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holding off cleaning gun for a day?
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If it went BANG, I clean it. 5 or 500 rounds, doesn't matter. And when I'm done cleaning, I inspect it. If I don't like the job I did, I punch myself in the breadbasket, call myself a lazy peace of shit, unworthy to breathe, and hit the deck, giving myself clean 50 while singing my company's tune.
just kidding. Couldn't do 50 anymore to save my fat sorry french ass.
just kidding. Couldn't do 50 anymore to save my fat sorry french ass.
Unless I've been shooting corosive ammo, I typically only clean my guns when they stop working or I get bored...
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What is this "cleaning" you speak of?![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
If it's a gas-operated gun you will eventually have to take "better care" of it, as it does get dirty. My Winchester shotgun, every few hundred rounds, needs a thorough cleaning of all the guts and fiddly-bits. My A5....not so much. A break open, even less.
Don't stress it. If it's a "nice" gun, with pretty bluing, then you have to worry more about fingerprints etching the finish than a dirty bore.
What is this "cleaning" you speak of?
If it's a gas-operated gun you will eventually have to take "better care" of it, as it does get dirty. My Winchester shotgun, every few hundred rounds, needs a thorough cleaning of all the guts and fiddly-bits. My A5....not so much. A break open, even less.
Don't stress it. If it's a "nice" gun, with pretty bluing, then you have to worry more about fingerprints etching the finish than a dirty bore.
I don't see what the big deal is.
My first gun was a Glock 17. I caught the 1911 bug and shot them for years. Then I drifted back to Glocks. Each has its pros and cons.
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I don't really get too obsessive about cleaning guns. I get to it when I can after the range... unless it was raining. Then I'll spray it with WD40 and wipe it down at range, just to get rid of as much moisture as I can before I break them down at home.
Do you stick your weenie into the muzzle? Or is your aim that good?
If the former is the case, I'd consider acquiring Bruce Jenner's dick to replace yours. It's not like he has anymore use for it.
If the latter is the case... Respect!
fencer
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I know I don't have to, but it just drives me crazy to put a dirty gun back in the safe.
It has also become somewhat of a ritual with my son. It is part of the range trip to shoot the breeze while we clean the guns. We don't go crazy, but make sure all of the bores are clean and get the crud off the stainless guns.
It has also become somewhat of a ritual with my son. It is part of the range trip to shoot the breeze while we clean the guns. We don't go crazy, but make sure all of the bores are clean and get the crud off the stainless guns.
Ive taken some of my ARs through three range sessions spanning a few weeks, usually putting a few hundred rounds through each time, never doing any maintenence besides a quick whip down and oiled it up. Never a hiccup.
I always clean after shooting simply because I am a weenie about lead dust and don't want residue transferring into my cases, safe, or home. I like to leave all the carbon and lead at the range.
There's also a certain satisfaction to having a clean gun. It's like cleaning a boat or engine. Something is just "right" about a neatly detailed and oiled bit of machinery.
There's also a certain satisfaction to having a clean gun. It's like cleaning a boat or engine. Something is just "right" about a neatly detailed and oiled bit of machinery.
fencer
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This. It is kinda like a freshly shaved... ah nevermind. I would get in trouble for that.
I have never cleaned my Hi-Point 995, and only shoot it with steel cased Wolf ammo, which is the dirtiest sh!t I have ever seen. If there's no problem there, I'm sure better guns can handle being left for a few days.
You are screwed, dude. Might as well just toss it out. It's worthless now. Any gun that sits for more than a day without being cleaned rusts over, falls apart, and nearly immediately becomes inoperable and unsafe to shoot. Don't know what to tell you. You should have really thought about this before hand. In every war since the advent of firearms there has always been an agreed upon hour put aside each day for cleaning firearms between both sides.
If your shooting smokeless powder, cleaning too much is more harmful than cleaning too little!
Over at Falfiles, there was one fella who ran, I believe, 10,000 rounds through his FAL without a hiccup and without a cleaning during that whole time. Someone correct me if I'm wrong!
Rome
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In the past I found that I cleaned my handguns more often for some reasons as my daughters began to date. The kitchen table always worked best, too.
Rome
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With my sister, I've found that cleaning the 12 gauge sitting on the living room floor as they're walking in, standing to shake his hand(apparently I have to at least pretend to be nice), then taking out my EDC, and saying "whoops, forgot one" and going back to cleaning guns works
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I run mine dirty until it starts to break down!
