I clean WELL after EVERY firing. Never in 50 yrs have I had any rust or failures due to cleaning problems. I have a lot of handguns and often fire 4-6 pieces during one session.
I'm in the ONLY CLEAN WHEN NECESSARY camp. Over cleaning, bad cleaning, whatever....I just don't think it's necessary. I generally do a "gang cleaning" when I have the time, unless there was some bad weather condition (wet, dusty, etc.).
I clean WELL after EVERY firing. Never in 50 yrs have I had any rust or failures due to cleaning problems. I have a lot of handguns and often fire 4-6 pieces during one session.