dullone
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How often do you clean/inspect your magazines? And why/why not.
Cleaning Magazines
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creeper1956
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Assuming you're not talking about competition/tactical reload magazines... otherwise 56hawk's advise is the winner.
Years ago, when powders were much dirtier than they are now I got in the habit of cleaning mags about every 300-500 rds with most guns... although with LSWCs in a 1911, I might go every 200 rds. These days... I think you can probably get away with twice the above. Different guns and ammo may dictate different cleaning schedules.
If you want to disassemble them for inspection (I mention this because there are lots of folks that either never clean magazines, or just spray them now and again), get a test tube or BRM type brush and bend it so that it's a snug fit front, back and sides.
You can spray them clean too, but sometimes you can get some pretty hard to remove carbon on the insides of the feed lips.
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Years ago, when powders were much dirtier than they are now I got in the habit of cleaning mags about every 300-500 rds with most guns... although with LSWCs in a 1911, I might go every 200 rds. These days... I think you can probably get away with twice the above. Different guns and ammo may dictate different cleaning schedules.
If you want to disassemble them for inspection (I mention this because there are lots of folks that either never clean magazines, or just spray them now and again), get a test tube or BRM type brush and bend it so that it's a snug fit front, back and sides.
You can spray them clean too, but sometimes you can get some pretty hard to remove carbon on the insides of the feed lips.
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chris in va
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Lately, every major range trip. I was surprised how much junk was built up inside after a couple hundred rounds of my LRN. FMJ isn't nearly as dirty.
creeper1956
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When you think about the magazine as the - floor of the room - where all the feeding and extracting is going on... and you know that everything ends up on the floor eventually...
berettaprofessor
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Hmmm....I wouldn't say that I never clean them....but I hardly ever, and then not completely, clean them.
Does wiping off the follower and outside count?
No magazine malfunctions that I know of, although my most-used 9 mm magazine has probably not seen a 1000 rounds yet. I've got 22LR's that should be well over 5000 now though.
Maybe because most of my mags are Berettas...
Does wiping off the follower and outside count?
No magazine malfunctions that I know of, although my most-used 9 mm magazine has probably not seen a 1000 rounds yet. I've got 22LR's that should be well over 5000 now though.
Maybe because most of my mags are Berettas...
I take them apart and clean them when they're new. (you'd be amazed at how much "gunk" is inside a factory new magazine)
I give the follower and feed lips a good wipe down after every range trip.
Complete disassemble and clean whenever it crosses my mind (maybe a couple of times a year)
I give the follower and feed lips a good wipe down after every range trip.
Complete disassemble and clean whenever it crosses my mind (maybe a couple of times a year)
W.E.G.
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Whenever I can see that they are sufficiently dirty that function may be questionable.
You won't know what that looks like unless you shoot a lot, and test the limits of your equipment.
You won't know what that looks like unless you shoot a lot, and test the limits of your equipment.
Double_J
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about every thousand rounds or so. I generally use an old toothbrush and some solvent, followed by a rag and some light oil.
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