Esoxchaser
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My carry guns get field stripped at least once a week. Detail stripped at least once a month. I shoot them almost daily so I guess the answer is "No" I do not clean them when done shooting, but they get cleaned frequently.
"Never put away a dirty gun" was cemented in my head from my childhood, but my dad never had defensive guns. So, I used to be anal, and clean my carry gun after each trip to the range, but realized that I took it apart, cleaned it, and now I have no idea if it shoots. I did before, because I had just shot it.
I clean mine before every third range trip, now
I think the question needs clarification. If by "clean" you mean wipe down the exterior, yes. If you mean field-strip and brush the bore, brush the internals, and oil as needed, that's at home. If you mean detail-strip by completely disassembling the gun - only when I'm working on one.
I had that same instruction as a kid, and followed it for many years. I think the older shooters got into the habit as a holdover from blackpowder shooting and military training.
Then they may sit in the safe for half the year, so they needed to be cleaned before putting them away, and there's no advantage to not clean them.
I shoot all the guns I carry on a regular basis, as well as a couple others that get shot every week. All of them are cleaned right when I get home, every time.No. But then I hardly ever carry a gun that's just been cleaned either.
I want to know the thing works and the best way to do that is send lead down range.
If you don't believe, or don't care about the reasons some of us have for not wanting to carry a freshly cleaned gun, that's your concern. But don't call anyone who does so a liar just because you can't quite see it our way.If you dont want to clean your gun, just say that. You dont have to make up excuses to try and justify it to those of us who do clean them.
AK103K said:You dont have to make up excuses to try and justify it to those of us who do clean them.
Must be.There must be a difference there I've overlooked.