05-04-2020, 02:32 AM
Allen,
For years I was institutionalized with the military dogma of having to clean every time a firearm is used and even when not used but idle for a long time. There's a good reason for doing this but it is still dogma, and a lot of the time, unecessary. As an individual however you do what's best for you. I started reading about guys not cleaning and also spoke with a gunsmith who said that cleaning is in the best interests of barrel makers - they wear out quicker (although I don't place much credibility on that if you are using soft brass brushes on steel). I also saw a barrel that had been cleaned so much with one side being biased by the way the guy pushed the rod through that it wrecked it.
If you are comfortable you have corrosion in check while the gun is in storage then why not give it a go. Keep a tally of group sizes and MPI and see the difference between cleaning and not cleaning between a shooting session. If nothing has changed the next time you pull it out then let it go another session, and so in until you see a change, or can't stand it anymore.
For years I was institutionalized with the military dogma of having to clean every time a firearm is used and even when not used but idle for a long time. There's a good reason for doing this but it is still dogma, and a lot of the time, unecessary. As an individual however you do what's best for you. I started reading about guys not cleaning and also spoke with a gunsmith who said that cleaning is in the best interests of barrel makers - they wear out quicker (although I don't place much credibility on that if you are using soft brass brushes on steel). I also saw a barrel that had been cleaned so much with one side being biased by the way the guy pushed the rod through that it wrecked it.
If you are comfortable you have corrosion in check while the gun is in storage then why not give it a go. Keep a tally of group sizes and MPI and see the difference between cleaning and not cleaning between a shooting session. If nothing has changed the next time you pull it out then let it go another session, and so in until you see a change, or can't stand it anymore.