how do you keep your gun working like a champ after 10k rounds?

[Skans]

Clean it. Lube it. Shoot it until something breaks.

 

[jg0001]

Given that I run 8-10 magazines PER gun I own (I don't like to have to reload at the range ), should I ever expect to have to worry about a spring to change on them -- other than one that's somehow gone 'bad' early?

 

[RickB]

Standard capacity magazines should last a long time. When capacity is increased without a meaningful lengthening of the tube, the springs will likely have a short service life. I've had 8-round "1911" mags wear their springs in as little as two years of weekly use. I suspect you could run 7-rounders for a couple of decades of weekly use.

 

[troy_mclure]

i have 20,000+ rds thru my xd40sc, all i have replaced are the mag springs

 

[mike!]

Break-free + oil = long life
If you shoot it, clean it before you go to bed.

 

[Larry D.]

Is that 1 or 2 outings?

 

[38super]

If its your carry gun, a service every 8K rounds. The most overlooked aspect, is your magazines. Only buy good quality mags for your pistol. Develop a number or color coded system on your mags, and every week let the ones you have kept fully loaded "rest" for a week to ensure that the springs remains in good shape.

Keep a log of everything every you shoot, malfunctions you had, what the load was etc...