Pistol cleaning kit?

[mikesrc]

Clean it every 2000-5000 rounds . I have a Sig 226 X5-L1 been cleaned 3 times since I've owned it. been fired 16000 rounds, yes that's 16K and you can not tell the gun from brand new. I just lub them with CLP. Guess I'm lazy or believe the same way as Brian Enos, clean them when they stop working. BTW the Sig has never ever malfunction at all my XDM same but it only has 3000 rounds.

[magggg]

I use boresnake.

[Anabolicone]

a lot of good advice here !

[Stratajema]

Originally Posted by TCS_XDM

I have never used an all in one kit. Here is what I suggests and all I ever use.

Bore Snake 9mm/38cal
Micro fiber cleaning cloth
Q-tips
Paper Towels
Pick set
Cheap Oil
Cheap Grease

Never had a malfunction or problem.

Cheap Oil??? Oh, say hello to rust in a high humidity or salt air environment. For example, popular cheap oil like Rem Oil is one notch above worthless for preventing rust in that type of environment.

[parks450]

I ended up using frog lube and and very impressed by this stuff. It dissolves residue and deposits like nothing.

[tdrake694]

Originally Posted by RetiredFCC

I'm actually more concerned with the slide than the frame. I know brake cleaner can be agressive to some plastics but its the Melonite finish I'm curious about.

just make sure its non chlorinated brake cleaner