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03-22-2005, 08:34 PM
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How often do you clean your 1911?
Hello,
How often do you field strip your 1911 for the purpose of cleaning and lubrication? I mean the basic disassembly (barrel, guide rod, barrel bushing, frame, spring) and using the bore bristle? With my other pistol, I got into a habit of cleaning it each time I had it out. Even if I fired 100 rounds through it, I would strip and clean it. I'm wondering how often you folks do this with your 1911. Thanks! John |
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03-22-2005, 08:39 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
I was always taught to never have a dirty weapon. I clean mine after every range session. Except when I fired over 600 rounds through my XD. I wanted to see how many rounds I could get through it before I had some sort of malfunction. But man, that was some cleaning that I had to do.
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03-22-2005, 10:02 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
I'm with you, I clean it after each range session. Depending on who goes with us, or who we meet at the range, we'll have 6-10 weapons around to shoot downrange with. Yep, it is a bit of cleaning, but my motto is, I spent the money to own it, and I'll spend the time to clean it. But, I will admit to being one of "them", I actually enjoy cleaning them!
And before you all ask---Yes, I will clean your guns too...just bring me to the range, supply ammo, weapons, lunch afterward, we might as well hit a tavern as well.......I don't know how affordable that will be to most---y'know?  The Daddy |
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03-22-2005, 10:09 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
My car might be dirty.
My house might be dirty. My mind might be....ummm...nevermind. But my gun? NEVER! |
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03-22-2005, 10:10 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
I'm very pleased with how easy it is to take my SW1911 apart. It goes back together easy too.
The salesman at the gun store said that the 1911 goes back together only one way...in other words, it's tough to screw up...unless you forget a piece. John Y. |
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03-22-2005, 10:30 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
weeeelllll....I did put the recoil spring in backwards before......
 You can bet that I know which end is which now..... Rob |
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03-22-2005, 11:06 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
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((as I go to the gun safe and check the recoil spring on my 1911....)) John |
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03-23-2005, 12:10 AM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
I was shooting a match last weekend, and a friend of mine had to “tap” his slide forward, almost every round. After he was done with the stage I asked him what the problem was. He said, “I guess you have to clean them every 3,000 rounds or so.”
I don't have a 1911. 
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03-23-2005, 01:40 AM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
My 1911 is cleaned and inspected after each session at the range. The weapon is dirty after each session so it should be cleaned. This also gives me a chance to inspect all the major parts of the gun for damage or abnormal wear.
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03-23-2005, 09:19 AM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
Mine, and all the other guns I have, are cleaned after each session of firing, whether it's one round or many. We were taught that our guns should be as clean as we.
I have known several folks that feel since black powder became obsolete it was not necessary but for every month or so. I never subscribed to that theory.
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03-23-2005, 11:18 AM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
Cleaned after every session, springs replaced after 5,000 rounds, regardless.
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03-23-2005, 12:17 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
During my LTC class, we took an exam which asked "How often should you clean your firearm?" One of the answer choices was "Every time you fire it." Naturally one person thought that it meant between rounds...
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03-23-2005, 01:16 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
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03-23-2005, 04:36 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
Occasionally a couple of mags might go through without cleaning. But after the following time out,it gets broken down. And the firing pin comes out every 350 or so.
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03-23-2005, 09:38 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
John Y,
My Kimber's recoil spring has 2 diffferent ends. One end has an extra turn of the wire at the end, hard to describe, but it looks a little tapered, and just finished off nicely. The other end ends abruptly, looks like it was just lopped off the spool. Well, the fresh cut looking end goes under the recoil spring plug. When I put it the other way accidentally(the 1st time I took it apart!), that unfinished side scratched up my guide rod pretty badly when I tried to cycle the slide.....I got it back apart, filed down the burrs, and emory clothed it smooth....I was aggravated to say the least....  |
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03-23-2005, 10:00 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
Hi Rmrdaddy,
My SW1911's spring has a "closed" and open end. After reading your last post, I checked my spring and thankfully it was in the correct way. By the way, when I went to reassemble the pistol, I didn't have control of the recoil spring plunger and it put a nice little nick in my ceiling. Sheesh. Thanks for your reply! John |
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03-23-2005, 11:40 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
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Get a Glock then you can clean it after 10,000 rounds ( if you want to ) and not have to replace any springs.
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03-24-2005, 09:57 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
John Y,
Yeah, keep that thing pointed away from yourself, you could put an eye out!! Seriously, when I snafu'd the spring, it was very evident there was a problem. The slide only racked back 3/4 of an inch maybe, and I could tell something was not good.....turned out it was the cut end of the spring digging into the guide rod... AND ...I just have to defend ol' Plano---- Hydra Shok- You may be right with your reply--- "Get a Glock then you can clean it after 10,000 rounds ( if you want to ) and not have to replace any springs." But, you forget one little detail, You still would have a Glock!-------  The Daddy |
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03-24-2005, 10:55 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
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LOL, I gotta get my pokes in when I can. I'm kinda suprised Plano didn't call me on the phone after that one....
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03-24-2005, 11:46 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
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I had read in numerous magazines and books that the spring is dangerous. The S&W instruction states in big red bold letters that the spring is under great pressure. After taking it apart a dozen or so times, I was confident that nothing bad would ever happen....  After I checked the recoil spring, I went to reassemble the 1911. I thought that I had it under control as I was using the supplied bushing wrench to turn the bushing back into place. I let up a little and I suppose it was all that was needed. I was surprised at how much force the recoil plug came out! thankfully I wasn't in the way. Thanks for all of the advice folks. I had the SW1911 at the range and a few of my fellow shooters were admiring it. John p.s. Don't know about the in jokes with Glocks as I've never handled one much less fire one.  |
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03-25-2005, 05:47 AM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
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TUPPERWARE!!! They are dishwasher safe on the top rack only! Hydra Shok, that one's for you! Wouldn't want to get out of practice. I doubt your tupperware will make it through 10,000 rounds.
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03-30-2005, 08:03 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
After every session it gets cleaned.
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04-14-2005, 09:47 AM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
Newbie here to this forum. Looks like it could become a new home!!!
I clean my guns after every shooting session. This may be a bit extreme but I believe that a clean gun eliminates 75-80% of all functioning problems.
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06-03-2005, 06:32 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
I once put 24,000 rds thru my MkIV 1911 in 6 weeks, cleaned it 8x, and wouldn't have done 2 of those, except students wanted to see how it's done. :-) Bullseye powder and Tamarack 50/50 lube, never cleaned the cases, loaded them all in the same 3000 rds of brass, all of which were 3x fired before I started. Used WD -40 as lube, and Hoppe's to clean it. Never cleaned the bore, 750 fps loads, Lyman #2 alloy cast bullets. NO malfunctions, altho I did have some parts crack, they didn't cause malfunctions before I replaced them. I lost one finger on the collet bushing, broke the corner off of the extractor, broke the firing pin stop, broke a corner off of the lower lug on the barrel. A couple of old GI surplus mags quit. This was in 1979.
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06-03-2005, 09:38 PM
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Re: How often do you clean your 1911?
I clean my 1911 after every session. My other guns aren't as important or as expensive, so I clean them just whenever they get to looking dirty or neglected. Probably oughta clean 'em more, but with them it's a chore rather than fun.
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