Clean your carry gun! and change out your ammo.

[JR24]

Crazy.

I like HST as all my defensive ammo. I also like Golden Saber bonded, but I have had setback occurrences with them in the past.

Typically when I unload carry ammo, I grab the calipers quick and check the length. Takes two seconds and I’m at my bench anyway if I’m dealing with loading my guns.

 

[bnolsen]

When I pull out my CC pistol at the range I always expect it to go "boom" even if there's tons of lint flying off of it (and there usually is). The point is that I never pull the pistol out of its holster, I pull the entire holster with the pistol in it out of my belt. It almost never leaves its safety system. If a semi auto can't handle a bit of dust and lint then it shouldn't be in any carry rotation.

 

[LimaCharlie]

I have multiple 1911s for carry. I carry from the time I get dressed until it goes on the nightstand when I go to bed.

When I visit the handgun range at the gun club, the first gun shot is my carry gun with the self-defense ammo in it. I want to know it works as carried.

Then it gets cleaned and I pick a different 1911 to carry.

 

[Alllen Bundy]

....If a semi auto can't handle a bit of dust and lint then it shouldn't be in any carry rotation.

Or you can hedge your bet and clean your pistol in order to give you every possible advantage and eliminate any potential problems, no matter how small.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I’m just going to clean & grease my pistol every ammo exchange. No point in debating something very simple. You Live & you learn. 1/2 full kinda guy here, I don’t cry over spilled milk & say no to Road Rage!

Happy New Years Everyone

 

[JTQ]

I’m just going to clean & grease my pistol every ammo exchange.

Lots of smart folks will recommend against grease in handguns, especially 9mm handguns.

Grease doesn't attract debris, but it will trap and hold it.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Lots of smart folks will recommend against grease in handguns, especially 9mm handguns.

Grease doesn't attract debris, but it will trap and hold it.

were I’m from, we call lubing, oiling, spit shine… Greasing it up! even cooking… Grease it up

 

[JTQ]

were I’m from, we call lubing, oiling, spit shine… Greasing it up! even cooking… Grease it up

Meaning you use grease or your generic term for gun lube is grease?

 

[Zendude]

Heavy crimp on 9mm can cause neck tension issues.

 

[defjon]

IMO sounds like a good argument for carrying factory defensive ammo.

Or a revolver

 

[tws3b2]

Lots of smart folks will recommend against grease in handguns, especially 9mm handguns.

Grease doesn't attract debris, but it will trap and hold it.

Not trying to be a hole or anything. Just would like to know.
What is it about a 9mm that you shouldn't use grease?? 9mm, 380, 40, 357 + Same gun mostly. Just different cal. Just Asking.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Meaning you use grease or your generic term for gun lube is grease?

wD40! I like it to wipe down it, nice smell too

 

[dodo bird]

All I want to know is why you would unload your carry gun if your in the house then put it in a safe?

 

[aaaaa]

All I want to know is why you would unload your carry gun if your in the house then put it in a safe?

And why one might think they are safe from being attacked inside their house. Carry any time you are not in bed sleeping, at which time there should be a gun handy (your carry gun in its holster attached to your pants which are next to the bed).

 

[dodo bird]

And why one might think they are safe from being attacked inside their house. Carry any time you are not in bed sleeping, at which time there should be a gun handy (your carry gun in its holster attached to your pants which are next to the bed).

I am going to argue that carrying chambered or unchambered is safer than chambering a round every day. I have never heard of anyone doing this. I know lots of people that want to keep their guns unchambered. I don’t give them a hard time about it. Please educate me on OP’s practice of doing this, so I may understand. I do know and have done the unloading of long guns getting in and out of vehicles. Such as hunting or state laws requiring it.

I may have read your post incorrectly. I don’t know what to think.

 

[JTQ]

Not trying to be a hole or anything. Just would like to know.
What is it about a 9mm that you shouldn't use grease?? 9mm, 380, 40, 357 + Same gun mostly. Just different cal. Just Asking.

Heavy lubes can slow the movement of parts, particularly a slide. Relative to other defensive rounds, a 9mm is a low recoiling round. Slowing the slide on an already low recoiling round can cause extraction/ejection problems.

This is often a big deal with a 9mm 1911 that has the same slide weight as a 1911 in .40 S&W, .38 Super, .45 Auto, and 10mm. The 9mm 1911 is already at a disadvantage driving the slide. If you add a lube that makes that task harder, you are bound for problems.

 

[chicharrones]

There are different viscosities of grease, just like there is for oil. It reminds me of when I go to service a machine to find that a customer puts on the thickest crap the auto parts store has. Or, a white grease that turns hard over time. I show them something much thinner like Lucas Red N Tacky.

Use of a thin nearly fluid grease here near the Gulf Coast is not a problem. My usual gun grease is a tube of Shooter's Choice meant for a wide range of temperatures. https://shooters-choice.com/synthetic-all-weather-high-tech-grease/

There are other similar greases that can be used, too.

BTW, my weak .32 ACP and .22 LR pistolas cycle very well with Shooter's Choice grease.

 

[aaaaa]

I am going to argue that carrying chambered or unchambered is safer than chambering a round every day. I have never heard of anyone doing this. I know lots of people that want to keep their guns unchambered. I don’t give them a hard time about it. Please educate me on OP’s practice of doing this, so I may understand. I do know and have done the unloading of long guns getting in and out of vehicles. Such as hunting or state laws requiring it.

