General rule is every time you fire it or twice a year. I do have some guns that do not get fired. The get cleaned{ bore snaked and oiled} every six months.
Depends on the gun.
My Glock doesn't ever need cleaning, but any of my STI's, when I had them, will be cleaned all the time.
Ha ha hahaha Me to!I always wipe down after a range, leave it saturated... and within the next two days do a detailed cleaning. That and I find cleaning my guns relaxing I usually clean 1 or 2 of my guns a month just to do it.
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And to Texas1911's point, there is something in the construction Glock's that keeps them very clean even after hundreds of rounds. I can put 200+ rounds through my G19, and the action, insides of the slide, down the mag well and even the Mags barely show any fouling. Quick wipe with a little CLP and those parts are good to go. Of course the insides of the barrel needs the normal workout, but polygonal barrels seem easier to clean to me.
Curious. I've read that from alot of people, but from my limited experience, I've found that my wife's G23 gets much dirtier than my XD.
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I can't say about the other models, only having first hand expieriance with G19. Could be too much lubrication. IME Glocks don't need to be 'wet' like AR's or some Sig models.
That is uncanny! I get yelled at all the time at my house for the smell of the cleaners. I sit and watch shoot em up movies while I clean mine. I would sit in the garage but it is gone with the house we moved out of in february. I kinda like the way the nitro solvent smells.As far as cleaning goes, I do ours each time we shoot and I enjoy doing it whether it's out in the garage with some music playing or sitting in front of the TV watching a movie while I work.
That is uncanny! I get yelled at all the time at my house for the smell of the cleaners. I sit and watch shoot em up movies while I clean mine. I would sit in the garage but it is gone with the house we moved out of in february. I kinda like the way the nitro solvent smells.