It's a cleaning frenzy...

[campfire]

Someone said it here a while back.
"Never let the sun go down on a dirty gun".
Campfire

 

[UDR2]

Also, I clean the firearm minus the chambers until rounds are extremely hard to either insert or extract and the bore. Bore gets cleaned if I notice any loss of accuracy or if I'm switching ammo from one type/brand to an other.

I was reading this while sipping some fine Scotch and my first thought was that I had somehow jumped over to the Glock forum.

OK, so maybe I was sipping a bit too much...

 

[ogilvyspecial]

Start by getting a good set of hollow-ground screwdrivers and an AGI instruction video. A search on YouTube might also do it, but the AGI is your best bet.

One word of advice : don't leave the grips on. Even though it's a stainless gun, it will rust so store it without them.

Either of the Jerry Miculek DVD's are a good resource, but "Trigger Job" will cover not only disassembly & reassembly but smoothing out a trigger on top of it.

I also have the AGI S&W DVD and while the gunsmith shown, who's name I won't mention, seems to know his stuff, I have other DVD's with him in them, he makes me flinch every time I watch the S&W Revolver DVD.

When removing the sideplate he says something like, "You hear that you need to tap the grip frame here, not so, it's as simple as this." That when he takes a screwdriver & pries the sideplate off.

 

[LL617]

I have asked folks about the cleaning every time bit, because one instructor told my daughter not to clean her SA every time unless she had used a large number of cartridges. I was told that 22s in particular should be cleaned after every use because the bore was so small.

If you had seen my 22 when I got it home, you would certainly have cleaned it. It looked like I had tried to smoke it; there was a lot of residue. I don't remember what ammo I used, but whatever it was, it was smoky.

Thanks for all the cleaning suggestions.

 

[MichiganScott]

Speaking of dry firing....What is the opinion of the members on this? I have heard that some guns you can dry fire all day long, and some say not to, especially .22's....

From S&W FAQ

Can I dry fire my S&W handgun?
Q: Can I dry fire my Smith & Wesson?

A: Yes, except for the .22 caliber pistols which includes models 22A, 22S, 422, 2206, 2214, 2213 and 41.

.22 caliber revolvers such as models 17, 43, 63, 317 and 617 also should not be dry fired.

Q: Why can't I dry fire my .22 pistol or revolver?

A: Dry firing a S&W .22 pistol or revolver will cause damage to the firing pin.

 

[nipster]

Speaking of dry firing....What is the opinion of the members on this? I have heard that some guns you can dry fire all day long, and some say not to, especially .22's....

You are not supposed to dry fire ANY rimfire firearm because the firing pin will actually come in contact with the chamber, which can damage the firing pin because there to stop it

 

[Seamore2001]

What?

Maybe it was the way I was taught, but I clean my firearms after I am done with them EVERY time.

Am I in the minority here?

No. I never go to bed with a dirty gun in the house.

Some seem to think that it's OK to leave a gun uncleaned after firing, especially a .22, but it doesn't hurt to clean a gun properly. I enjoy cleaning guns, and I know that next time I use it, it will be ready to use.

 

[one eye joe]

In the Army, stateside, we cleaned our weapons after every use. In Viet Nam, we learned to eat, sleep, and clean our weapons whenever we could. A clean weapon is your friend........

 

[rbert0005]

I use a brass bore brush with solvent and my electric drill on low speed to clean the chambers.

Works like a charm.

Bob