Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this step-by-step gun maintenance video, Caleb from Brownells shows you how to fully clean and service your Springfield Prodigy, a 2011 style pistol, after heavy use. Whether you're prepping after a match or just keeping your gear reliable, this guide walks you through field stripping, deep cleaning the slide, frame, barrel, firing pin, extractor, and the magazine. This process also applies to many other 2011 style handguns.

Chapters
00:00 - Intro and Overview
01:06 - Safety Check
01:29 - Disassembly Begins
03:37 - Slide Disassembly
07:48 - Extractor Removal
08:27 - Cleaning Setup and Solvent Application
13:10 - Guide Rod and Spring Cleaning
14:54 - Barrel Deep Clean
18:52 - Extractor and Firing Pin Cleaning
26:28 - Slide Degreasing and Final Cleanup
38:26 - Frame Cleaning
46:04 - Reassembly Process
60:34 - Magazine Cleaning
64:30 - Final Thoughts and Outro