Has anyone NOT cleaned their revolver for 1000 rounds?

[Inland7-45]

I have mostly S&W revolvers with blue finish. I also have a few stainless, nickeled and parkerized pieces. Shooting sessions are usually a minimum of 50 rounds per gun. After each session I always do a cleaning of the bore and cylinder with Hoppes #9 with a lightly oiled patch run through the bore and cylinder after the cleaning. Since I shoot a lot of my own cast bullets I check the bore frequently for signs of leading. I also use a soft tooth brush soaked in bore solvent to clean inside of the cylinder window and under the extractor star.

The final step before putting the guns away is a light wipe down with a soft cloth and a few drops of 3 and 1 oil.

I am very cautious not to hit the muzzle crown or cylinder opening with the cleaning rod. I never remove side plates during cleaning.

These steps have kept my revolvers in good working order and have preserved the finish on the carbon steel guns.

 

[steelslaver]

If you had ever been in Military , you would not let your gun go 1,000 rounds without cleaning unless you were in the s&#% every day on the front lines.

In the Marine Corps we never cleaned our bores during rifle range. You go once a year for one week and fire about 50-60 rounds a day. Qualification on last day after at least 250 rounds or so down the pipe.

 

[AJ]

In the Marine Corps we never cleaned our bores during rifle range. You go once a year for one week and fire about 50-60 rounds a day. Qualification on last day after at least 250 rounds or so down the pipe.

But then you get to clean it three days straight and more if the armorer is not convinced it is clean!

 

[steelslaver]

Ya, they were clean when they went back into the armory for sure. The last time I qualified was at Pendelton in the spring of 1972. That week during practice and sight in, while some of us were in the butts pulling targets someone loaded up 3 M14s from the rifle racks and they were never recovered. Lots of guys corporal and above went to the range in each morning in private vehicles. They searched everyone rig to no available. Would have been easy long racks of them just sitting there unless you had yours on the firing line.

I often figured that if 2 guys dressed up like a gunny and a full bird, you could take a military van.,go over to the ITR (Infantry Training Regiment) area where the fresh out of boot guys when to classes and would stack arms outside and leave one guy on watch. Roll up and order the guard to help you load them up and most of them would go "sir, yes sir", and do just that. LOL A whole stack of M16s.

 

[AJ]

Ya, they were clean when they went back into the armory for sure. The last time I qualified was at Pendelton in the spring of 1972. That week during practice and sight in, while some of us were in the butts pulling targets someone loaded up 3 M14s from the rifle racks and they were never recovered. Lots of guys corporal and above went to the range in each morning in private vehicles. They searched everyone rig to no available. Would have been easy long racks of them just sitting there unless you had yours on the firing line.

I often figured that if 2 guys dressed up like a gunny and a full bird, you could take a military van.,go over to the ITR (Infantry Training Regiment) area where the fresh out of boot guys when to classes and would stack arms outside and leave one guy on watch. Roll up and order the guard to help you load them up and most of them would go "sir, yes sir", and do just that. LOL A whole stack of M16s.

When I was the Marine Cadre for the Security Force at NS Long Beach, we (Naval Station Long Beach) loaned 50 M1911A1's to the MarDet off the USS New Jersey for their qualification at Camp Pendleton. They brought us back 49 and then told the ship's Captain, that we had lost one of their pistols. Showed the signed receipt to the Captain of Naval Station. He had us show it to the Admiral. The Captain of the New Jersey did a rug dance and then the MarDet CO, got to do a rug dance. He was relieved along with the MarDet XO and their Armorer.

 

[Narragansett]

I can honestly say that I may not clean my weapons every outing, but I certainly would not go the distance of a thousand rounds as you are mentioning. If I let anything go a while it is a bolt action rifle

 

[Old cop]

Between the military & 30 years w/the PD cleaning my gun after each range trip was drilled into me. I can’t imagine why anyone would shoot 1K rounds & not clean the gun. I’ve been able to keep my oldest revolver, a 1968 Colt Cobra, running w/o a hitch.

 

[jjmIII_Ruger]

I pre-cleaned/lubed my new Shield+ before shooting 150 rounds. Opened her up and saw no need for a full clean. Swabbed the barrel and some FP-10 on the shiny spots where the slide rides.

Would never go 1000 rounds on any gun! And take those revolver side plates off guys! Get the correct screwdriver, clean with gun scrubber, and then a light lube like RemOil. Easy and worthwhile.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Unless you know how ,,, DO NOT,,, take the side plate off.
Rather , remove grips and hang in a can of clear K1 or other salvent.
Let stand for 2 to 3 days then drip dry or blow out with air.
{told by a "good" gun smith}
This will remove powder , dust dirt fuzz lint and if oil based cleaner
[like clear K-1 ] will put a light coat of oil on internal parts.

 

[JWil]

I shot 500 lead wadcutters through a 442 and it got very gummed up. Never had enough jacketed ammo at one point to do the same though lol.