How To Perform Proper Handgun Maintenance and Why It Matters

For the past 12-plus years I have carried a handgun almost daily. Whether I was in a work capacity as a Police Officer, CCW as an armed citizen, as a backup weapon while hunting or on the firing line as a competitive shooter, I was carrying some type of handgun. I will admit that prior to my time in Law Enforcement, I never took the cleaning and maintenance of a handgun seriously.

Once I got into Law Enforcement and became an Armorer, I started taking my weapon maintenance more serious. There are several stages of “cleanliness” that a handgun can be categorized into. The following list is from cleanest to dirtiest: White Glove Inspection, Duty Clean, Carry Clean...

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