Action Cleaning Without Disassembly Question

[chief38]

BTW, semi-auto's are also subject to getting pretty gritty and gunked up - especially hen shooting reloaded lead bullets. I completely disassemble, clean, oil and reassemble my Colt 1911 GCNM at least twice a year. Note: I do shoot it more than any other handgun I own! After 6 months it gets 2,500-3,000 rounds through it. Suffice it to say, this pistol has a plethora of rounds through it!!! Normal cleaning will not get the crud out of the firing pin tunnel, extractor tunnel, and what works its way into the sear, trigger and linkage areas. The whole process takes about 60 - 75 minutes and I take my time and enjoy.