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Great question. I've wondered myself.
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All I do is field strip and clean and oil. So far so good.
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Did some research on the subject. Seems like those that shoot competitively detail strip the most. Some every time after it's shot, and most in the 1-5000 round range. What I found as far as "normal" shooters, most rarely or never detail strip. Saw a lot of "only when I have a problem" answers.
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I've never done it, but I learned a bit about how the sear spring works when I installed a new MSH. That spring needs to be aligned carefully because it has three legs that do three different functions. When the MSH is removed that spring will move and can easily get out of proper alignment with the trigger and grip safety pieces.
I don't think I'd take my gun completely apart based only on expertise gleaned from YouTube videos. You who have served in the military or as LEOs may have the advantage of training in weapon disassembly and reassembly that others don't. What may seem easy to you is an opportunity for me....to f--k up my gun.
As my late father liked to say, I may be ignern't but I ain't stupid. Unless or until I get some personal training in the fine points of 1911 mechanics, I'll probably pay a gun smith to take the frame pieces apart. I do strip, clean and oil the slide parts after every time I shoot, whether I shoot 50 or 200.
I don't think I'd take my gun completely apart based only on expertise gleaned from YouTube videos. You who have served in the military or as LEOs may have the advantage of training in weapon disassembly and reassembly that others don't. What may seem easy to you is an opportunity for me....to f--k up my gun.
As my late father liked to say, I may be ignern't but I ain't stupid. Unless or until I get some personal training in the fine points of 1911 mechanics, I'll probably pay a gun smith to take the frame pieces apart. I do strip, clean and oil the slide parts after every time I shoot, whether I shoot 50 or 200.
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I've always been just smart enough to know what I don't know. Not that that stops me from screwing up, but when I screw up I tend to learn from it and quit doing whatever it is. Unless someone else says "don't do that!" - then I HAVE to do it!
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Believe it or not, that makes sense!I've always been just smart enough to know what I don't know. Not that that stops me from screwing up, but when I screw up I tend to learn from it and quit doing whatever it is. Unless someone else says "don't do that!" - then I HAVE to do it!
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Ditto on that..
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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." -- Plato
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I have been using Gun Scrubber aerosol to spray down the inside of my guns and then follow it up with a soft tooth brush and Hoppes to finish out the cleaning after each range session.About every two months I do a field strip and thoroughly clean the inside.Is this okay or should I make a change??
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That works, however I field strip, clean, and relube after every range session.
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If it works for you why change? As a wise man once said, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
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I thought it was Confucius who said that.
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He did post it on the internet, but he was quoting Plato.
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I had forgotten old Abe said that. Thanks for the reminder. He was a man far ahead of his time.
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