Similar here with the cleaning. I do just field strip it now and then to blow it out with the air gun and re-oil. Main thing for me is just making sure the gas port is clear. I figure with the chrome lined barrel the next round I put through it will clean the bore for me. lol
One thing I was taught in the Army was “point and shoot”, or fire from the hip. I still believe in this. It’s a way to quickly react to something caught in peripheral vision, or a sound from the side or behind, where one can quickly swing on target and let one rip.
I recall being taught the hand/eye coordination using BB guns. It’s amazing how accurate firing from the hip can be at close range.
Also firing pistols left handed is a must. To me it is just totally stupid to expose ones full body and head to shoot around a left corner when exposing only the left side of the head and left arm works.
When I took my concealed weapons test, it included being able to hit a man size target at 25 feet. I used the point and shoot method and hit 100% with my 9mm Norinco Tokarev. The guy up next used that two handed careful aim thing and flunked. 25 feet!, I could not believe it.