How often should I clean my carry gun? Why?

[@thedustyengineer]

Very helpful video. I was cleaning this exact model when I found this. Nice trick with the hook - I happened to have a similar one on hand, made it very easy.

[@rustyshakleford5230]

My buddies father has worked for Wells Fargo/Loomis for 20 years and he carried a beretta 92d for that entire time in Florida. After he retired in 2008 he switched to a polymer gun but still would carry that Beretta occasionally but never fired or cleaned it from 2008 until 2019 when we were at the range and the topic of cycling carry ammo came up. He told the group that his 92 has been loaded with the same defensive ammo magazine he started with in 1998 and the gun hadn't been used or cleaned since 2008. I suggested he finally shoot those 30 year old rounds and load up some new carry ammo. He agreed and as soon as he pulled it out of his holster we realized that the gun didn't function. He never carried with a round in the chamber so the slide hadn't moved since 08 and he drove a convertible so the hot humid Florida air literally rusted that slide to the frame so bad we had to beat it off with a mallet.

[@ashputtel]

Lol! That is a great story.

[@joybarbour6811]

Lucky he did not have a situation and his life depended on it working

[@maverickgunworks8777]

Thanks for sharing that story and for watching our videos!

[@yoellopez82]

My condolences to that beretta✝️🕊

[@gagelink2457]

Damn I was hoping you'd say it fired just fine no ejection or failure to feed problems....

[@eljuan4465]

Great video, very helpful.

[@tomgiorgini9154]

very true your gun gets filthy carrying it on your hip or shoulder harness, this man is telling you the truth, I have carried since 82 the amount of filth will shock you i did not watch the whole video do not know if he recommended frequency I would say every 6 months at least, every 3 would be better. great info

[@joy9072]

Thanks for the info!

[@maverickgunworks8777]

You bet!

[@gagelink2457]

ayo you got some CAKE bro

[@jbr4793]

Helpful video. When you ultrasonically clean the frame, do you put oil on any parts of the frame other than the rails? If there are other parts to lube how do you apply oil to them.

[@maverickgunworks8777]

Good question - we also put the entire frame in a heated ultrasonic oil bath. The oil used is designed for that purpose, especially to displace any moisture that might remain after cleaning and rinsing. This oil is then wiped and blown off with compressed air leaving a very thin lubricating film. We then use a needle dropper on a bottle of synthetic oil to ensure minimal friction at key points of metal to metal contact. Thanks for watching, Ricky B.

[@magnum_0710]

Pocket carry is even worse than on the belt, my pocket gun needs done once a week minimum sometimes twice and thats on top of nightly dust offs.

[@yoellopez82]

Nice video! What was your carry gun on your hip?

[@maverickgunworks8777]

Springfield XD-40 sub-compact, my daily carry for more than 15 years. Thanks for watching!

[@thealarmclock9307]

I clean mine after every time it's shot. Once or 100 , it's getting cleaned.. if I don't shoot It once ina week, it gets cleaned anyway.... This my carry gun.. I bet my life on it.. so I keep it immaculate.. very little oil too.. oil attracts crud.. crud causes malfunction... Fortunately I live in a place where all I gotta do is walk out the backdoor to shoot... So I usually shoot 20-30 rounds a week. Sometimes more...