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Posted: 9/6/2017 3:26:49 PM EDT
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Somewhere between never and once a year, depending on conditions and what kind of range surface on which they're being dropped.
Use your good judgment. If they get muddy or debris on the inside/feed lips/follower, then clean. Just dirty or dusty? Not worth my time. The guys who religiously clean mags after every stage are clowns. |
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Posted: 9/6/2017 8:57:16 PM EDT
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If it gets dropped in the dirt/mud then it gets cleaned. Just run a mag brush or rag through. It's cheap insurance. I did the same when I was running a Glock as I do now running a 2011. No reason to introduce dirt and debris unnecessarily.
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Posted: 10/6/2017 11:54:47 PM EDT
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If it gets dropped in the dirt/mud then it gets cleaned. Just run a mag brush or rag through. It's cheap insurance. I did the same when I was running a Glock as I do now running a 2011. No reason to introduce dirt and debris unnecessarily. |
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Posted: 11/8/2017 6:12:30 PM EDT
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after every stage, depending on ground surface.
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Posted: 2/27/2018 3:49:11 AM EDT
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After a match, or if a mag gets obviously dirty during a match where I'm out of spares. Gravel rattling around inside will get a mag cleaned after a stage if I can't replace it with a fresh mag. I put a zip tie around the corner of a microfiber cloth and left the excess zip tie hanging off. It makes a handy pull-through.
My STI magazines aren't as dirt tolerant as my single stack 1911 or Glock mags. |
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Posted: 3/3/2018 2:41:24 PM EDT
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depends on the surface. i have a range i shoot at that has very fine dirt that i have to clean every time or i have issues. another range has hard pack dirt that doesn't matter.
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Posted: 3/22/2018 6:34:13 PM EDT
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The fine dust in some of my local clubs uspsa match requires running a brush no matter what. Grassy bays, not so much.
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Posted: 3/22/2018 7:03:58 PM EDT
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I keep a bottle brush in my range bag.
I clean as needed but not before every local match. . |
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Posted: 7/3/2018 9:11:50 PM EDT
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Most of the time we are on concrete so no worries there. If it was sandy, muddy or wet I would clean them. No gravel or rock in the ranges I shoot here in FL. I also clean and check them whenever the mood strikes me. JMHO.
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Posted: 10/26/2018 11:25:40 AM EDT
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Every few months or so. A can of compressed air with a straw helps until then.
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