Maybe I'm kinda anal about it, but I clean my guns every time I use them. If I take them to the range, by the time they're put to bed in the evening they've been cleaned. None of them ever wakes up dirty, even if I know they are going out to play again the very next morning. What about you people, how often?
How often do you clean your guns?
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Feanaro
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I've, gasp, let firearms sit for a week in my climate controlled house after shooting at a climate controlled range and transporting them in my quasi-climate controlled Toyota. They've never rusted, malfunctioned, bent, or turned into green goblins while on my watch.
That said, I generally clean them the same night. If they get rained on, right when I get home.
That said, I generally clean them the same night. If they get rained on, right when I get home.
dmftoy1
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I'm an every session sort of guy UNLESS I know I'm going to be shooting the same gun tomorrow and I didn't shoot alot of rounds that day.
Kimber1911_06238
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after every session. I have let them sit for a day or two if something came up, but generally when i get home, especially when waterfowl hunting in salt marshes or if they get rained on.
rcmodel
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After I shoot them.
The longer they set, the harder the fouling is to get out.
rcmodel
The longer they set, the harder the fouling is to get out.
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Constantine-p89
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After every range trip. Sometimes im bored and I clean them again.
romma
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My dirty little secret!
I fall into the couple/few dept...
That's because lately I only go out back to the canoe and pop a few off at a time... It's winter don't you know?
I fall into the couple/few dept...
That's because lately I only go out back to the canoe and pop a few off at a time... It's winter don't you know?
throdgrain
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To be honest, sometimes I go shooting in the morning (like tomorrow morning 
) and I come home at lunchtime, clean my gun, then go back at say 3 oclock for more shooting, then come home, and clean my gun again ...
) and I come home at lunchtime, clean my gun, then go back at say 3 oclock for more shooting, then come home, and clean my gun again ...bluestarlizzard
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i try to clean them everytime. sometimes i don't get to it right away. some of them don't really need to be cleaned everytime, but i usually do anyway.
R.W.Dale
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I usually only punch the bore on rifles after about 100 rounds or so.
cslinger
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It is very very rare that I don't clean my guns after every range session. Maybe once in a blue moon I will go two.
silverlance
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want to know something crazy? I let my buddy borrow one of my m39s. he took it to the range with corrosive ammo. i had told him to wash the bore out with warm water to prevent corrosion, and so after he'd finished shooting that is exactly what he did.
BUT HE DIDN'T DRY THE BORE! can't blame him really - he's 19 and a newbie.
so a week later he hands me back my m39. oh boy. it's all rusty inside, and there is still water in there!
I spend 2.5 hours cleaning the gun. detail stripping, then washing, then solvents, etc, bore brushing. in the end, there is some discoloration and the bore isn't so shiny anymore. but guess what? the accuracy was exactly the same.
so... if you dont clean your gun all that often - no big deal. but it is a LOT easier to clean the gun before putting it away than several sessions later.
BUT HE DIDN'T DRY THE BORE! can't blame him really - he's 19 and a newbie.
so a week later he hands me back my m39. oh boy. it's all rusty inside, and there is still water in there!
I spend 2.5 hours cleaning the gun. detail stripping, then washing, then solvents, etc, bore brushing. in the end, there is some discoloration and the bore isn't so shiny anymore. but guess what? the accuracy was exactly the same.
so... if you dont clean your gun all that often - no big deal. but it is a LOT easier to clean the gun before putting it away than several sessions later.
MKEITH
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Every time that I shoot them. Usualy that evening after my son is in bed and everything settles down at the house.
Winchester 73
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After every session even though I know its not necessary.
Kind of like a ritualistic, robotic procedure.Guess I just like smelling Hoppe's gun oil.
Kind of like a ritualistic, robotic procedure.Guess I just like smelling Hoppe's gun oil.
Bazooka Joe71
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Depends on the firearm.
It depends on the gun and ammo. Some of my 22's get cleaned every 30 years whether they need it or not. Corrosive ammo, immediately. Some of my semiautos (non 22) get cleaned after every use (because 20 rounds thru one deer rifle is about how far it goes without a hangup), it just depends. You didn't have a wide enough variety of choices.
Big Boomer
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when I was young I don't remember hardly EVER cleaning my firearms and they always functioned just fine.
Now I clean them after EVERY range trip/shooting. I have started to learn to only bring a couple of guns.
When you bring 20 some odd rifles/shotguns/pistols to the range and spent 10 hours firing thousands of rounds to get your moneys worth of range time then get home and realize that it's going to take you all day Sunday to clean them all it starts to cease to be fun anymore.
I hate cleaning my guns, but I don't know why I clean them every time other than the fact that I like them all shiny!
