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I voted monthly. I prcatice with EDC weekly but I do not clean it after every practice session. It is a Glock after all.

texanron wrote:I voted monthly. I prcatice with EDC weekly but I do not clean it after every practice session. It is a Glock after all.

I'm surprised it took this long to get that response...

RoyGBiv wrote:

texanron wrote:I voted monthly. I prcatice with EDC weekly but I do not clean it after every practice session. It is a Glock after all.

I'm surprised it took this long to get that response...

I wasn't going to do it but in the end I couldn't help myself.

I clean my EDC every time I shoot it. If its been more than a month since shooting, I willl also clean it. This is a Glock, so probably unnecesary.

I was cleaning my guns the other night and mentioned to my wife that I could easily get by with less frequent cleaning of my Glocks. She asked me why I clean them so often then. My response was that if I ever need it to go bang, and it doesn't, I darn sure don't want it to be because of my laziness.

Monthly or every range session

Every month or sooner if they look like they're getting any rust on them or debris in them.

John Lennon had it wrong. Happiness isn't a warm gun, its a clean one.

I would like to clean my EDC every time I shoot it, but sometimes I practice with it so close to range closing time (late in the day) and have to get up early the following morning, which does not allow much time to clean it the way I would prefer. So sometimes I will use a near-clone of my EDC for those sessions so I am not carrying a filthy weapon on the trip home.

Lately, I have adjusted my cleaning practice to allow for more expediency. The barrel and chamber, breechface and extractor claw always get a thorough cleaning whenever I can---residue removal, degreasing and reapplying lubrication and rust protection. I figure that the polymer frame can tolerate a fair amount of gunpowder residue, so I do not bother with the Hoppe's and degreaser every time---I just wipe off any visible, used lubrication with dry patches before applying fresh lubrication. This way, I take a step back from OCD cleaning, but still control residue buildup where I believe it matters most. So far this has worked well.

I clean my EDC after every trip to the range. It is inspected before I holster it for the day and spot cleaning is done when lint/unidentified-grime is found. It's a Glock, nuff said.

I carry a P99 which has an open hole at the back of the slide through which the rear of the striker protrudes to indicate cocked/not-cocked status. That hole seems like a dust/lint trap so I field strip and sweep that area out with a dry toothbrush once a week. Takes a couple of minutes.

Otherwise, a regular cleaning only after I have been to the range...

Edited to add: Actually my 'regular' cleaning is 90% done with a dry toothbrush; pulls out most of the residue and gunk, some extra attention to the feedramp if dirty, light relube, and that's it... wash toothbrush with a detergent and let dry for next time...