Maintenance heads up

[timcalhoun]

Thought I would share this with you all. I started carrying way back in 1990 in FL and have carried practically every day since. I have always carried using a pancake holster and a 4" 1911. Recently, I switched to a milt sparks summer special IWB holster. I have to say I like this way better. But here is the skinny. About once a year I would completely tear the slide and frame down and give it a good cleaning. Well, after about 6 months of carrying with the IWB holster I tore the gun down and was stunned at the amount of crud that was everywhere. I had caked up junk (mostly a lint and oil mix) on the sear, sear spring, hammer strut ect. ect. I can see if a person carried like this all the time and never stripped the grip apart at some point I could see the gun failing. WOW. Just a heads up for those IWB carriers.

[BrasilNuts]

Hmmm... maybe there is a market for a pistol with a lint trap?

I carry a Glock IWB and have never had any problems with much lint inside the action itself, but I happend to look up inside the hollow part in the backside of the grip and it was was full of lint.

I just stick my finger in there every now and then and clean it out... a little trick I learned from my belly button.

[Guest Grout]

I pocket carry quite a bit.I usually give Roscoe a good cleaning about once a month whether he needs it or not.

[chipperi]

When I carry Iwb My PT145 would pick up lots of lint around the back of the trigger and on the light rail. I just wipe it down every so often. I usually shoot it about 1 every month or so, so it gets thoroughly cleaned then.