Thernlund
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ArmedBear said:
LOL! I've used that one.
Sadly, however, it has the opposite of the intended effect. They ditch her and come talk to me. Then she's mad at me.
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How often to clean guns?
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LOL! I've used that one.
Sadly, however, it has the opposite of the intended effect. They ditch her and come talk to me. Then she's mad at me.
-T.
thebaldguy
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I clean my firearms after each use. Even the ones that don't get fired get cleaned at least once or twice a year.
It's a good idea to clean and inspect firearms after each use. If there's something not working or broken, I would like to know about it right away and not later if I really need it.
It's a good idea to clean and inspect firearms after each use. If there's something not working or broken, I would like to know about it right away and not later if I really need it.
SCKimberFan
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The simple answer: whenever I feel like it.
I usually don't clean unless I've ran a couple of hundred rounds through it, although sometimes only a hundred. I will run a bore snake through it after each session.
I usually don't clean unless I've ran a couple of hundred rounds through it, although sometimes only a hundred. I will run a bore snake through it after each session.
Joe Demko
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The whole anal-retentive gun cleaning regimen is a holdover from the corrosive-era military. In those times, guns needed to be cleaned immediately and thoroughly after firing in order to avoid damage from the corrosive priming compounds. That hasn't been the case for a long time now, but the military still likes to be anal about cleaning for several reasons:
1. In the dusty environments, it actually is a good idea to clean frequently.
2. It's military policy to minimize GI Joe's idle time, so why not keep him cleaning that rifle if he's looking unoccupied?
3. It's way, WAY easier to quickly judge if a rifle is spotless than if it is just clean enough during an inspection. It's also something about which to scream at GI Joe.
I don't use corrosive ammo and I'm not in Iraq. I don't have to hand my weapons over to anyone for inspection. They get wiped down after each use and thoroughly cleaned when I think they need it. I have no reliability problems or wear problems. My exposure to toxic chemicals is minimized. Therefore, I see no need to be pulling things apart and needlessly scrubbing at them.
1. In the dusty environments, it actually is a good idea to clean frequently.
2. It's military policy to minimize GI Joe's idle time, so why not keep him cleaning that rifle if he's looking unoccupied?
3. It's way, WAY easier to quickly judge if a rifle is spotless than if it is just clean enough during an inspection. It's also something about which to scream at GI Joe.
I don't use corrosive ammo and I'm not in Iraq. I don't have to hand my weapons over to anyone for inspection. They get wiped down after each use and thoroughly cleaned when I think they need it. I have no reliability problems or wear problems. My exposure to toxic chemicals is minimized. Therefore, I see no need to be pulling things apart and needlessly scrubbing at them.
Neo-Luddite
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But developing a sensitivity that makes my hands burn after exposure to my cleaning materials so I have to wear rubber gloves now.
In the same boat on that one, mate.
I have gloves for doing the dishes, others for nasty chemicals in the garage, and for weapon cleaning also.
I'm in my late 30's--this jazz just cropped up in the last year or so--makes me feel like a woosie but I just don't have the temperment for exposure to toxic nastiness I used to.
Plus, we were all (mostly) raised by folks who were trained by THEIR mentors who knew of the damage caused by old school black powder and chlorate primers on weapons left uncleaned--those days are largly gone (thankfully!).
And yes, it is good practice for 'joe', and that indoctrination is not lost on me, but I am realistic and not under supervision of some lunatic Drill Sgt. with a white glove at present nor under serious threat---and if I NEEDED one there is one in a repressed portion of my brain likely still viable in some mimetic format that will require me to clean my weapons until the phosphate rubs off.
In the same boat on that one, mate.
I have gloves for doing the dishes, others for nasty chemicals in the garage, and for weapon cleaning also.
I'm in my late 30's--this jazz just cropped up in the last year or so--makes me feel like a woosie but I just don't have the temperment for exposure to toxic nastiness I used to.
Plus, we were all (mostly) raised by folks who were trained by THEIR mentors who knew of the damage caused by old school black powder and chlorate primers on weapons left uncleaned--those days are largly gone (thankfully!).
And yes, it is good practice for 'joe', and that indoctrination is not lost on me, but I am realistic and not under supervision of some lunatic Drill Sgt. with a white glove at present nor under serious threat---and if I NEEDED one there is one in a repressed portion of my brain likely still viable in some mimetic format that will require me to clean my weapons until the phosphate rubs off.
possum
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for me it depends. if the gun that i shot at the range is a primary hd/sd/ccw gun then i clean it when i get back form the range everytime. otherwise i am not to worried about them and they can wait. if i shoot lead through a gun the barrel gets cleanned out before i go shoot it again. just to prevent too too much lead build up in the barrel. i have three phases of cleanning, which consist of just a wipe down and relube, all the way to getting the gun scrubber out and spraying the gun out. i normally do that once every 1000rds or so. i have never and never plan on detail striping a gun, my xd is fine without doing that 6000rds +, the other xd almost 2k, ar almost 3k, ak 3k, etc.
don't forget the magazines too, they need to be cleaned out every once in a while too.
don't forget the magazines too, they need to be cleaned out every once in a while too.
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Use it - clean it.
Depends on how long you want to own it or how dependable you need it to be.
Want it to work every time you point it? Clean it.
Major breakdown for the action? Not needed every time. Do a test and go a while before taking the trigger group out or cleaning the gas section. See how dirty it gets and clean accordingly.
Barrel and action...every time you fire it. Copper and lead destroy accuracy, cleaning prevents build-up and a big job. Extractors and chambers get dirty fast and must be kept clean.
Depends on how long you want to own it or how dependable you need it to be.
Want it to work every time you point it? Clean it.
Major breakdown for the action? Not needed every time. Do a test and go a while before taking the trigger group out or cleaning the gas section. See how dirty it gets and clean accordingly.
Barrel and action...every time you fire it. Copper and lead destroy accuracy, cleaning prevents build-up and a big job. Extractors and chambers get dirty fast and must be kept clean.
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