tomf52
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I know this has probably been hashed over a thousand times but quite frankly shooting two or three times a week it get tiring cleaning after every range visit. Both blued and stainless, how frequently do you do it?
How often do you clean your gun?
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Every time I shoot it. Now, I don't go and detail strip the guns down, especially the revolvers. A patch with Hoppe's and several clean ones to dry it out. Wipe off the surface of residue, and wipe off with oily rag or silicone cloth. Done. Takes less than 10 minutes. A couple times a year I detail strip and clean.
Every time I shoot it, like my daddy taught...
I was taught to clean 'em every time without fail, and preferably on the SAME DAY. I still TRY to do that, although if I shoot more than one gun in an outing, one may wait a day...still use Hoppe's no. 9 like I was taught for the first several passes, too. Smells like the right thing to do.
I was taught to clean 'em every time without fail, and preferably on the SAME DAY. I still TRY to do that, although if I shoot more than one gun in an outing, one may wait a day...still use Hoppe's no. 9 like I was taught for the first several passes, too. Smells like the right thing to do.
wewaslim
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After each session, I spray with Rem Oil, 3 passes with a Bore Snake, and wipe it down. Takes about 5 minutes.
nawilson
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Please include if you have a teenage daughter. I am certain you fathers clean your guns much more than the rest of us. 
Stu1205
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Please include if you have a teenage daughter. I am certain you fathers clean your guns much more than the rest of us.
I can relate to that. When my daughters were teenagers and brought a date home to introduce to me,
I would not extend my hand when they went to shake hands with me.
I would say, Sorry, my hands are still dirty from cleaning my guns."
The expressions on their faces were priceless, and they always got my daughters home on time.
As for actually cleaning my guns, every time I shoot them, as I don't get to the range as often as I would like to.
nogoodnamesleft
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I clean my firearms after every use. Granted, that's just a few passes with a bore snake and a polish with a silicone cloth, but it gets done every time.
Every few sessions I'll strip it, soak what can be soaked, and get everything clean with brushes and Qtips.
Every few sessions I'll strip it, soak what can be soaked, and get everything clean with brushes and Qtips.
OK Hog Shooter
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I don't clean no stinkin guns... that's why all my shooters are stainless. Wipe em clean and run a bore snake through em and put em up.
G.T. Smith
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I'm inclined to clean my guns, especially revolvers, each time I shoot, which is usually a box or so of shells. I don't pull the side plates unless they are exposed to lots of dust or dirt or water. That really don't happen much except to my constant companion 37.
Have a good one,
Gordon
Have a good one,
Gordon
I shoot mainly lead in pistols and do not clean the bbls until the groups tell me to. I will remove carbon and fouling from the area around the cylinders, lube the slides but not the bbl until accuracy begins to degrade.
johnsonl
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Same day, each time it's shot, even if I only punch the bore and chambers.
papajohn428
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If I'm shooting lead I'll clean it regularly, but 90% of my pistol shooting is a factory-duplication handload with a plated bullet and a dollop (scientific term) of WST. It shoots so clean I can easily fire over a thousand rounds before the gun gets gummy. I'm also quite fond of stainless revolvers, which show dirt more readily, but seem to wipe down more easily.
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I would rather be shooting or reloading. I hardly ever clean my guns. Just a quick wipe down before being put away.
stevieboy
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Every time I shoot. I have it down to a science, I can make a handgun spotless in 20 minutes. Except for my 617, I hate cleaning that gun because the rimfire ammunition makes it filthy and the chambers are almost impossible to get clean.
kbm6893
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Everytime they get shot, regardless of the round count. Guns that haven't been shot get a quick fieldstrip and oil maybe once a month. Revolvers usually take me 30 minutes. And I clean them until they are CLEAN. I never understood the whole "run a bore snake through it and it's good to go" mentality. If I see black on that patch, the gun isn't clean yet and I keep working on it. I'm not happy until the patch comes out white. Do you just give your hands a quick rinse before you sit down to eat, or do you use soap and hot water? Bore snakes don't get the gun CLEAN. I use them at the range periodically while the gun is still warm, but they are a poor substitute for a rod and a patch. Semi autos are usually done in about 15-20 minutes. I only take the sideplate off my revolvers when I first buy them used. After that, there's no reason to.
Jc85
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I run a bore snake through it before I pack up at the range.. that's my lazy cleaning, I usually field strip it every session, or run a bore snake through it every 200 rounds. They do get detailed once a week if I'm shooting regularly. Point is, If I'm going to the range repeatably I really just brush it down quickly and swab it.
kbm6893
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If I am going to shoot it again (within a week) and it is not my carry gun, I won't bother with a real cleaning. But that never happens. I shoot like once every other month. Honestly, it bugs me to put one back in the safe still dirty. I even only take one magazine with me if I'm shooting a semi auto. Makes the session go a bit longer due to reloading mags, and now I only have one mag to clean (yes, I clean them too after every range outing)
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