Fast Frank
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There's another angle to this.
Sure. My AR will shoot lots and lots and LOTS of bullets before it quits working. It's good equipment and it should.
I'm also quite sure that my car can go three or four years without being washed and still run fine.
Except for one thing...
My car is nice, and it was expensive, and I enjoy owning nice expensive things that look good.
So my car gets washed and waxed so I can be proud of it and enjoy owning it.
Guess what?
If I open my safe and pull out a rifle that stinks of gunpowder and is full of black crud, I don't enjoy handling it like I do when it's clean and nice.
I sure wouldn't sit on my wife's couch and fondle one in that condition or hand it to somebody for "Show And Tell".
And being clean doesn't detract from the gun in any way. It will do the deal as good or better than a dirty one.
So, I keep my guns clean and in good shape. That's the way I like them, so that's the way they are. I clean them every time they get fired.
Here it comes: "But my guns are MANLY and made for jumping in the mud, blood, and guts with!"
Right. You guys can feel free to leave your guns just as nasty as you like. I don't have a problem with that at all.
But mine are clean.
Sure. My AR will shoot lots and lots and LOTS of bullets before it quits working. It's good equipment and it should.
I'm also quite sure that my car can go three or four years without being washed and still run fine.
Except for one thing...
My car is nice, and it was expensive, and I enjoy owning nice expensive things that look good.
So my car gets washed and waxed so I can be proud of it and enjoy owning it.
Guess what?
If I open my safe and pull out a rifle that stinks of gunpowder and is full of black crud, I don't enjoy handling it like I do when it's clean and nice.
I sure wouldn't sit on my wife's couch and fondle one in that condition or hand it to somebody for "Show And Tell".
And being clean doesn't detract from the gun in any way. It will do the deal as good or better than a dirty one.
So, I keep my guns clean and in good shape. That's the way I like them, so that's the way they are. I clean them every time they get fired.
Here it comes: "But my guns are MANLY and made for jumping in the mud, blood, and guts with!"
Right. You guys can feel free to leave your guns just as nasty as you like. I don't have a problem with that at all.
But mine are clean.
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