require more frequent cleaning, possibly because my bunny-fart hand loads leave more residue than my hell-fire 180 power factor loads of yore. Cleaning guns after every range trip is an obsessive-compulsive disorder. That's just opinion, however, and we all know what that's worth. And some people like cleaning guns.
"Swing your leaders wide old man!"
I don't know how you lube it when you clean it.
I'm at a local public range a lot, my friends work there. When a 1911 being shot by the general public stops working, it's usually because he hasn't lubed it, the extractor tension is all screwed up, or they're using lame mags.
Years ago I took this class from John Jardine, who's a nationally known, well respected gunsmith. It's quite a drive from you, but worth it if you're gonna spend a lot of time behind a 1911.
I was 1 of only 2 guys with a 1911 in a Hackathorn class, and pulled him aside to ask how to field lube a 1911. He had a 5 point lube for when on the range: hammer, rails, hood, disconnector (lock the slide back to access it) and bushing.
Hi...
My apologies; but I don't think I precisely phrased my question...
What I meant to ask was if you only clean your, say Glock, every 1000-rounds, when do you lube it? Every range session regardless of round count? Every 500-rounds? Or, you'd just clean and lube it at the same time?
In regards to Jardine's Class, thanks again! I'll keep that in mind whenever I travel up north to meet up with relatives.
That said, how was Hackthorn's class? I just missed the cut-off for his class this October, unfortunately:
http://www.aztectrainingservices.com...feb-22-23-2017
Cheers!
I lube the Glock every few hundred rounds I guess. I might run a bore snake through it every few hundred. Glocks aren't that demanding of maintenance, so it's whenever I feel like it I suppose.
I liked Hackathorn. We took him out to dinner for burritos after.
I treat my Walther basically the same way. Every couple of matches/trips to the range, I pull the slide off, and if I can still see lube, it doesn't need lube yet. If it's gotten dry, I throw some in there. ~1800 rounds since last full cleaning, zero malfunctions. I'll probably give it a thorough cleaning sometime soonish, including cleaning the nooks and crannies inside the slide and hosing out the frame, but it'll almost certainly keep running fine even if I don't, as long as I throw some lube its way occasionally. Modern polymer frame guns need a lot more "feeding" than "care."