Cleaning guns is theraputic.
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MiddleAgedKen
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Yeah, it's relaxing. Educational, too--especially when you disassemble a milsurp for the first time to take the brake cleaner to it.
Bartkowski
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I usually like cleaning guns. I will turn the radio and usually clean guns with another person or two. It takes a lot longer when you are talking to other people and what not while doing it, but it is much more entertaining. Also the smell of hoppes 9 and knowing that you guns are clean and oiled is good too.
Regolith
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I view cleaning as a necessary evil. I much prefer the shooting to the cleaning.
I too really enjoy cleaning my guns. It's very relaxing. Sometimes I just sit there and admire them for awhile afterwards. It's hard to explain the feeling. I think it goes back to when I was a kid and we would play Army. Even though I was only between 7 and 10 years old, I new it was important to to be able to have guns. I've probably aged myself with the playing Army part. I don't think kids do that now days.
Gingerbreadman
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I don't like trying to remove hardened deposits. That is a PITA.
I usually clean my guns as soon as I get home from the range. When the gunk still comes off easily, I find it to be relaxing to take a gun apart, clean and inspect all of the parts, and put it together again.
When I bought my first gun, a Yugo SKS, I spent most of the next weekend disassembling and reassembling it. That passed the time and taught me a lot about how the gun works.
Cleaning and reassembling the gun I have set up for HD gives me peace of mind and makes sure that I keep current with how it works.
I usually clean my guns as soon as I get home from the range. When the gunk still comes off easily, I find it to be relaxing to take a gun apart, clean and inspect all of the parts, and put it together again.
When I bought my first gun, a Yugo SKS, I spent most of the next weekend disassembling and reassembling it. That passed the time and taught me a lot about how the gun works.
Cleaning and reassembling the gun I have set up for HD gives me peace of mind and makes sure that I keep current with how it works.
I agree with you, i have friends that some times wont go shooting because they dont want to take the time to clean there firearms when they are done. To me half the enjoyment of shooting is breaking everything down when you are done and giving it a good cleaning. It is very relaxing.
Ben Shepherd
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I like to clean mine up pretty close to spotless every range trip. It's very satisfying to put them back in the safe knowing all's well.
But I have a new habit that gets me plenty of range time without near the time cleaning that I used to:
I used to take 6-12 guns and put 50-100 rounds through each of them. This lead to almost as much cleaning time as range time. New strategy- Take 2 or 3 guns, and put 4-500 rouns through them. Less cleaning time. AND I'm getting better with them in all aspects when doing it this way.
But I have a new habit that gets me plenty of range time without near the time cleaning that I used to:
I used to take 6-12 guns and put 50-100 rounds through each of them. This lead to almost as much cleaning time as range time. New strategy- Take 2 or 3 guns, and put 4-500 rouns through them. Less cleaning time. AND I'm getting better with them in all aspects when doing it this way.
Ben Shepherd
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I like to clean mine up pretty close to spotless every range trip. It's very satisfying to put them back in the safe knowing all's well.
But I have a new habit that gets me plenty of range time without near the time cleaning that I used to:
I used to take 6-12 guns and put 50-100 rounds through each of them. This lead to almost as much cleaning time as range time. New strategy- Take 2 or 3 guns, and put 4-500 rouns through them. Less cleaning time. AND I'm getting better with them in all aspects when doing it this way.
But I have a new habit that gets me plenty of range time without near the time cleaning that I used to:
I used to take 6-12 guns and put 50-100 rounds through each of them. This lead to almost as much cleaning time as range time. New strategy- Take 2 or 3 guns, and put 4-500 rouns through them. Less cleaning time. AND I'm getting better with them in all aspects when doing it this way.
SoCalShooter
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I stay home from work sometimes to clean guns, mostly cause of the voices and mostly cause I do not want to get stressed by going to work.
hankdatank1362
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I love when they're all clean, oiled, and shiny... i feel like I'm ready for anything.
Every once in a while, if I can't clean my guns immediately after shooting them, especially a SD gun, I am just a little on edge.
Every once in a while, if I can't clean my guns immediately after shooting them, especially a SD gun, I am just a little on edge.
jhansman
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Love to shoot 'em, dislike (hate is too strong a word) cleaning 'em. I know it's necessary, but I'd rather spend the time reloading. Were I wealthy, I think this would be a task I would hire someone to do for me, providing I could trust him to do as good a job as I do. Kinda like my car.
yhtomit
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I'm no gunsmith, but I enjoy cleaning my guns because it lets me get more familiar with the (top level) of the mechanics of each one. Now that I know how, it seems hard to believe how frustrating it was to take any of them apart the first time -- now it's some combination (slightly different per gun) of lining up markers, popping out pins, sliding latches and levers, sliding frames, popping out springs and barrels -- the engineering of modern guns is flat-out amazing. And Yes, it's very relaxing and mind-clearing, I find. Not like a good night's sleep or a good walk on the beach, but still.
timothy
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Clean?
