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I forgot to mention in the original post that I clean it after every range use wether I shoot 5 or 50.

I am curious as to how often you break down your EDC gun and clean the dust and lint out of it. Obviously it could rain and soak you and you have to do it sooner but just on a regular basis how often do you?

I usually check my gun 1-2 times a months and if I can start to see a build up I field strip and wipe the dust out and lint and make sure it’s got propper lube and keep on going. I also clean my edc holster as well because the same grime builds up in it as does the gun. I also make sure to wipe any excess oil off of the gun to aid in keeping as much dust and dirt away as I possibly can. During the hot and sweaty months like it is I will sometimes do it a little more frequently. To be honest even in the summer my gun is hardly ever that dirty when I break it down. Usually there is not much lint or dirt. I work outside too. One thing I also do is change out my ammunition 2 times a year or about every six months. My old ammo goes into a box for the next range session and the new stuff gets loaded. Some people are obsessed with new ammo going in the gun every month or two months. Personally I have shot carry ammo that was 2 years old and it was perfectly fine. In today’s modern ammunition manufacturing you don’t have as much of an issue with moister and temperature changes especially in Texas. If I lived in Alaska where it gets 30 below that could be a factor but most likely not.

I thought this would be a good discussion