Carrying a pocket knife all my life taught me about lint.

by Murphy , Sunday, July 07, 2013, 11:10 (4101 days ago) @ Bob Hatfield

First, I can rust a blued gun in short order carried next to my body.

Carbon steel pocket knives suffer even worse. There isn't a lot of material in a pocket when you think about it. And, it lay's about as close to your bare skin as it's going to get.

I checked my Keltec daily for the longest and made sure to keep it clean. I got comfy with it after a few months and didn't check it for several weeks. I discovered pretty much what everyone does after those few weeks, not good.

I field strip and clean mine once a week, whether it needs it or not. It's what we don't see that can get a man in trouble. I use my air compressor to blow the internals clean, then it gets doused with Rig or Shooter's Choice and blown out again. Swab the barrel, lightly lube the rails and spray the recoil spring down and blow it clean also. Some of the early Keltec's, had issues with the trigger return spring breaking. My money is on rust having killed the spring, literally. The magazine gets the same treatment monthly.

Works for me.

Murphy