how often do you clean your guns?
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ambidextrous1
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I have been concerned about being excessively anal and OCD, but the previous posts have dispelled that idea.
I field strip & clean my primary .45 (that's my carry gun) about once a month, usually in combination with casual tinkering & fondling. I detail strip & clean once a year, if I can remember to. I remove the slide and lube it before range sessions, twice a month.
My 60 year old Mossberg .22 RF semi-auto is fired regularly every two weeks and never misfires; I haven't cleaned it in three years, and won't, as long as it gets mostly one hole groups at 25 yards. I lube the bolt before shooting it.
I rotate a lot of rimfire and center fire pistols & a couple of revolvers into brief range sessions, and keep them lubed, but don't clean them unless they misfire, which is rare.
The only exception to this benign neglect is my Para-Ord P14-45; it starts to choke after about 100 rounds if I don.t field strip, clean, & lube it.
I view my firearms as tools: I keep them lubed, and give them more attention when their performance degrades noticeably.
I field strip & clean my primary .45 (that's my carry gun) about once a month, usually in combination with casual tinkering & fondling. I detail strip & clean once a year, if I can remember to. I remove the slide and lube it before range sessions, twice a month.
My 60 year old Mossberg .22 RF semi-auto is fired regularly every two weeks and never misfires; I haven't cleaned it in three years, and won't, as long as it gets mostly one hole groups at 25 yards. I lube the bolt before shooting it.
I rotate a lot of rimfire and center fire pistols & a couple of revolvers into brief range sessions, and keep them lubed, but don't clean them unless they misfire, which is rare.
The only exception to this benign neglect is my Para-Ord P14-45; it starts to choke after about 100 rounds if I don.t field strip, clean, & lube it.
I view my firearms as tools: I keep them lubed, and give them more attention when their performance degrades noticeably.
man I love to clean my guns it is part of how I relax. I may not have shot a gun in years, but i will take it down and clean it when I clean the ones I have shot.
I may spend three hours cleaning guns every other week. if I shoot some of them I will clean all of them. Just something I like to do.
ME TOO!
I'm a glock owner, with a 1911 mindset. I detail strip and clean mine after every session, whether it's 50 or 500 rounds. I'd do the same with the pps if I knew how, but it still gets the field strip everytime. It's probably excessive, but I enjoy the activity. Plus I see it as part of being a responsible gun owner. I love my guns, and it shows.
It's more about me than the gun. I'm afraid of developing bad habits. I also wear gloves when I clean it, and wipe off all fingerprints if I remove it from its case. It may be an ugly baby, but it's mine; and I take care of it.
Longtooths
Member
"I give them a good cleaning after every use. If they sit unused for 6 months or more, they'll get a once over with an oily rag"
I carry a Kimber CDP 3" as my usual carry weapon. This gets cleaned after each range visit and/or monthly if I have not been able to go to the range. I carry in a shoulder holster or belt slide depending on my clothing. Just got a "belly band" for times I absolutely can't use a belt holster.
The second Kimber in my closet is a CDP in 4" and is cleaned when used or monthly when I clean my carry gun, just not detailed as carefully. Both are kept loaded, cocked and locked unless Grandkids are coming over.
NotPC
DFW Texas
"Calling an Illegal Alien an Undocumented Resident is like calling a Drug Dealer an Unlicensed Pharmacist!!!"
I carry a Kimber CDP 3" as my usual carry weapon. This gets cleaned after each range visit and/or monthly if I have not been able to go to the range. I carry in a shoulder holster or belt slide depending on my clothing. Just got a "belly band" for times I absolutely can't use a belt holster.
The second Kimber in my closet is a CDP in 4" and is cleaned when used or monthly when I clean my carry gun, just not detailed as carefully. Both are kept loaded, cocked and locked unless Grandkids are coming over.
NotPC
DFW Texas
"Calling an Illegal Alien an Undocumented Resident is like calling a Drug Dealer an Unlicensed Pharmacist!!!"
"I give them a good cleaning after every use. If they sit unused for 6 months or more, they'll get a once over with an oily rag"
I carry a Kimber CDP 3" as my usual carry weapon. This gets cleaned after each range visit and/or monthly if I have not been able to go to the range. I carry in a shoulder holster or belt slide depending on my clothing. Just got a "belly band" for times I absolutely can't use a belt holster.
The second Kimber in my closet is a CDP in 4" and is cleaned when used or monthly when I clean my carry gun, just not detailed as carefully. Both are kept loaded, cocked and locked unless Grandkids are coming over.
NotPC
DFW Texas
"Calling an Illegal Alien an Undocumented Resident is like calling a Drug Dealer an Unlicensed Pharmacist!!!"
I carry a Kimber CDP 3" as my usual carry weapon. This gets cleaned after each range visit and/or monthly if I have not been able to go to the range. I carry in a shoulder holster or belt slide depending on my clothing. Just got a "belly band" for times I absolutely can't use a belt holster.
The second Kimber in my closet is a CDP in 4" and is cleaned when used or monthly when I clean my carry gun, just not detailed as carefully. Both are kept loaded, cocked and locked unless Grandkids are coming over.
NotPC
DFW Texas
"Calling an Illegal Alien an Undocumented Resident is like calling a Drug Dealer an Unlicensed Pharmacist!!!"
After every range visit, and at least once a week I wipe the oil off and relube them. I noticed that after a few days (even with a clean gun), the oil absorbs gunk that the solvent and scrub brushes didn't quite get. So I wipe it all down, and lube it up again.
Mine are cleaned every time they are shot. I have no safe queens so everything I have is a user.
My wife does not shoot often. Just enough to stay proficient
so once a month or so I clean hers even though it has not been shot.
In the morning is that day.
My wife does not shoot often. Just enough to stay proficient
so once a month or so I clean hers even though it has not been shot.In the morning is that day.
glock34insa
New Member
I clean my gun after every 300 rounds as it is a competition gun and i need it to be accurate no matter what. and after about 300 rounds of the ammo that i use i start to get a little build up in the barrel so i use my bore snake and some rem oil
I clean mine after each range session. I shoot 1911's mostly and detail strip them about once every three months.
My carry weapon gets field stripped and examined, wiped with oil as needed and reassemble every night. This may be OCD but as an army guy I learned to do that in Viet Nam and it has always seemed to be a good practice. I also carry different guns as the mood strikes me.
All my guns are tools and get shot. Some more than others but all get shot during a 2 month period.
My carry weapon gets field stripped and examined, wiped with oil as needed and reassemble every night. This may be OCD but as an army guy I learned to do that in Viet Nam and it has always seemed to be a good practice. I also carry different guns as the mood strikes me.
All my guns are tools and get shot. Some more than others but all get shot during a 2 month period.
Cleaning
1911s (6) Field strip and clean after each range session, between 100 and 250 rounds per trip. After 1500 rounds, I detail strip and check for cracks, spring problems, etc. Three month in the safe and they go on the rag.
Colt Gunsite CCO, my personal CCW, shot once a month with 50 rounds. It gets a detailed strip and clean each time.
H&K USPC 40, not mine but I get to play with it, 1000 rounds a month and cleaned.
1911s (6) Field strip and clean after each range session, between 100 and 250 rounds per trip. After 1500 rounds, I detail strip and check for cracks, spring problems, etc. Three month in the safe and they go on the rag.
Colt Gunsite CCO, my personal CCW, shot once a month with 50 rounds. It gets a detailed strip and clean each time.
H&K USPC 40, not mine but I get to play with it, 1000 rounds a month and cleaned.
