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I'm good on disassembly and cleaning the barrel. What attention should be given the spring mechanism and how do I clean and wipe down the trigger assembly? #1 · Mar 13, 2019 I'm good on disassembly and cleaning the barrel. What attention should be given the spring mechanism and how do I clean and wipe down the trigger assembly? Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions #2 · Mar 13, 2019 You originally posted this in the site Feedback forum. That forum is for SigTalk site related discussion - not about getting feedback on your own weapon. I've moved it to the appropriate forum. You may ant to read the sub titles to the various forums before starting a thread so that it's posted in the appropriate forum. Thanks #3 · Mar 13, 2019 Cleaning agents and schedules are a subject of great debate. Some people clean their pistol after every use, even if it was just a few rounds. Others have torture tested pistols which have gone thousands of rounds without cleaning and without malfunction. Personally, I clean my pistols after probably 4 to 5 trips to the range, but I seldom shoot more than 50 rounds through any single pistol, so we are talking after every couple hundred rounds or so. I would probably be inclined to clean a pistol intended for self-defense somewhat more often. When you remove and clean your barrel, you should also give attention to the breech face and extractor claw on the slide. That is best cleaned with a small brush and solvent, but try not to dribble solvent into the striker channel as that can take carbon residue into the channel and bind the striker. As for the recoil spring assembly, I prefer to just wipe any residue off and occasionally give it a light spray of a dry lubricant like Hornady One-Shot. To much lubricant on the guide rod can tend to attract carbon and dirt. I would also recommend using a rag very lightly moistened with a light oil to wipe down the exterior of your slide after use as oils and salts from your hands can result in rusting of the slide. On the P320 you should not have to do any extensive cleaning of the fire control group very often. With the FCU removed, you can carefully wipe off any deposits on the external aspects of the FCU. Some people will drop the entire FCU into a solvent bath for cleaning, but mine has never gotten dirty enough to warrant that. #4 · Mar 13, 2019 Hi I picked up an ultra-sonic cleaner (at Harbor Freight $60 with a coupon) this works great ! ... I let the fcu run in heated solvent for 2 - 8 minute cycles then use a q-tip where I can ... Short of 100% dis-assembly this is as good as you will get a fcu unit. #5 · Mar 13, 2019 IMO, and that of most gunsmiths I have talked to, more firearms are damaged or worn out from over cleaning than by not cleaning enough. I personally have fired close to 10,000 rounds in pistols without cleaning. I DO wipe down the exterior every time I handle it, even if it is not fired. Most long range rifle shooters no longer clean until the see a decrease in accuracy. When I shot small bore in college, we cleaned once a year, at the end of the season. Most of the clean every time you shoot comes from the military. One reason, they used to use corrosive ammo, so you had to clean the barrel every time you shot. Also, it was to foster the idea that your weapon was more important that your personal comfort. But in the military, if you wear something out or damage it, they fix it for free. With your firearms, you pay.

As to what to use, there are ALL kinds of products. All with great marketing of why they are the greatest products since (INSERT YOUR FAVORITE METAPHOR HERE). And I have tried many of them. And they mostly work. But I am NOT a fan of the all in one products. Cleaning, Lubricating, and Protecting are different jobs, and for cleaning and lubricating, at cross purposes. I use mainly brake cleaner (careful around plastics) and Hoppes for cleaning. I have a couple of copper removing bore cleaners I also use. I use Mobil 1 oil and grease for lube. Works well, and inexpensive. For exterior protecting, I use Birchwood Casey Barricade (formerly Sheath). I have stored firearms for over 15 years after just wiping down with this product with no rust issues. #6 · Mar 13, 2019 (Edited) Added: Almost missed your questions! If you’re talking the recoil spring assembly, it depends gun. Some you can remove spring from rod, others you can’t. For those you can, I remove spring, clean rod, the use a patch with minimal oil on it to wipe rod. Wipe spring same way. If they don’t come apart, like a striker gun, I use a brush to dislodge anything that might be caught in spring grooves, then wipe with VERY lightly oiled patch. For cleaning intervals - I would say it depends on what you’re using the gun for; my EDC weapon gets cleaned every time I shoot it. Guns I only shoot at the range and never carry 300-500 rounds between cleaning, or once a year, My EDC gun I will probably let one of the LGS guys do a detailed cleaning about once a year. Yes, military you clean every time you shoot. You also clean once a work cycle (mine was 6 on/3 off, so every nine days. Since we were out in rain, snow, sleet, heat and sweating all over it, etc., it seemed to make perfect sense. With my EDC, I don’t go out in that weather unless I have to, so I generally just wipe the outside with a silicone cloth at end of carry day. Once a month or so, if not fired in that time, I’ll field strip, wipe down and relube. No solvent, no brushes. Pretty much just to make sure no lint or other particles found their way in and lube is good to go. I try to shoot my EDC gun at least once a month or two. Range guns may sit in safe for 6 months to a year. West Texas so not much concern for humidity, especially in the house. #7 · Mar 13, 2019 welcome from az #8 · Mar 13, 2019 I scrub the bore and clean the slide with whatever cleaner I have at the time. I spray out the grip module with Hornady One Shot Gun Cleaner, with the metal FCU still installed. I don't remove the FCU every time I clean my P320's. I clean my guns fast and cheap. I'm 65 and have better things to do than clean guns. Even if I never cleaned them, they'll still outlast me. #9 · Mar 14, 2019 Interesting reading regarding barrel cleaning While this article pertains to 1911 barrels, I think it makes for interesting reading for all shooters. The author, whose company makes high end 1911 barrels is from the school of thought that barrels really don't require cleaning at all. At least that's what I gather. I came across this a few years ago when I bought one of their barrels for a custom build. http://schuemann.com/Portals/0/Documentation/Webfile_Barrel_Cleaning.pdf #10 · Mar 14, 2019 Thank you for your wisdom and input! Insert Quotes Post Reply

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