If it's these then they are still sold though currently out of stock because there was recently a sale on them for about $20 or less.
https://shopruger.com/Rubber-Grips-with-Rosewood-Inserts-Compact/productinfo/70084/
The blued 44 Flattops are great too. But the stainless hold higher values because they were limited to 1000 for Talo. Blued became cataloged items so many more and thus less valuable. Bisley models and Vaqueros are a different story.
I've recently had two squibs from the same lot of Federal Champion target 22 ammo. 2 stuck in the barrel but also have had multiple rounds with little to no report that the bullets left the barrel but didn't hit the target. Needless to say I'm not shooting any more of the ammo from that lot...
Tell that to the Israelis of decades past.
That method of carry was utilized because they had such a wide array of firearms with different manual of arms it was the safest way for new, many lacking good training soldiers in the early IDF.
P guns have been special place in my heart. A KP90DC was my first gun in 2004. I barely knew anything about guns but the P90 looked good and was chambered in 45 ACP, a big bad round in this newbies heart.
I lucked out in my first gun because it has been utterly reliable and more accurate than...
Depends
If it's a carry gun, clean it after each use.
I shoot about once per week. I do not clean range guns each time. That is simply far too much cleaning to do every week. Say for my 10/22 I clean once every 500-600 rounds so once every month and a half because I shoot 100 rounds through it...