ease of maintenance (disassembly, clean, lube, reassembly)--which brands are easiest?
- Thread starter longeyes
- Start date
Easiest one I own is a High Standard Sport King. Drop the magazine and push one plunger.
Ruger Mark II and Ruger .22/45,,,,and no, I'm not kidding,,,are really easy to field strip, clean and reassemble once you get the hang of it. One take down lever to pull, and it pretty much falls out into a frame, bolt, bolt stop and barrel/reciever. Put it together in reverse while twisting and turning it the right way and it goes back together.
I admit I had some trouble at first like most others. After doing it 10 or 20 times, I can strip and reassemble it faster than a HP, 1911 or CZ75b. Compared to a Buckmark or a S&*, 22a/22s, it's a no brainer.
Ruger Mark II and Ruger .22/45,,,,and no, I'm not kidding,,,are really easy to field strip, clean and reassemble once you get the hang of it. One take down lever to pull, and it pretty much falls out into a frame, bolt, bolt stop and barrel/reciever. Put it together in reverse while twisting and turning it the right way and it goes back together.
I admit I had some trouble at first like most others. After doing it 10 or 20 times, I can strip and reassemble it faster than a HP, 1911 or CZ75b. Compared to a Buckmark or a S&*, 22a/22s, it's a no brainer.
I have Glocks and HK P7s, and as Incursion wrote, the P7s are a pain to clean. I didn't know that a firearm this small could have so many nooks and crannies. But, nevertheless, the P7s are outstanding firearms. Glocks are fun to clean by comparison. They are also easy to disassemble -- completely. No roll pins, for example.
Like P99, I like the Walther line. I have a P99QA .40 cal and a PPK/S .380 Cal. I learned to field strip, clean and reassemble within minutes because they are so easy to work with.
Then there is the matter of my brand new Kimber Compact CDP II. I read, reread and then reread the instructions again before trying to field strip.
It took me over an hour doing so because I kept missing what the books said I should do. Once I finally caught on, I found it easy to clean and lube. Then the real fun began.
It took me another hours to finally line up the parts and put the thing together again. The only saving grace was that NO ONE WAS AROUND TO SEE MY COMPLETE IGNORANCE!.
The next day, I repeated the entire process including the cleaning and lubing in less then ten minutes.
The Kimber is not hard to take down and clean. My problem is that I simply could not understand the instructions in the manual.
Here is one old dog who really had trouble learning new trcks.
Then there is the matter of my brand new Kimber Compact CDP II. I read, reread and then reread the instructions again before trying to field strip.
It took me over an hour doing so because I kept missing what the books said I should do. Once I finally caught on, I found it easy to clean and lube. Then the real fun began.
It took me another hours to finally line up the parts and put the thing together again. The only saving grace was that NO ONE WAS AROUND TO SEE MY COMPLETE IGNORANCE!.
The next day, I repeated the entire process including the cleaning and lubing in less then ten minutes.
The Kimber is not hard to take down and clean. My problem is that I simply could not understand the instructions in the manual.
Here is one old dog who really had trouble learning new trcks.
single action revolvers
remove the cylinder, spray with clp, run boresnake through bbl and chambers, scrub everything else, slap it all together. peice 'o cake. compensator spray from dillon works like a charm.
every gun is easy to dis/reassemble....it just takes practice. i love cleaning my guns. it's like bathing...makes me feel refreshed.
remove the cylinder, spray with clp, run boresnake through bbl and chambers, scrub everything else, slap it all together. peice 'o cake. compensator spray from dillon works like a charm.
every gun is easy to dis/reassemble....it just takes practice. i love cleaning my guns. it's like bathing...makes me feel refreshed.
Mike Irwin
Staff
I've got to vote for the Berettas, too. They are the height of simplicity.