How to Clean a 1911 Handgun

The secret to knowing that your handgun will perform when you might need it is to keep your 1911 handgun clean as a whistle. A 1911 handgun is not one of the easiest handguns in the world to clean but it is something that you can easily accomplish on your own with a little bit of effort.

We are going to step you through it with an easy to follow video series that will make it a snap to keep your 1911 handgun in perfect working order.

Obviously the first thing you want to do is take the handgun apart and lay the pieces out very neatly and orderly so that will make cleaning the pieces and re-assembly that much easier. Remove the 1911 grips from the pistol so you can clean in and around them and get to the backing plate of the 1911 grips as well. Frequent and consistent cleaning regimen will make sure that you prolong the life of your pistol and that is in perfect working condition when you need it.

Ok...let's go to the Video and watch it happen....much easier than reading about it.

Cleaning a 1911 Handgun Part I

When you do actually start cleaning the 1911 you will want to have an assortment of brushes and wipes as well as gun lube to clean the parts up. A basic gun cleaning kit can be bought online at Ebay or even Wal-Mart if you prefer to shop locally.

If you have a variety of handguns then you might need a fairly elaborate kit but a 1911 handgun can be cleaned with just a few basic brushes and some cleaning supplies and wipes. You can start small and then as your collection grows then you can easily add to your cleaning supplies.

Cleaning the 1911 is a piece of cake.

Part II Cleaning a 1911 Handgun

Once you start re-assembling the handgun just make sure that you take it slowly and that you do not force anything to go together. If a screw won't start on it's own and let you thread it in by hand for at least a few revolutions of the thread then stop and back up. Start over again.

If you take it slow, follow the video and put everything back together in reverse order then you will quickly find that cleaning your 1911 handgun is a piece of cake.

Enjoy!