Mentors had me inspect, maintain, lube and maybe clean their guns when I was a wittle brat.
They also run the gun smith guy, or gal and let them inspect, maintain, lube or clean if need.
While at the gun guy, gun gals, they ate do-nuts, messed with dawgs, spoiled other kids and went out back to shoot something gun guy or gun gal needing shooting.
We never cleaned bores, just chambers, extraction ,mags...
I get bigger, and I let new folks mess with my guns or go see gun guy or gal and eat their treats, drink their coffee and step out back and shoot guns that need shooting or I help myself too.
Therapeutic is drinking that Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica, eating homemade brownies, cookies, pies....and hosing with a Caspsian /STI 9x23, Shooting a .44 mag, Old Gov't Model of 1911, Old Win 94, Model 18, Single shot .22 rifle...
I have a little bit of Formula 3 gun oil and some pipe cleaners and brush, if matters get serious at the house.
Clean?
I don't carry a clean gun, unwritten rule in competition, never show up with a clean gun.
I'd rather drink that Blue Mountain Coffee and eat them wonderful brownies and shoot them guns...
Older I get, the more I understand why my Mentors did what they did and why they grinned a lot.
"Your gun is fine, as usual, did you come out her to drink my coffee and eat my homemade brownies and shoot that .44?" - gun gal
<mouth full> %#
"I am making fried pies on Friday , I suspect your gun will need checking day after tomorrow".
<hard swallow> "Yes darlin' it sure will !"
Ya'll can do as you please, just I had some damn good Mentors and I am sticking with what worked for them..
It is Friday!
Apple, Peach, Blackberry, Cherry...*yummy*
Mentors had me inspect, maintain, lube and maybe clean their guns when I was a wittle brat.
They also run the gun smith guy, or gal and let them inspect, maintain, lube or clean if need.
While at the gun guy, gun gals, they ate do-nuts, messed with dawgs, spoiled other kids and went out back to shoot something gun guy or gun gal needing shooting.
We never cleaned bores, just chambers, extraction ,mags...
I get bigger, and I let new folks mess with my guns or go see gun guy or gal and eat their treats, drink their coffee and step out back and shoot guns that need shooting or I help myself too.
Therapeutic is drinking that Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica, eating homemade brownies, cookies, pies....and hosing with a Caspsian /STI 9x23, Shooting a .44 mag, Old Gov't Model of 1911, Old Win 94, Model 18, Single shot .22 rifle...
I have a little bit of Formula 3 gun oil and some pipe cleaners and brush, if matters get serious at the house.
Clean?
I don't carry a clean gun, unwritten rule in competition, never show up with a clean gun.
I'd rather drink that Blue Mountain Coffee and eat them wonderful brownies and shoot them guns...
Older I get, the more I understand why my Mentors did what they did and why they grinned a lot.
"Your gun is fine, as usual, did you come out her to drink my coffee and eat my homemade brownies and shoot that .44?" - gun gal
<mouth full> %#
"I am making fried pies on Friday , I suspect your gun will need checking day after tomorrow".
<hard swallow> "Yes darlin' it sure will !"
Ya'll can do as you please, just I had some damn good Mentors and I am sticking with what worked for them..
It is Friday!
Apple, Peach, Blackberry, Cherry...*yummy*
dmazur
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I haven't reached the level of Zen yet where I find cleaning guns relaxing. For relaxing:
Reloading -- yes.
Bench time working on small groups -- yes.
Hunting -- yes. (Well, except for field dressing and dragging out. That's just plain hard work.)
Cleaning guns is just part of the "going to the range" routine for me. Kind of like cleaning off the workbench and putting away tools after a shop project. I would admit to some feeling of satisfaction for a job done well, but I don't know if I would call it relaxing.
Reloading -- yes.
Bench time working on small groups -- yes.
Hunting -- yes. (Well, except for field dressing and dragging out. That's just plain hard work.)
Cleaning guns is just part of the "going to the range" routine for me. Kind of like cleaning off the workbench and putting away tools after a shop project. I would admit to some feeling of satisfaction for a job done well, but I don't know if I would call it relaxing.
AlaskaErik
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I wish you were my neighbor. You could have all the therapy you want with my guns. Personally, I hate cleaning the things.
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