How Often?

[smo]

On my flinters i pull & clean the locks every time i shoot them.On my perc. guns if it is a drum style i pull the lock every time if not a drum type i pull it every other time i clean just to be safe.

 

[bkovire]

every time, just out of habit, cap and ball, do them same thing with six shooter, on that i just remove the hand grips use tooth bush i have a bucket of cleaner, 70% alcohol 20% Murphy 10% tap water, even have parts strainer :thumbsup:

 

[smokehouseman]

WAY, WAY less than I should :redface: .

 

[Celt5494]

Each time I clean it, the powder residue fouling always has a way of working its way down through the cracks. But then again maybe my idea of clean and how often I clean my firearms is different than others?

 

[Deadeye]

Every time, you haven't cleaned your gun until you have cleaned the lock.
Deadeye

 

[Samuel]

Every Time, Clean and oil

 

[BadHorse]

Just read a post that got me to wondering....

How often do YOU take off the lock to clean behind it?

I typically do not "every time".... More like once a year. What say Ye???

not only do i do it every time, i also take the lock apart, clean and oil!

 

[gifford]

I clean it each time I go to the range. Sometimes right at the range. The lock comes off each time. Some folks do but others don't. It's what you feel needs to be done. I think it's a good idea.

 

[gizamo]

When I first started, didn't know any better. Went about 6 shooting sessions with a good gun before learning to take the lock off and cleaning each time.

What a mess...and the inside of the lock will never be the same.

These days... :wink:

Every single time, no exceptions...

 

[David W.]

Just read a post that got me to wondering....

How often do YOU take off the lock to clean behind it?

I typically do not "every time".... More like once a year. What say Ye???

Twice a year, maybe. To each his own though.

 

[buzz]

about every other time i go and shoot on my flinters and twice a year on the cap locks
mainly to lube oil moving parts check everything over good
never found any fowling or muke to speak of