I may have read your post incorrectly. I don’t know what to think.

I was mainly talking about carrying in the house, but regarding chambered, I think that chambered is best because there is just one more chance for something to go wrong if you have to rack a round into the chamber in a stressful situation. The chambered round should be tossed into the range ammo box after a couple of times racking it in because that is hard on a cartridge with enough repetitions. Now if you carry a Beretta Tomcat with tip up barrel, it is a piece of cake to chamber a round and you don't have to rack it, so those rounds can be chambered dozens of times with no ill effect.

My carry guns stay chambered all the time. My nightstand gun though, has an empty chamber (want to be sure I am awake), but my carry gun is right there too in my pants pocket in case of any difficulty.

I like the idea posted earlier about firing off your carry ammo when you go to the range and then loading up with fresh ammo. Not only do you keep your ammo fresh, but also if any issues arise you should catch them on the range instead of the hope-will-never-happen self defense situation.

 

[sevt_chevelle]

interesting! my EDC ammo has been in the magazine for 1+ years and I unload/load 4-8 times a day. (not debating in that habit right now)

Why????
Factory or reloads nothing is gonna escape the torture those rounds are experiencing.

 

[Buzznrose]

What I have learned… you/me are not always right. Ego vs. Reality vs. Balance

and most of all, Try some factory ammo as a standard to test your EDC process!

thanks everyone

What Factory Defense 9mm ammo do you guys like?

Hard to argue with any of the LEO duty rounds (Gold Dot, HST, Gold Saber). I prefer 124 or 147 gr. I generally prefer standard pressure, but +P has merit. Also, increasing good info on the solid Lehigh extreme defender loads by Underwood (now Wilson Combat) and Black Hills (honey badger).

I really don't think bullets matter as much as well placed hits...

 

[Mark_Mark]

Why????
Factory or reloads nothing is gonna escape the torture those rounds are experiencing.

Don’t really want to get into it. But, I have very young children and they can climb. I’m not debating my practice here. Just trying to get to a solution that satisfies me.

Clean and replace ammo. Even if that’s once a week. Sounds good to me

 

[Mark_Mark]

Hard to argue with any of the LEO duty rounds (Gold Dot, HST, Gold Saber). I prefer 124 or 147 gr. I generally prefer standard pressure, but +P has merit. Also, increasing good info on the solid Lehigh extreme defender loads by Underwood (now Wilson Combat) and Black Hills (honey badger).

I really don't think bullets matter as much as well placed hits...

thanks! I bought some of the Sig Elite ammo with the 8-12 kinetic hammer hits a member here tested! sound work. I’ll measure the ammo weekly for changes

 

[Mark_Mark]

I was mainly talking about carrying in the house, but regarding chambered, I think that chambered is best because there is just one more chance for something to go wrong if you have to rack a round into the chamber in a stressful situation. The chambered round should be tossed into the range ammo box after a couple of times racking it in because that is hard on a cartridge with enough repetitions. Now if you carry a Beretta Tomcat with tip up barrel, it is a piece of cake to chamber a round and you don't have to rack it, so those rounds can be chambered dozens of times with no ill effect.

My carry guns stay chambered all the time. My nightstand gun though, has an empty chamber (want to be sure I am awake), but my carry gun is right there too in my pants pocket in case of any difficulty.

I like the idea posted earlier about firing off your carry ammo when you go to the range and then loading up with fresh ammo. Not only do you keep your ammo fresh, but also if any issues arise you should catch them on the range instead of the hope-will-never-happen self defense situation.

I shoot ammo that was in this gun that was 3-4 months old, and it shot find, no hiccups.

 

[tws3b2]

Heavy lubes can slow the movement of parts, particularly a slide. Relative to other defensive rounds, a 9mm is a low recoiling round. Slowing the slide on an already low recoiling round can cause extraction/ejection problems.

This is often a big deal with a 9mm 1911 that has the same slide weight as a 1911 in .40 S&W, .38 Super, .45 Auto, and 10mm. The 9mm 1911 is already at a disadvantage driving the slide. If you add a lube that makes that task harder, you are bound for problems.

So, You're talking about using the wrong lube? Bicycle vs caterpillar tractor lube?
Not about lube made for handguns?
Just me asking. The best way to learn.

 

[dodo bird]

I was mainly talking about carrying in the house, but regarding chambered, I think that chambered is best because there is just one more chance for something to go wrong if you have to rack a round into the chamber in a stressful situation. The chambered round should be tossed into the range ammo box after a couple of times racking it in because that is hard on a cartridge with enough repetitions. Now if you carry a Beretta Tomcat with tip up barrel, it is a piece of cake to chamber a round and you don't have to rack it, so those rounds can be chambered dozens of times with no ill effect.

My carry guns stay chambered all the time. My nightstand gun though, has an empty chamber (want to be sure I am awake), but my carry gun is right there too in my pants pocket in case of any difficulty.

I like the idea posted earlier about firing off your carry ammo when you go to the range and then loading up with fresh ammo. Not only do you keep your ammo fresh, but also if any issues arise you should catch them on the range instead of the hope-will-never-happen self defense situation.

Thanks for clarifying.