3913 cleaning

[reckless2k2]

I've primarily owned Glocks and seem to function well with long periods between cleaning.

I'm just curious if a 3913 requires a little more love and care.

Admittedly though, the fit and finish on a 3913 seems to leave a desire to give it more attention just because of the color. Black hides a lot more and the 3913 definitely gets a wipe-down at least after but tends to demand a cleaning especially around the front end.

 

[nocents]

my guns get cleaned as soon as I get home from a range session.....to me it's almost therapeutic ....and because I'm anal retentive.....and if I owned a Glock it would get cleaned first....because a clean ugly gun always looks better than a dirty ugly gun

 

[loeman]

I don't have any scientific evidence to support this, but I firmly believe that the longer you wait to clean a gun the longer you will spend cleaning it. Especially the barrel. I'm in the "clean it as soon as you get home" camp!

 

[Buttercup]

The 3913 will go awhile without cleaning but she will not tolerate running dry!!! Unlike a polymar gun she will require some oil or grease on the rails to keep her performing flawless. I personally have gone back to grease as it is easier and less messy. I can't tell you how many rounds without cleaning as I also clean after every session but I have fired 500 round sessions when shooting with a group without one single failure and I am quite sure she would have kept on going but we were tired!

 

[growr]

Several years ago I loaned my 3913 to three ladies that did not have a center fire for a class and between the three they fired over 1500 rounds without a hiccup.....NO cleaning was done ...so I know it will run that long.....probably much more it had to.

Randy

PS. I WAS tempted to put some lube on the rails....but didn't get around to it.