FIVETWOSEVEN
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I usually carry a Makarov in my Pocket and I don't see how pocket lint could possibly mess this gun up so cleaning is rare with the gun. If I carry my Shield I clean it a lot more frequently.
I assume everyone here checks the tire air pressure, oil and coolant in their automobile, tire tread depth, brake pad thickness, steering fluid, brake fluid, etc. Why? Because you drive 65mph in the thing with friends and family, and if something blows or seizes up you could be badly hurt.
The same holds true for the firearm you stake your life on daily.
I assume everyone here checks the tire air pressure, oil and coolant in their automobile, tire tread depth, brake pad thickness, steering fluid, brake fluid, etc. Why? Because you drive 65mph in the thing with friends and family, and if something blows or seizes up you could be badly hurt.
The same holds true for the firearm you stake your life on daily.
NO I have plenty of magazines for my carry guns. I just unload the ones I wa s using and move on to others that I have not been using for carry. and of course I change the order the cartridges are in so the same one sa re not continually loaded for carry every time---thus decreasing stress and wear on my ammo and my magazinesReally, what weakens magazine springs is cycling. Loading and unloading. For most people, this means using them.
What do you do every 4-6 months, exactly? Buy new magazines and not carry with any that have been loaded for 4-6 months in the past?
If it "needs" to be clean to work it ain't gonna be my gun for long and I damn sure ain't carrying it for protection.It only needs to be cleaned if you want it to work when you need it.