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Old 07-22-2017, 12:47 PM
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How many rounds would you expect could be fired before a properly lubed 3rd. Gen. needed to be cleaned and re-lubed?

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If you are talking about the Slide / Rails, I clean and re-lube them after shooting the gun that day. If you are referring to internal parts with oil, a little longer but I will usually re-lube that too after a few hundred rounds. It also depends on what you use. I find grease (which is what I use on my 1911's Rails) picks up crud faster but I like the way it lubes better than oil on that particular model.

Another determining factor is when the next time you will shoot that gun will be. Anything to be stored away for more than a day or two gets cleaned and re-lubed immediately and thoroughly. If it's a carry gun I will also do everything right after shooting. If I shoot a few rounds and know I will be shooting it at the Range again later or tomorrow, I'll just do a superficial clean and quick re-lube until I am done with that particular gun - then a thorough job.

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I personally clean and relube between every session but estimate after a 1000 rounds the residue and dirt will begin to accumulate making any lube start to become grity. Should be able to get to 2000 before wear on moving parts becomes too much. Just my opinion I wouldn't run more than 3000 without clean and re-lube.
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That brings a related question to mind: How often do you pull a revolver apart and lube the internals? I clean and lube the barrel and chambers every time I take it out, but how often the inside?
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That brings a related question to mind: How often do you pull a revolver apart and lube the internals? I clean and lube the barrel and chambers every time I take it out, but how often the inside?
Pretty much never.There are a lot of Pre War S&W's that have never been cracked open and are still smooth as Silk.A S&W action needs very little lube to function properly.Over lubing and the lube hardening up are the main reasons to open One up.I personally open every new Gun I get and do a full detail clean,Should be good until I kick the Bucket.
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There's a lot of factors that determine how often a revolver needs service.
One riding in a cops holster in the rain and dust will need service sooner then one used as a range toy.

Today's modern synthetic lubricants don't gum up and turn to "varnish" like the old natural oils.
An occasional drop of something like CLP Breakfree in key areas should be all that's required for most of a lifetime of use as long as it doesn't get wet and start rusting internally.

A good very long term treatment for smoother operation is to use a modern grease on key areas like the double action strut, hammer notches, bottom and back of the rebound slide, and the top and sear area of the trigger.

I recommend Synco Super Lube for this.
Super Lube is a synthetic Teflon clear-white grease good from -65 to +450.
I've opened up customer guns as much as 10 years later to find the grease still present and working.

I also used the Super Lube oil for hammer and trigger pins and all other areas needing lube.
The oil is a thicker type between thin oils and grease that won't run or creep off. It also stays were put.
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That brings a related question to mind: How often do you pull a revolver apart and lube the internals? I clean and lube the barrel and chambers every time I take it out, but how often the inside?
I usually will completely tear down a revolver every 2 years or so to clean and re-lube unless it got shot more than normal - then sooner. Some Revolvers that rarely get used I will extend to 3 or so years.

Barrel, Cylinder, and any readily accessible surface gets cleaned each and every time it gets shot.

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There is no set number. You can shoot A LOT before needing to re oil especially with the stainless on stainless models. If you have a aluminum frame the lack of cleaning can cause the dirt and grime to eat into the aluminum rails. But again it's many many many thousands of rounds.

I wouldn't doubt if a all stainless steel gun could go tens of thousands of rounds without cleaning. I'm not saying it should just it's ability. I have guns that haven't been touched in 10 thousand rounds and show no signs of knowing the difference.

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