I'll not even get into the prep time and reloading all the brass. I usually spend about 3 months preparing for 1 good range day. Pretty sick eh? But with the cost concerning all that I shoot it takes a few months to save up for all the components etc.
Now I clean them after EVERY range trip/shooting. I have started to learn to only bring a couple of guns.
When you bring 20 some odd rifles/shotguns/pistols to the range and spent 10 hours firing thousands of rounds to get your moneys worth of range time then get home and realize that it's going to take you all day Sunday to clean them all it starts to cease to be fun anymore.
I hate cleaning my guns, but I don't know why I clean them every time other than the fact that I like them all shiny!
I'll not even get into the prep time and reloading all the brass. I usually spend about 3 months preparing for 1 good range day. Pretty sick eh? But with the cost concerning all that I shoot it takes a few months to save up for all the components etc.
I clean them after every session no matter what.
Cleaning them afterwards is part of the ritual for me. I go shooting in the early afternoon, and when I come home that evening, it's sort of deal - I pull out my trunk-full of cleaning gear, lay everything out on the table, and strip all of my guns.
I love laying out all of the pieces and giving each one individual attention (<3 my Ruger Marks!). It's a big satisfaction putting them together at the end and shining them up, thinking about how well (or bad) I they shot that day. Hard to put them away!
I really enjoy cleaning them, goes with pride of ownership.
Cleaning them afterwards is part of the ritual for me. I go shooting in the early afternoon, and when I come home that evening, it's sort of deal - I pull out my trunk-full of cleaning gear, lay everything out on the table, and strip all of my guns.
I love laying out all of the pieces and giving each one individual attention (<3 my Ruger Marks!). It's a big satisfaction putting them together at the end and shining them up, thinking about how well (or bad) I they shot that day. Hard to put them away!
I really enjoy cleaning them, goes with pride of ownership.
CryingWolf
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Yep after every range session but I have let them go a day or two when I was busy with other things. Even though I enjoy it I still try to find things to make it easier.
Yep after every range session but I have let them go a day or two when I was busy with other things. Even though I enjoy it I still try to find things to make it easier.
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Holy cow!
I didn't vote because I didn't see my option.
I clean most of my firearms as soon as I finish firing them.
I clean my carry gun and my back-up about once a week whether I fire them or not.
Gotta keep the dust off them! Since I rely on my carry gun and my BUG to possibly save my life, I make sure they're constantly in working order with no barrel obstructions or pocket lint stuck in them anywhere.
As a matter of fact, seeing this article reminds me.....I think I'll clean my entire arsenal.
I didn't vote because I didn't see my option.
I clean most of my firearms as soon as I finish firing them.
I clean my carry gun and my back-up about once a week whether I fire them or not.
Gotta keep the dust off them! Since I rely on my carry gun and my BUG to possibly save my life, I make sure they're constantly in working order with no barrel obstructions or pocket lint stuck in them anywhere.
As a matter of fact, seeing this article reminds me.....I think I'll clean my entire arsenal.
Wild Deuce
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I own a GLOCK and it doesn't need cleaning or inspecting ... ever (several crates of caustic, steel cased ammo through it already). My 1911's need cleaning after every magazine. My Taurus guns fell apart after the first magazine so I never had the chance to clean them. Revolvers and others get cleaned after every range trip.
This was an attempt at humor and in no way meant to re-ignite the GLOCK vs. 1911 war (Did it ever die down?) nor was this meant to disparage Taurus owners (Yes, I do own two fine, first-gen Millenniums and no, they did not fall apart ... they still work).
This was an attempt at humor and in no way meant to re-ignite the GLOCK vs. 1911 war (Did it ever die down?) nor was this meant to disparage Taurus owners (Yes, I do own two fine, first-gen Millenniums and no, they did not fall apart ... they still work).
Guitargod1985
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I clean and oil my handguns immediately after each range trip.
Same with precision rifles.
I usually clean my AKs immediately, but I have neglected them for a day or so before on occasion.
Shotguns I usually clean immediately, but I didn't used to. It wasn't until I left my Winchester model 50 12 gague (given to me by grandpa) sit for two weeks that I realized how bad it could be otherwise.
Same with precision rifles.
I usually clean my AKs immediately, but I have neglected them for a day or so before on occasion.
Shotguns I usually clean immediately, but I didn't used to. It wasn't until I left my Winchester model 50 12 gague (given to me by grandpa) sit for two weeks that I realized how bad it could be otherwise.
Notch
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I should say that I clean MOST of my firearms after every shoot, but not my Colt AR15. That I have not cleaned for near 3k. And I wont clean it until it turns into a jam-o-matic I hear so many folks "in the know" claim them to be. She still runs like a top.
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