I don't "clean" my guns unless I have a class coming up, or I'm doing something special. Even then its mostly a bore cleaning with some solvent and a patch, quick scrub with a toothbrush, and a preventative maintenance check. I lubricate liberally when shooting and have had no issues with any of my guns to date.

 

I recently picked up some frog lube for my handguns and I like it. I want to try it with my rifles but it seems like a bit of a pain in the ass.

 

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I do a quick clean at the range with a Hoppe's Bore Snake and wipe down each gun used.  Once at home, either later that day or usually no later than the next day, I field strip my gun and start with a saturated patch in the barrel and let that sit and work while I move on to the slide.  I clean the slide with a wet patch and use Q-Tips to access the creases and around the extractor. 

 

I return to the barrel and pass a brass brush with Hoppes through 10 times; then use dry, clean patches until the barrel is clean.  I use dry patches on the slide until clean.  I wipe the spring/rod assembly with a wet patch and clean receiver in the same way as the slide.

 

Once everything appears clean by a dry, clean patch, I lubricate a patch with gun oil and lube the barrel lightly inside and out; the slide and the receiver at all friction points.  Reassemble and wipe down the entire gun with a clean dry terry cloth towel.

 

Like someone else said, I find the entire process to be quite relaxing, not a chore at all.  I have close to a 1000 rounds through most of my semi-autos and have not had a single jam, stovepipe or failure to eject yet. 

 

If you go to Sig Sauer's website, they have video links that will demonstrate and describe their recommended cleaning/maintenance protocol broken down by segment (field strip; cleaning; lubricating; re-assembly).

 

A clean gun is a happy gun.