i was just wondering what others are doing as far as gun cleaning.
after a set amount of rounds? set time periods regardless of rounds fired?................????.
i like to clean mine after every trip to the range and have always done so. my uncle always comments on how often i clean my pistols so i just wonder what the masses are doing.
They get a cleaning after every trip to the range, whether they need it or not. My 1911 gets detail stripped after every third trip, just a field strip for the other two. One of those quirks the Army left me with, now I can't leave a firearm dirty for more than a day or two.
I clean mine after each use. I will also sit down and clean the ones that have not seen use in a while. Just to say hello and let them know I care.
Mike
Handguns - since I shoot a lot of cast lead, I clean after every session which usually amounts to a couple hundred rounds. If I just shoot a box I'll usually forego cleaning.
Rifles - I clean after every session, and of course w/ corrosive ammo - it gets cleaned immediately after shooting. I do admit - sometimes the SKS goes a couple of sessions without cleaning -they were designed to be dirty.
My self defense carry firearm is always immaculate.
My other firearms I tend to let go until I can clean them all at one time or when I have time to do the job right.
When I say "let go" I do not mean that I just let them sit in the safe filthy.
I usually run an oily patch through the bore...plus quickly wipe fingerprints off of exterior surfaces & then I Zip Loc Bag them with a small amount of this powder added in the bag called "Vapor Phase Inhibitor" It was available (at one time) from Brownell's (I don't know if they still sell it) I bought a couple of cans many years ago & it lasts forever.
I guess that is one advantage of having more than a few guns to shoot...I can wait to clean them all at one time and do a perfect job of it.
One advantage of using the Vapor Phase Inhibitor is that I am able to "bag" a firearm dirty (know in advance that it won't rust or corrode) & then just take it out and run a few clean, dry patches through the bore & shoot it again a few weeks or a month later.
It prevents rust & pitting and works perfectly (for me)
My Wife is extremely "Solvent Sensitive" & so when I clean ~ I have to clean outdoors. I have let some firearms go from late fall till spring without any problems whatsoever.
I clean mine after every range trip. I clean my GLOCK 26 even if I only put 20 rounds through it, like this weekend. And now I won't be able to sleep well tonight and I'll have to clean it asap. I was almost able to put it out of my mind, thanks.
I try to clean after every range trip. If not, I never go without cleaning after more than 2 trips to the range. My typical range session has me throwing roughly 200 rounds downrange with my carry piece and maybe another 150 or more with the .22 for fun.
I clean after every range trip (or within a couple of days) and about every 2 weeks with the carry piece if not used. If I go much longer than that, the lint buildup drives me nuts...
Like most of the folks have said above, holds true for me. Mine get cleaned & lubed after each shooting. The ones that will sit for a while get a periodic field stripping and a once over.
I clean after each use. I always have. Learned that from my Dad, and it stuck with me.
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