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Bkreutz
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My 9 Pro has over 16K through it, I only do basic cleaning every 2000 rounds or so. No malfunctions at this point.
32_d3gr33s
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I love reading things like this... makes me excited for how much longer me and my baby have together
What kind of lube do you use on yours, if you only clean every 2000 rounds?
Bkreutz
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I love reading things like this... makes me excited for how much longer me and my baby have together
What kind of lube do you use on yours, if you only clean every 2000 rounds?
This may start a "heated" discussion, but I use Frog Lube on all my guns, and not a lot of it. I think lots of excess lube attracts dirt. After the initial application I just brush the paste stuff on the accessible areas of the slide and lower frame then wipe it off and use the liquid stuff on a brush for the barrel bore. Then I wipe everything off with paper towels or Q tips (except the bore which I use a patch) then I brush some paste lube (FL again) on the 4 slide contact points. That's it. Everyone has their opinions about lube but you asked.
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32_d3gr33s
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This may start a "heated" discussion, but I use Frog Lube on all my guns, and not a lot of it. I think lots of excess lube attracts dirt. Everyone has their opinions about lube but you asked.
lol.. i know everyone has their own opinion on what lube works good, but i figured with than many rounds through the gun, its must be working good
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It depends if it's your carry gun, your home defense weapon, or if it sits in the safe and only get shot for fun.
If it's your carry gun I would check it every couple moths. Fine sand, dust, and lint can gum up the action. When your life is on the line your gun should be clean.
Home defense gun doesn't get as dirty.
If your going to put in the safe and let it sit for a couple months I would clean it before you put it away regardless of how many rounds.
Overall I guess I don't base my cleaning on any specific round count. I base it on the situation. There is no negative to having a clean gun. On the flip side there are a lot of negatives to having a dirty gun.
If it's your carry gun I would check it every couple moths. Fine sand, dust, and lint can gum up the action. When your life is on the line your gun should be clean.
Home defense gun doesn't get as dirty.
If your going to put in the safe and let it sit for a couple months I would clean it before you put it away regardless of how many rounds.
Overall I guess I don't base my cleaning on any specific round count. I base it on the situation. There is no negative to having a clean gun. On the flip side there are a lot of negatives to having a dirty gun.
32_d3gr33s
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^agreed... Mine is all 3. It's my normal carry gun, and it's probably the first gun is grab in a home defense situation. I usually go to the range at least a couple times a month to practice with it as well. All of my guns get a good cleaning after every use though...
Rastoff
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The answer to your question is no, you don't need to do a detail strip to keep this gun running fine.
S&W did a good job of designing it. Any problem that you might have as a result of normal shooting dirt/carbon will be taken care of with a simple field strip and clean.
I use Frog Lube as well. It's on all my handguns and I'm very happy with it. I live in a dusty area and Frog Lube doesn't attract dust. I like that.
None of my M&P guns are for EDC. However, I would check an EDC gun every week regardless of design.
S&W did a good job of designing it. Any problem that you might have as a result of normal shooting dirt/carbon will be taken care of with a simple field strip and clean.
I use Frog Lube as well. It's on all my handguns and I'm very happy with it. I live in a dusty area and Frog Lube doesn't attract dust. I like that.
None of my M&P guns are for EDC. However, I would check an EDC gun every week regardless of design.
feelinlucky
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I keep a large metal coffee can full of mineral spirits. About every third or fourth field strip cleaning, I toss the disassembled parts in it, and leave them for an hour or so. When they come out, I let them drain on a shop rag, or if there was a lot of dust bunnies, I dry them with compressed air. Of course, every moving part in them needs a drop of oil then.
What does the owner's manual say to use for lube and where/how much? On my shield, it gives 7 lube points with one drop of high quality gun lube on each of the 7 points. Not sure what the other M&P line says.
Reason I'm saying is Smith & Wesson created the pistol and wrote the book, I reckon they know best what it needs.
Jeff
Reason I'm saying is Smith & Wesson created the pistol and wrote the book, I reckon they know best what it needs.
Jeff
Bkreutz
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Book? They come with books?
Rastoff
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You would think that, but it's not always true. I talked with one manufacturer who told me that his gun wouldn't wear. Metal to metal contact and there will be no wear? Yeah, not buying that one. Also, S&W calls the M&P a double action gun. It's clearly a single action.
Still, it's a good idea to follow their lubrication recommendations. The other pistols have the same lube points as the Shield.
32_d3gr33s
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As the sear pivots, it cams the striker back slightly, so the striker is not quite fully cocked until the trigger is pulled. Thus making it double action
Bkreutz
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As the sear pivots, it cams the striker back slightly, so the striker is not quite fully cocked until the trigger is pulled. Thus making it double action
And if you pull the trigger a second time after firing, what happens?
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Bkreutz
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I would hope it would fire again
Oops, I should amend that and say after you pull the trigger and it doesn't fire and you pull it again what happens.
32_d3gr33s
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Oops, I should amend that and say after you pull the trigger and it doesn't fire and you pull it again what happens.
nothing...
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you call smith and wesson? must be a problem with the gun, because mine always fires the first time
Smithsrevenge
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Sure if you really want to spend the money.......although for about $75 more you can take a S&W armorers class :-D
Then you can detail strip that sucker blindfolded and the next 3 detail strips you do will generally pay for themselves.
Also you'll be savy to work on ALL of the smith and wessons you're bound to by in the near and distant future :-D
Then you can detail strip that sucker blindfolded and the next 3 detail strips you do will generally pay for themselves.
Also you'll be savy to work on ALL of the smith and wessons you're bound to by in the near and distant future :-D
Rastoff
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I just deleted a bunch of typing. If this makes you sleep at night...
...then I'm glad you're happy.As the sear pivots, it cams the striker back slightly, so the striker is not quite fully cocked until the trigger is pulled. Thus making it double action
32_d3gr33s
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huh?......
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