Just how often?

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The Glocks I clean when I'm bored. I've gotten them really really really dirty and never had a carbon buildup cause a jam.
My S&W .22a I clean every 500 rounds or so when it starts jamming.
My Savage Mk2.... I can't remember the last time I cleaned it.
 
.22 semiauto rifle-after every trip to the range, 200+ rounds, or no more than a week after a range trip. I don't like to clean this one, but the action gets too gritty too quickly. It's a necessary evil.

357 mag-after every trip to the range. Put my first 90 rounds through it yesterday. Today was practicing dry firing and every 5th and 6th pull was over-exaggerated from powder buildup. cleaned and oiled her up and was like new again.

I wouldn't mind having to clean them less often, but they get too gritty after a couple hundered rounds.
 
I clean mine after every range session. But I should explain. I have several CCW pistols and I rotate through them all as I feel led on a given day. I know many people disagree with this practice. So basically any of my guns I may be trusting with my life. So if I fire it, I clean it afterwards.

However, I don't really think it's necessary. It's more a case of all-due-diligence for me. Still, I don't think they need to be cleaned 5% as often as I clean them - especially the military-style ones like my Glocks, Sig, CZ, or HK. I'm sure they would still be performing if I'd never cleaned 'em. Heck, I even clean the Makarov - and I can hear it chucking at me when I do.
 
After every range session.

During hunting season, a fouling shot at the begining of the season- cleaning at the end of the season.

I oil the barrel (light coat) so I don't worry if it's years between shooting so long as they were put away clean and oiled.
 
Wow...

What an eye opener!

I *never* would have considered NOT cleaning a weapon after using it. From the time I was old enough to watch my father it has been "the way it's done". Now there is a full strip and an action\barrel clean but to put 'em away dirty was just not the 'we' did it in my house.

The same went with every tool we had though, whether it was a hammer or a fishing rod and reel. When you were done you cleaned and lubed 'em. I guess that's why I still have tools that are over 65 years old that get used regularly!

One thing that really puzzles me is having to fire a round through a clean weapon to "make sure it functions". Geez, if you can't take it apart, clean it, and reasemble it properly-why the heck did you take it apart in the first place?
 
Mongrel said:
Geez, if you can't take it apart, clean it, and reasemble it properly-why the heck did you take it apart in the first place?
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Some of us are capable of making mistakes. Not me of course, I'm perfect in every way, but I feel the need to speak up on behalf of the lesser mortals amongst us.
 
Originally Posted by Mtt-J2

Some of us are capable of making mistakes. Not me of course, I'm perfect in every way, but I feel the need to speak up on behalf of the lesser mortals amongst us.
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Well, I certainly admire that you spoke "up on behalf of lesser mortals" and I'm sure they appreciate it.

I still can't imagine having to fire a live round through a weapon to check it. I won't go into "what if it WAS put back together WRONG" and why you wouldn't want to find out with a live round. Again, if someone lacks the mechanical knowledge to disassemble and reassemble a weapon properly they should get help before putting a live round through it.

I'll leave the thread with four words of advice on the issue that should save anyone from having to put a live round through a weapon for a function check after a basic cleaning:

dry fire
snap cap
 
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if there is anyway that the gun in question could be used for sd/hd then it gets cleaned and lubed after each trip to the range.

my carry guns get looked over every few days and get the lint and crap knocked off.
 
Gun cleaning frequency

I used to be a cleaning maniac until professional advice & -alas- personal experience
tought me that I cleaned my guns to pieces.
(Probably not really the cleaning, but the way I went about it):rolleyes:
As USMCDK said, "a wipe down & bore punch efter every use & thorough cleaning every 500 rounds or so" sound about right for me as well.
 
Originally posted by possum:
my carry guns get looked over every few days and get the lint and crap knocked off.
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That's a good point that I didn't even mention. +1 for you possum, now quit playing dead! LoL Sorry.

Originally posted by chriske:
I used to be a cleaning maniac until professional advice & -alas- personal experience
tought me that I cleaned my guns to pieces.
(Probably not really the cleaning, but the way I went about it)
As USMCDK said, "a wipe down & bore punch efter every use & thorough cleaning every 500 rounds or so" sound about right for me as well.
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Well spoken my friend and thank you for the acknolegement. +1 for you too.
 
Light clean and lube every range trip. Either after a hunt or annually(whichever occurs first) they get a full detailed cleaning.

As a general rule:

If it rotates, oil it. If it slides, grease it.
 
Well, I clean mine after every range trip, once a month if they are not fired (get any dust off) or whenever my gun cleaning OCD kicks in. I guess I just really like the smell of CLP.:)
 
If regular carry: after every use; sometimes twice after every use.
If range only: after every use, that is if I am not so busy I can't get to cleaning in a few days. The carry is always clean, though.
 
I find that cleaning my weapon before every range session helps me shoot better. I'm not sure if it just beacuse the weapon is clean or if it's a combination of that and that fact that I get some kinda satisfaction cleaning my gun. :neener:
 
I field strip and clean anything I shoot more than box of ammo thru. Why you ask? Just because I like to pet them all and I have plenty of free time to do so. However,if I punch my brass cleaning jag into my palm or finger one more time I may re-think my current MO.
 
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