A"Tip" about cleaning 1911 chambers

[Rick McC.]

Originally Posted by brownie

Range guns stay dirty and packed away till the next range visit or until they puke. Carry guns are always cleaned and lubed before they get duty.

Used to be anal about cleaning, that ended 20+ years ago.

I just started letting my range guns slide a few months ago.

The carry guns are cleaned every time they're shot.

That said, my cleaning standards have slipped somewhat from what they were for many years. The guns don't have to be "white glove" (actually cleaning patch) clean any more. Where I used to spend over an hour per gun, I now spend 10-15 minutes, including disassembly/reassembly.