Originally Posted by
Blankwaffe
The golden rule that was pounded into my head most of my life is "the sun never sets on a dirty weapon."
So I clean my weapons when they are used...no matter if it was 1 round or a 1,000 rounds.Never had any issues resulting from doing so either.This practice also allows me to inspect the parts for damage,which may help prevent a failure on my next trip to the range,hunting,defense or whatever.To me its just a good time to make sure the weapon is good to go regardless.
Now I don't do a white glove spotless cleaning,but I do clean,inspect and lube after each use.I seriously doubt I do as much damage as lets say rust would if not maintained properly.Here where I live things will either rust or grow mold in a very short amount of time,and the condition of my weapons is too important for me to chance it.10-15 minutes of my life,a few cleaning patches and a bit of CLP is cheap insurance IMHO.
I also like to relube the weapon and punch the bore before use if its been in storage for a long period of time.
But thats my opinion.