This is exactly what I was thinking. I'm very partial to my 1911s and that's what I carry every day. But my Glocks and Springfields can be cleaned in 5 minutes, while the 1911s take between 30 and 45 minutes, if I completely strip them down and scrub every part. That's why I have a couple of dedicated "range" 1911s (.45 ACP & 38 Super) that don't get cleaned after every trip the range. I wouldn't do that with one of my carry guns. But to be fair, we don't remove every part from Glocks or Springfields, at least that's what the factories recommend.HerbM wrote: . . . There is one other thing none of us have mentioned (I believe): Glocks are incredibly simply to disassembly, clean and reassemble. If you even feel that such is necessary with a Glock
I was hesitant to mention this since anyone who works with a 1911 regularly gets used to the small complications and tends to forget that they exist so it would be pretty easy for a 1911 owner to honestly say, "It's no trouble to disassemble and clean." . . .
Chas.