When first new,150 rounds per day 4 days a week.
Complete strip and clean once a week.
Now with motorcycling weather,range sessions are 3 times a week @100-150 rounds,then complete strip cleaning every other week.

My habit is........
I do....brass brush the area of the chamber (i.e.:feed ramp),and face of the bolt (i.e.:extractor) after each and every range session.

This keeps accumulations of dirt down and also allows me to "know gun is empty" safe when packed back into range bag and toted home.
Mags exteriors are wiped clean after each session also.

 

What ever happened to cleaning after every use? That used to be just regular gun maintenance.

 

Yup, best way to avoid any self-inflicted problems.

 

What's the advantage of buying a MKIV with "easy takedown" if you don't take it down and clean it?

 

DITTO



this feature is WHY I bought a stainless MKIV target .

 

You may consider a lubrication change, probably less of it as well?

Most folks OVER lubricate guns, this CAUSES problems like what you are having.

Strip your gun of ALL lubrication. Apply ONE DROP of your favorite CLP, oil, or whatever to that Q-tip. Lubricate the entire gun with that single cotton Q-tip.

See how many rounds you get....

DR

 

Please define "after every use".....1 shot or 1000 shots......???

Like I said earlier.....as some of you might have missed....a quick brush of the chamber,bolt face,exterior wipe down an I'm done.

If I had a firearm that required a complete cleaning after every use..."1 shot or 1000 shots" because it may or may not exhibit reliability issues,I'd toss it in the garbage can or sell it for scrap.

........but then some folks have Waaaaay to much time on there hands.....

 

Okay, I once ran a test on my reliable MKIII to see how long it would take for not cleaning it to produce a failure. Accuracy went to crap at about 2k rounds as a carbon ring built up. The first failure was a failure to fire at about 3k rounds. Crud in the firing pin channel had caused the rebound spring to break.

I do not recommend abusing your gun in this way. I just did it because of "the need to know".

Now, the bolt (especially the firing pin channel) and upper (especially the chamber) get cleaned after every time the gun has been fired. A complete teardown cleaning (+mags) happens every 5k rounds. It only takes a few minutes to clean, and it now has much more than 10k failure-free rounds though it.

 

So maybe it should read.....
*Preventative Maintenance* required after every use as the "norm".
What ever that PM is will be determined by each individual's situation or choice.

A "Complete tear down cleaning" to be determined also by owner (if an when he chooses) of said firearm through record keeping...to include:use,visual inspection and operation/performance.
Feel free to add to this list.

 

Gee,
Somehow cleaning other handguns, rifles, and shotguns never seemed to grab the attention MK's do. Same with disassembly and assembly, funny how that is.