Finally went out and bought a BoreSnake, and man, why did I wait so long?!?!?!
During shooting, I pull it though, dry, every 50 rounds or so, which helps keep it from getting too dirty.
Then, at home, I put some #9 on the boresnake and run it through a couple times.
Run a rod through each chamber and use a toothbrush under the extractor star and under topstrap.
Then I use an old t-shirt to clean up the exterior.
This gets the gun "clean" as we say in the medical field.
Different than "sterile".
Some guns I want to look as though they're unfired (except for the &^$%#@& drag line).
To get to that "sterility" takes a lot longer, and is a total pain.
But, some guns I'm happy if they're just clean, not perfect.
$.02, -Kframe