Clinic Location: Ballistic Forge, 220 S Cliff Ave, Suite 102, Harrisburg, SD 57032
Instructor: Jacob Little
Class Registration through Ballistic Forge.
Class Overview
Taught by the defensive instructors at Warrior Monk Academy and hosted at Ballistic Forge, Carry Gun Maintenance is a hands-on workshop designed to teach you how to properly clean, inspect, lubricate, and maintain your everyday carry firearm.
This isn’t a class where you sit and watch someone else clean a handgun. You’ll work directly with your own firearm, learning the maintenance process step by step while using cleaning supplies provided by Ballistic Forge. When the class ends, you’ll leave with a Ballistic Forge Range-Ready Cleaning Kit, so you have the essential tools and supplies to keep your firearm maintained at home or at the range.

What’s Included
Your registration includes:

Hands-on Instruction: Direct guidance from Warrior Monk Academy instructors.

In-Class Supplies: All cleaning supplies provided by Ballistic Forge during the workshop.

Guided Inspection & Maintenance: Step-by-step cleaning and safety checks of your own carry firearm.

Take-Home Cleaning Kit: A Ballistic Forge Range-Ready Cleaning Kit to keep.

Practical Knowledge: Long-term skills you can apply for years to come.

Note: No need to purchase or bring your own cleaning supplies. Simply bring your unloaded firearm as directed in the class requirements.

What You’ll Learn
Your everyday carry handgun is exposed to unique conditions like sweat, lint, dust, carbon buildup, moisture, and lubricant migration. You’ll learn how to safely field-strip your specific firearm and establish a practical maintenance routine covering:

Proper cleaning procedures

Where and how much lubricant to apply

Selecting effective solvents, lubricants, and tools without buying unnecessary gear

Avoiding common maintenance mistakes and over-lubrication issues

Reassembly and full function checks

1. Inspection & Wear Analysis
Cleaning is your best opportunity to inspect critical components. You will learn how to examine key reliability parts and differentiate normal wear from issues that require professional gunsmithing:

Recoil assemblies and extractors

Optics and optic-mounting hardware

Magazine springs and feed lips

Signs of corrosion or environmental damage

General condition of critical components

2. Equipment Verification & Maintenance Tracking
Maintenance extends beyond cleaning. We will cover:

Establishing baseline round counts and tracking reliability

Function-testing principles

Checking optic condition and readiness

Evaluating carried ammunition and magazine condition

3. Storage & Long-Term Care

Short-term vs. long-term storage options

Rust and corrosion prevention techniques

Managing moisture and environmental exposure

Establishing a realistic, repeatable maintenance schedule

Leave With More Than Knowledge
By the end of the workshop, you won’t just have watched a demonstration—you will have fully cleaned, inspected, and verified your own firearm under professional supervision, and you’ll head home with the tools to keep doing it right.
The goal is simple: to give you the knowledge, equipment, and confidence to take full responsibility for the ongoing reliability of your everyday carry firearm.
A clean firearm is important. A properly maintained and inspected firearm is better.
Because you are worth defending.