I <3 a freshly cleaned weapon...

Enginerd · June 30th, 2009, 09:46 PM

Just saying...but ****** I want to go shoot it immediately afterwards

So just finished cleaning my EDC weapon…love the smell of Hoppe's solvent and Break Free...was a LONG overdue cleaning. There was no shortage of lint and dust in my HK...damn desert. Not to mention I've probably put about 150 rds through it since the last cleaning.

So if I don't practice w/my EDC weapon I'll probably go 2 months between cleanings...although I rarely go 2 months w/out shooting it...

I set everything up on a dishtowel...Q-tips, brushes, pads, solvent, oil...generally while I watch either baseball (go Red Sox!) or the news. Often wondered what my neighbors would think if they ever got a look at the process...you know, breaking down and meticulously cleaning, scrubbing, re-cleaning, oiling, and wiping down my weapons while *insert politician here* is on TV lol...

You? What's your cleaning routine? Admit it…some of you probably don’t hardly ever bother do you? (Looking at you Glock owners! I had a Glock for 4 yrs and cleaned it ONCE…never had a single malfunction or degredation in consistency).

Adamcop84 · June 30th, 2009, 10:07 PM

Hah good thread, my friend and i after shooting we would go back to his place which was closer to the range than from my house. First things first we would throw some burgers on the grill and get the beer out the fridge and into a cooler. After we got done chowin down on a couple burgers we would sit at the pool side table and take out the guns. We would both strike up a fresh cigar and pop a top, then we would start to clean, he had a privacy fence in his backyard so neighbors couldn't see us but i would imagine what they would think seeing to men with cigars hanging outta there mouths and guns in hand. That would have been funny, but that used to be the routine.

jwhite75 · June 30th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Ur right I'm a Glock owner and hardly ever clean it...LOL

Chevyguy85 · June 30th, 2009, 10:30 PM

i'm horrible about cleaning my guns. my XD and ruger go 2-4 range trips w/o cleaning. both work fine regardless but i always feel bad about not cleaning them..i just hate cleaning! crap on me

buckeyeLCPL · June 30th, 2009, 10:59 PM

I clean mine every time after I shoot them, its a good habit to get into. And those that sit in the safe and don't get shot very often (I have one revolver I haven't shot in 2-3 years, blasphemy I know), still get a good cleaning 2-3 times a year.

C hawk Glock · June 30th, 2009, 11:00 PM

I clean my guns after every trip to the range. You guys should be ashamed!

jca1 · June 30th, 2009, 11:02 PM

I clean in the living room watching tv on a towel i keep in my range box. I clean em' pretty much everytime i shoot em.

mr surveyor · June 30th, 2009, 11:18 PM

weapons cleaned and lubed after every outing, wheter range trips or hunting trips. Carry gun cleaned and lubed, or carefully inspected at least weekly. House gun(s) get relubed at least monthly. Safe guns aired out every 2 months and checked. I really like my guns

surv

Bunny · June 30th, 2009, 11:41 PM

I clean weekly. After every trip to the range. So does Bunny Jr.

AZ Husker · June 30th, 2009, 11:54 PM

Every time. What is your life worth???
Maintain your car the same way?

June 30th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#1
Enginerd Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vegas...Portland soon Posts: 64	I <3 a freshly cleaned weapon... Just saying...but ****** I want to go shoot it immediately afterwards So just finished cleaning my EDC weapon…love the smell of Hoppe's solvent and Break Free...was a LONG overdue cleaning. There was no shortage of lint and dust in my HK...damn desert. Not to mention I've probably put about 150 rds through it since the last cleaning. So if I don't practice w/my EDC weapon I'll probably go 2 months between cleanings...although I rarely go 2 months w/out shooting it... I set everything up on a dishtowel...Q-tips, brushes, pads, solvent, oil...generally while I watch either baseball (go Red Sox!) or the news. Often wondered what my neighbors would think if they ever got a look at the process...you know, breaking down and meticulously cleaning, scrubbing, re-cleaning, oiling, and wiping down my weapons while insert politician here is on TV lol... You? What's your cleaning routine? Admit it…some of you probably don’t hardly ever bother do you? (Looking at you Glock owners! I had a Glock for 4 yrs and cleaned it ONCE…never had a single malfunction or degredation in consistency). __________________ HK P2000SK 9mm LEM (EDC, NV CCW) FNH Five-Seven USG...um, 5.7 cal <><><><><><><><><><><> FNH PS90/Mossberg 530 SPX/Mossberg 17 HMR (Tannerite Special, hi Feds )

June 30th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#3
jwhite75 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,304	Ur right I'm a Glock owner and hardly ever clean it...LOL __________________ Friends don't let friends be MALL NINJAS. "May God have mercy on my enemies...because I won't." -Gen. George S. Patton.

June 30th, 2009, 10:59 PM	#5
buckeyeLCPL VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Somestanplace Posts: 2,985	I clean mine every time after I shoot them, its a good habit to get into. And those that sit in the safe and don't get shot very often (I have one revolver I haven't shot in 2-3 years, blasphemy I know), still get a good cleaning 2-3 times a year. __________________ Fortes Fortuna Juvat We're mules lad. Mules that kill. TJR

June 30th, 2009, 11:00 PM	#6
C hawk Glock Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: W. Washington Posts: 336	I clean my guns after every trip to the range. You guys should be ashamed! __________________ Thank you sir, may I have another?

June 30th, 2009, 11:41 PM	#9
Bunny Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Carolina - LKN Posts: 1,198	I clean weekly. After every trip to the range. So does Bunny Jr. __________________ Don't frisk me, I am the weapon. Sig Sauer P239 DAK (9mm) NRA Member & Pistol Instructor www.vanguardnc.com

June 30th, 2009, 10:07 PM	#2
Adamcop84 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Beverly Hills, FL Posts: 83	Hah good thread, my friend and i after shooting we would go back to his place which was closer to the range than from my house. First things first we would throw some burgers on the grill and get the beer out the fridge and into a cooler. After we got done chowin down on a couple burgers we would sit at the pool side table and take out the guns. We would both strike up a fresh cigar and pop a top, then we would start to clean, he had a privacy fence in his backyard so neighbors couldn't see us but i would imagine what they would think seeing to men with cigars hanging outta there mouths and guns in hand. That would have been funny, but that used to be the routine.

June 30th, 2009, 10:30 PM	#4
Chevyguy85 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 380	i'm horrible about cleaning my guns. my XD and ruger go 2-4 range trips w/o cleaning. both work fine regardless but i always feel bad about not cleaning them..i just hate cleaning! crap on me

June 30th, 2009, 11:02 PM	#7
jca1 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NC Posts: 273	I clean in the living room watching tv on a towel i keep in my range box. I clean em' pretty much everytime i shoot em.

June 30th, 2009, 11:18 PM	#8
mr surveyor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas, South of the Sabine Posts: 630	weapons cleaned and lubed after every outing, wheter range trips or hunting trips. Carry gun cleaned and lubed, or carefully inspected at least weekly. House gun(s) get relubed at least monthly. Safe guns aired out every 2 months and checked. I really like my guns surv

June 30th, 2009, 11:54 PM	#10
AZ Husker VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,575	Every time. What is your life worth??? Maintain your car the same way? __________________ Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse.

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