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Asked this in another thread but think it is should be its own thread.

I've heard from a number of people that they will not put a firearm that has been disassembled and cleaned back into rotation as their primary until it has been fired again to verify proper operation.
I hear a lot of people say they clean their weapon after every trip to the range. Do you immediately return the cleaned weapon to your rotation or do you verify the weapon functions properly (actually firing a round) before carrying it as your primary?

No, I think that's a little too anal. Since I rarely carry a gun until after having fired a number of rounds, cleaned, and then fired it again, etc., etc., I already have a pretty good idea if it will fire on the next round or not.

I just clean it, and go right back to carrying it.

The Annoyed Man wrote:No, I think that's a little too anal. Since I rarely carry a gun until after having fired a number of rounds, cleaned, and then fired it again, etc., etc., I already have a pretty good idea if it will fire on the next round or not.

I just clean it, and go right back to carrying it.

Clean then carry. If I fired it first I would have to clean it again.

The Annoyed Man wrote:No, I think that's a little too anal.

It seems like somewhat of a catch 22 anyway. If the gun was dirty, and then you clean it, only to have to shoot it to verify operation, then it's dirty again. As a retired aviator, the aircraft I flew were post-flighted after the last flight, had a daily inspection done by maintenance prior to flight the next day, then pre-flighted by me. Equipment always worked, until it decided not to. All machinery will have issues at some point, regardless of how many times it's checked.

I will clean it and then dry fire it. After that I call it good. I dry fire all my firearms after cleaning. I use polymer pistols that I have run hot and dirty so I have no problems carrying it if it has 150 rounds through it without cleaning. I have fired about 100-200 rounds through a pistol then carried it for a week. Then the next weekend I put another 100-200 through it with no problems. If a pistol or any firearm has to be spotless to run right then I don't want it. Don't use cheap lube and you'll have nothing to worry about.

Carzan wrote:Clean then carry. If I fired it first I would have to clean it again.

Me too

I take several pistols when I go to the range and some I may only shoot 50 rounds but when I get home Im going to clean them all

I mainly only do what I do if I know I'm going shooting again. On the other hand if I'm not shooting I'll look at my pistol a couple of times a month. If I see a lot of lint, dirt, or its been about 6 weeks I'll do a quick tear down. For this I wipe off any lube that has migrated to where it shouldn't be. I'll run a dry patch through the barrel and relube. Then I dry fire a couple of times and call it good.

remington79 wrote:I will clean it and then dry fire it.

Yep. Put a pencil in the barrel and you can confirm a striker hit, a worthwhile function test.

Jumping Frog wrote:

remington79 wrote:I will clean it and then dry fire it.

Yep. Put a pencil in the barrel and you can confirm a striker hit, a worthwhile function test.

Just added that to my post cleaning checklist. Thanks. Knew I'd learn something today.

jmra wrote:

Jumping Frog wrote:

remington79 wrote:I will clean it and then dry fire it.

Yep. Put a pencil in the barrel and you can confirm a striker hit, a worthwhile function test.

Just added that to my post cleaning checklist. Thanks. Knew I'd learn something today.

That pencil trick will cut down on the number of holes in my ceiling and roof.

anygunanywhere wrote:

Jumping Frog wrote:Yep. Put a pencil in the barrel and you can confirm a striker hit, a worthwhile function test.

That pencil trick will cut down on the number of holes in my ceiling and roof.

Dang. Had to break the metal pocket clip off my pencil to get it fit in a 9mm barrel.

Oh. Wait. You meant a wooden pencil with an eraser...

watch where you aim your pencil

I carry a Glock. I don't take apart the firing mechanism to clean, but will still dry fire after cleaning and reassembly. That's all. I have probably fired 2000+ rounds through each and am confident in their functionality. If I weren't, I wouldn't be carrying either of them.