run mine through the dish washer, blow dry 'em with my wife's hair dryer and dunk 'em in Ballistol. Seriously, I love the smell of Hoppes #9. It's what my wife put behind both of her ears to attract me. Routine cleaning takes me about 30 minutes. Once a year I detail strip and give my guns real good...

Im wildly sorry that I resurrected an old topic from the dead, just have a few interesting observations from personal experience, maybe someone will need this information in the future. Just my opinion, and worth exactly what you paid for it, but I would avoid using any internal gun pockets, or purc...