Its a labor of love and necessity for us bp enthusiasts.View attachment 1072474 I like it. You find out if anything is loose or broken and can deal with it then. I follow set cleaning procedures for each type of gun and am damn near OCD with my black powder rifles. My borescope that hooks up to my phone has aggravated my condition!
I have to wait to clean my bp guns for when my mom isn't home, last time she walked in on my scrubbing my hawen she flip tfo.Its a labor of love and necessity for us bp enthusiasts.
There is a certain satisfaction from finally seeing a patch come out of the bore clean.
The same satisfaction that you get from looking down a shiny bore on a break-action single barrel....
…or live in a humid climate where cleaning is not just cleaning but also rust prevention.I would guess that a lot of people who clean after every range trip either don't go to the range that often and/or don't shoot that many guns when they do.
…or live in a humid climate where cleaning is not just cleaning but also rust prevention.
I would make them clean the gun before, then after the range!I didn't have time to clean guns often I thought when I was working. Usually take 2-3 pistols and 3-5 rifles to range at a time with son and grandson. Now I am retired and don't clean guns often either so I guess I don't like it. Son and Grandson must not like it either 'cause they beat feet as soon as we get home and car gets unloaded!!! "Thanks Pops, gotta run! We'll come over someday and help reload!! Bye. " Tires squeeling, Varooooom. One time I am pretty sure I heard the Roadrunner escaping Wiley Coyote, Beep Beep LOL.
I would guess that a lot of people who clean after every range trip either don't go to the range that often and/or don't shoot that many guns when they do.
I also was taught by my dad that "you have to clean a gun everytime you shoot it". I learned later in life that dads are sometimes wrong...lol.
But I also enjoy things like house painting. I just like mindless repetitive activities.