lysanderxiii
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Changing the oil in your car's engine, love it or hate it?
Immaterial, it has to be done if you want you stuff to last and be reliable.
Immaterial, it has to be done if you want you stuff to last and be reliable.
I can't even remember the last time I changed the oil in my car's engine. I pay someone else to do it.Changing the oil in your car's engine, love it or hate it?
Still has to be done . . .I can't even remember the last time I changed the oil in my car's engine. I pay someone else to do it.
I've never paid anyone to clean a gun though - at least not yet.
It is a chore. Not particularly unpleasant but there are a lot of things I'd rather do.
I've kind of grown to hate it because I'm a lil obsessive about it but I try to just tell myself that it doesn't have to be spotless, especially with AR's, all they need is a good bore cleaning and soak the bolt in some good solvent and scrub away the thick fouling, wipe it down and put the lube to it....
I don't have anything against folks who take it to the next level of cleaning, especially former military members who had to endure white glove spot checks, but it's wholly unnecessary and if you shoot alot of dirty Russian or even M193 for that matter, best of luck to ya.wait are you telling me there are people that don’t tear down the bolt and clean out the extractor every time they clean their AR?
for shame for shame.
A long ways "out on a limb," I'd say. I don't like cleaning guns, yet I love handloading - I'd rather build ammo than shoot.I'm going to go out on a limb and say that people who don't like gun cleaning probably don't like reloading either.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that people who don't like gun cleaning probably don't like reloading either.
A long ways "out on a limb," I'd say. I don't like gun cleaning guns, yet I love handloading - I'd rather build ammo than shoot.
That could be because I know that when I shoot a gun, sooner or later I'm going to have to clean that gun. But in order to build more ammo, I'm going to have to shoot some before I can build more, and sooner or later I'm going to have to clean the gun I shot it in..... My love of handloading is a vicious circle in that way.
I don't mind doing it, and even enjoy it sometimes. Listen to a good audio book and clean away. But in all honesty I don't clean very frequently, with modern propellants and primers there is no need. As others have said, I am more about good lubrication than clean guns.
I love it. I keep a rag soaked in Hoppes #9 under my pillow.
Changing the oil in your car's engine, love it or hate it?
Immaterial, it has to be done if you want you stuff to last and be reliable.
I've seen where shops offer a cleaning service like that. I've always wondered if it's a hot seller.Local gun store cleans guns for you lazy fer's out there. I think its $25 a pop.