M1911s... Maintenance nightmares?

[Zach S]

People have shot 1500 rounds without cleaning a 1911 and they have been fine.

1500?

I put 5,000 through a Series I Kimber without cleaning it. It was beyond nasty, but it never choked. When I did clean it, it took a lot of scrubbing and two or three cans of brake cleaner before I called the LGS to ask if I could borrow his blasting cabinet...

 

[9mmepiphany]

That is a good note to end this thread on.

OP, you have gotten a lot of opinions and past experiences, time to make a decision