It speaks well of the rifle, but there's a lot of 'dirty' stuff out there and, given the amount of effort I had to put in to clean that thing, I just can't let myself permit it to build for too long. Then again, the owner would shoot any ammo and I find a tendency toward that with the 10/22. I'm surprised the thing actually functioned. I had to replace the barrel due to the rust and I couldn't believe the bolt actually moved due to the amount of powder caked in the receiver. Let's just say it was, evidently, never cleaned and the owner had been an active squirrel hunter. Rugers will run without cleaning but, I learned an hard lesson with one I inherited. The slide is taken out by pushing the takedown latch downwards. The visual control of the cartridge chamber is very important in order to make sure if the gun is loaded. Remember, this method works on ALL Glock models. The barrel gets cleaned, usually, every couple hundred rounds. The Disassemble and Reassemble of a Glock Model 17 Handgun. Once again, a 'complete disassembly' is rare but, it does happen. Handguns - I 'field strip' and clean them after each use. (It can vary depending on the firearm.) However, I've only done a 'complete disassembly' on most of them once or twice over the years. I'll disassemble the bolt after a 'significant' number of rounds i.e., more than 100, less than 1,000.
Rifles and shotguns - I clean the barrel and chamber after every shooting session.
