Dave, I can only relay my expirence and its this. In dusty environments under lubricating because a fear of attracting dust caused many more problems than actual dust attraction. I also don't live in a desert, thank god. I haven't ever seen routine cleaning cause a jam. I have seen psychotic cleaning and the use of caustic chemicals cause lots of problems. Thats just my opinion. I'm also not a tinkerer so I don't like to detail strip things. I have a good
Friend who shoots a lot and never served. He is a mechanical savant and the most detail oriented person I know, he doesn't clean guns either.
Friend who shoots a lot and never served. He is a mechanical savant and the most detail oriented person I know, he doesn't clean guns either.