You are in the basement, or garage, or wherever, cleaning your primary gun. The springs are out, the mags are soaking etc. It's completely useless at the moment, when the SHTF. You hear noises or a break-in, or a commotion outside.
Do you have a BUG immediately available in case of emergency? Or is it in another room? Do you purposely keep a BUG handy while you're cleaning the primary? Maybe you have other defensive capabilities in the interim; a knife, pepper spray, a dog, etc?
I'd be interested to know if this is something you guys and gals have thought about.
I always carry a knife and I have two labs that will alert me to anyone coming near our home. I don't pull out another gun for the sole purpose of backup while cleaning my primary but I often have a second or third gun handy. I often shoot more than one gun when going to the range so it just works out that way.
Cleaning is usually after a range session and a loaded gun is on my hip while cleaning the other one. Once its clean it is re-loaded and replaces the one on my hip.
Not necessarily, but many times I do. It just depends on what, and when I am cleaning things. If it isn't right near me it is only a few seconds away in the safe.
I clean my pistol in my work-room. I have other rifles in there. I figure a 7mm Weatherby Magnum is within arms reach that can punch through 38 zombies at the same time.
I could always re-assemble my Sig within a couple seconds and be ready to rock if needed.
As a law enforcement firearms instructor I've always been taught NOT to allow ammo in the cleaning area. Since "cleaning area" includes my kitchen counter and/or workroom bench at home, I hesitate to take any ammo into that space.
That said my dog and knives are always at hand and another gun is never more than one room away.
I do have a BUG while cleaning my pistols. 12 gauge winchester model 12 pump shotgun.
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I lock up ammo when cleaning guns. But the odds of confusing pistol rounds with a 12 guage is minimal. When I'm cleaning a 12 guage, 10/22, or 30.06 I doubt .38 Spl / .357 Sig pistol rounds will be much or an issue.
My cleaning area is garage. I also have two acres and a 90 yard driveway so I can see anybody coming.. I have a Maverick 88 12 Guage pump close by with all ammo (except 5 in pump) in ammo cans at other end of garage.
No, but I do clean my guns in the basement next to the safe. It's not by design or planning though. It would take me less time to proccure and load a new weapon than for a BG to get past my dog.
A BUG? I have several. And I just put the ammo to the side of where I'm cleaning. It won't go off when I disassemble because I don't pull the trigger, it won't go off when it is disassembled, and when it goes back together it gets loaded anyway. While putting it back together and loading it can take just seconds, if I had to shoot, I wouldn't want to shoot a gun that was only partly clean now would I? LOL.
Yup. If I'm at home, either one of the XD's or the M&P is on my hip. If I happen to take all three to the range, then I'll just have to settle for having the M4 close at hand.
Sometimes, but not always. When I'm out in the shop cleaning, I usually have the lightweight 10/22 within arms reach for pest control purposes. Besides.....I can re-assemble any of my Glocks in a couple of seconds.
I only have one gun.. Although I'm not that worried about a BG having that perfect of timing.. I think theres a point where I would be considered paranoid. Although I am looking for a good BUG to complement my XD45
I always clean after i go to the range but i always keep 1 loaded and ready to rock. if im cleaning the pistols the AR15 is ready and the Primary is back on my side before the AR 15 is torn down
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