OK, I am NOT a newbie to shooting, own several pistols, but -BUT -the P365 is my first ever Sig Sauer (LOVE# it!!)..and with time constraints being difficult due to a great job I'm incredibly lucky to have in these tough, difficult times, and also due to family, pressing issues, etc etc, I make it to the range as often as time permits... but finding time to strip and clean the guns is a challenge..
The range is an hour each way, plus the time shooting, horrible Boston traffic, then work sometimes 6 days, etc etc, it is difficult to find time to clean my guns (Own several Glocks, which are incredibly durable and which many Glock owners know can go without cleaning for a while and still function fine).. and now Sig Sauer. But I'm wondering if it's 100% necessary to clean the P365 after each use? Can I carry it without fear of malfunction if I haven't cleaned it after a couple of range trips?
I have Glocks as mentioned, and I've always felt like even the dirtiest Glock would (and does) still function well even if it hasn't been cleaned in a while.
No, I do NOT want to make a regular habit of not cleaning my guns, but, damn after a day of work and driving, then dinner etc I look at the clock and realize I'd barely get the slide off of the Sig before its time to hit the hay for tomorrow's "back to the grind"....
Do any of you go a while between stripping/cleaning the 365? Do you do a "quick" strip/clean or just wait til the time presents itself when you can take the time to clean "properly" etc etc?
I've often said that if given the chance to choose between a million dollars or two extra hours per day, I'd take the two hours...Cuz I'd be able to use those two hours to make two or three million dollars LOL...
I'm joking, of course, but you get my drift I'm sure. Do you P365 users skip a cleaning(s) and still feel confident that your Sig will "Glock" when it has to?
The last thing I want to worry or think about is having to (God forbid) draw and use my P365 and pull the trigger and hear "click" cuz I hadn't cleaned it in a few trips shooting.

Thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

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But I'm wondering if it's 100% necessary to clean the P365 after each use?

Not to me. Mine has had over a thousand rounds without a single malfunction. I have yet to give it a thorough cleaning.

I had over 1,000 rounds through mine with no cleaning at all. I never had a malfunction in all that time. I did put some oil on it every few hundred rounds, but that’s it.

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Originally posted by Phred:
I did put some oil on it every few hundred rounds, but that’s it.

That's about all it needs.

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But I'm wondering if it's 100% necessary to clean the P365 after each use?

Not to me. Mine has had over a thousand rounds without a single malfunction. I have yet to give it a thorough cleaning.

What 12131 said. Approaching 1000 rounds with mine at the range. Load mags, start busting caps. Rinse, repeat.

A lot of guns can go quite a while between cleanings, that said I clean mine after each outing. 44 years and Two HVAC Master's Cards have taught me that "Preventive Maintenance" is the key to all mechanical device longevity. Take care of them, and they will take care of you!

Clean it after every range trip. Put 250 rds through per trip. Also it's my carry gun so it gets cleaned regardless of round count.

It will need lube much quicker than it’ll need cleaning.

I would NOT carry a dry gun. I’d carry a dirty gun without worry. But a dirty AND unlubed gun...the first round will fire. But after that?

I don't like carrying a dirty gun so my carry 365 gets cleaned after I shoot it. It's already been vetted and I bought another 365 to practice with. Practice 365 gets shot weekly 50-100rnds and cleaned every couple of months with no malfunctions.
I do keep 3 practice mags separate from the others and these get used weekly. Once the practice mags have thousands of rounds through them and the springs have weakened I can get failures to feed with Gold Dots/HST.

Wow, I can't imagine going to the range and not coming home and cleaning any gun that was fired. Cleaning is just part of the process. My Dad use to tell me "Take of of your guns and they will take care of you" and I have always lived by that.

I inspect, clean and lube my guns after every range trip. If you chose not to, that's your choice.

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I inspect, clean and lube my guns after every range trip. If you chose not to, that's your choice.

This.

Rarely clean, lube as needed.

I know this is not scientific but it seems to me, the smaller guns benefit more from being kept very clean.

The polymer service pistols have gotten very forgiving of lackluster maintenance.

I'm not so sure the little, almost pocket sized guns are that forgiving.

I error on the side of cleaning my "little" guns after every range session.

Clean it when you start having malfunctions, unless you carry it, then clean and lube after every range session.

I usually give my carry and HD gun a quick cleaning after a range trip, but I’m talking under 5 minutes. I run a bore snake through it a couple times, wipe it down, lube it, reassemble it and function check it. Then load it and it goes back in the holster.

I cannot imagine not cleaning a carry gun after shooting it at the range, regardless of how many rounds one put through it.

I've been a gun person most of my life, a police officer and a firearms instructor starting in 1969.

I've seen firearm failures of all kinds and the one that I am not gonna have, myself, is a failure because I didn't take the gun down, clean it and inspect it and re-lube it before carrying it again.

If the gun is simply a range gun or a fun gun, then if it quits when you are shooting (or trying to shoot) then it's no big deal, but if it quits when you are trying to protect your life, well....

Bob

If I shoot it, I clean it. But that's just me, but I did take note to Q's comments.

I figure a gun needs to be reliable even when dirty. If not, then I don't see how you can really rely on it.

However, if you are going to carry it, I would clean it fairly regularly but not after every use.

I normally do a light cleaning and relube after shooting.