AHM
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Just put Howie Carr on the radio.
Way better than whistling some song.
Yeah, that would be hardcore.
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How many guns do you take to the range?
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Way better than whistling some song.
one-eyed Jack
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For me, none. Since I gave the Thompson and the Grease Gun to Little Jack in NH, I just go there with ammo, shoot at the range in his back yard and go home. He cleans the guns. Soon I'll give him the suppressed .45 M10 and sell my Reisings. Jack has no interest in them because they don't look badass enough. Jack.
Buck F
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I’m with you. Carry, home pro guns and black rifles get cleaned every time but revolvers, .22s and range/fun guns might make a couple/few trips to the range before cleaning. They never go more than a couple of weeks without cleaning though.
depends on how many i feel like cleaning, typically i try to bring two pistols and a rifle.
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lol, yep. i found as i got to senior citizen status, i had better use for the time i have left. i still have 20+ books to read that i promised myself i would read before i died.
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but i do run a bore snake thru the ar/ak's when they come out to play.
I go to an indoor range weekly and an outdoor range almost weekly. Consequently, I try to bring just one gun to focus on, considering that any other gun will have its day soon enough. Sometimes I bring two.
As for cleaning, I do clean my guns afterwards, not always on the same day but relatively soon after, because it may be awhile before I get back to it, and I want them to be in suitable state for storage for several months. If I shot the same guns frequently enough, I'd relax quite a bit on cleaning with those particular guns. I already do on occasions where I plan to shoot the same gun on consecutive range trips. But I will say that shooting a clean revolver is always a better experience than shooting a dirty one, all other things being equal, especially if you mix in shorter case lengths, e.g. shoot .38 special in a .357 magnum. I recently got the bright idea of loading my stash of Hornady short 45C brass with 300gr hard casts because these particular hard cast bullets have two crimp grooves, and the rear groove puts the OAL at the correct length despite the shorter casing (Hornady shortens the casings of their factory FTX loads). After I started shooting these in my Blackhawk, insertion of regular loads became more difficult due to fouling from loads with shorter brass. Not cleaning the revolver after that sort of session would be just lazy and stupid.
As for cleaning, I do clean my guns afterwards, not always on the same day but relatively soon after, because it may be awhile before I get back to it, and I want them to be in suitable state for storage for several months. If I shot the same guns frequently enough, I'd relax quite a bit on cleaning with those particular guns. I already do on occasions where I plan to shoot the same gun on consecutive range trips. But I will say that shooting a clean revolver is always a better experience than shooting a dirty one, all other things being equal, especially if you mix in shorter case lengths, e.g. shoot .38 special in a .357 magnum. I recently got the bright idea of loading my stash of Hornady short 45C brass with 300gr hard casts because these particular hard cast bullets have two crimp grooves, and the rear groove puts the OAL at the correct length despite the shorter casing (Hornady shortens the casings of their factory FTX loads). After I started shooting these in my Blackhawk, insertion of regular loads became more difficult due to fouling from loads with shorter brass. Not cleaning the revolver after that sort of session would be just lazy and stupid.
I bring a center fire pistol, a rifle of some kind, and a .22. The shotgun comes if I do skeet as well or need to pattern it for something.
I clean everything I’ve shot within a day or so after the range, which I don’t mind, but just like to keep the time spent on that project manageable.
I used to bring a boatload of them to the range but got sick of cleaning up afterward. I also like spending more time on each gun rather than putting 30 shots through more.
I clean everything I’ve shot within a day or so after the range, which I don’t mind, but just like to keep the time spent on that project manageable.
I used to bring a boatload of them to the range but got sick of cleaning up afterward. I also like spending more time on each gun rather than putting 30 shots through more.
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Knob Creek
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Not as many as I use to. Now If I'm working on one particular gun let's say a H&K 9MM Pistol. I will only bring that one gun and 50 rounds of ammunition. I make those 50 rounds count. Before I would bring a few guns. Sig 9MM or S&W 9MM and a couple hundred rounds. I found if I was working on one model and had problems I would put it down and go back to a more familiar one. And then end up just throwing lead downrange.
I might also bring a unrelated gun to that. Like a .22 LR Steel Challenge gun. Again with only 50 rounds.
I might also bring a unrelated gun to that. Like a .22 LR Steel Challenge gun. Again with only 50 rounds.
I was about to reply with a comment about cleaning, and then this post.
Working with the folks at our local Junior Rifle program, I learned cleaning is a once a year or so thing. If you're shooting quality ammo, cleaning is not a daily chore. We would hold a cleaning clinic once a year, and then take a month of shooting to get back 'on target'.
And that's for the match rifles. The Glocks almost never get cleaned. The Russian stuff that gets some corrosive primes is a different story. We clean those right at the range.
Just my two cents worth.............
That is my dream. Some day hopefully! It's hard sell to my wife though. She like being inside 128I just bring 1 cause all I need to do is go back into the house if I feel I need another, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!![[pot]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/037.gif "Stir the pot [pot]")
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Yeah I don't go often enough for that. It's a half hour each way. Was shooting steel, So as far as working on precision. As long as it was going ding I was happy. Shot 350 22lr, 200 9mm, 50 380,
Depends on the trip, never just one, sometimes too many
I used to bring tons of stuff to the range, but as the years passed I discovered that was stupid and a f***ing pain in the ass, much like cleaning guns all the time, etc. Now its always 3 or less. Sometimes just one or two not
including carry gun.
-Mike
including carry gun.
-Mike
If you enjoy cleaning guns you haven't cleaned enough guns. I laugh when people tell me they clean their guns every time they use them. I used to do that. Probably did it for 10 years, then realized how much of a
waste of time it is. Especially when talking guns not used as lifesaving devices.
-Mike
ridleyman
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1-3, one always being a .22 pistol, and 100-300 rds of ammo. I clean every other or every third time because it's adequate, and I want to test their reliability in non-pristine condition
Usually one. UnlessI count the Colt which goes everywhere I go. My club is 5 minutes from my house so I do go often.
I split it. If I am shooting trap I just bring the shotgun. If I am using hand guns I just bring them but limit it to four. Usually the same with rifles but I most often just bring one rifle when it's rifle day.
If I bring someone with me they usually want to try both so I will bring two and two. In that case I will bring a .22 and an AR unless I know they can shoot and then I might bring something a little more challenging. Hand guns I would bring a 9mm and the 1911.
I used to do the all or nothing thing but that became a pain in the butt.
I couldn't care less about cleaning. It's all part of the process so knowing I'm going to the range I am fully prepared to and expect to clean the guns or rifles....whatever happens to be on the menu that day.
If I bring someone with me they usually want to try both so I will bring two and two. In that case I will bring a .22 and an AR unless I know they can shoot and then I might bring something a little more challenging. Hand guns I would bring a 9mm and the 1911.
I used to do the all or nothing thing but that became a pain in the butt.
I couldn't care less about cleaning. It's all part of the process so knowing I'm going to the range I am fully prepared to and expect to clean the guns or rifles....whatever happens to be on the menu that day.
