well, all righty then.
Do you clean after each range trip ?
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Old_Me
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i wasn't expecting a call to my bluff, i just woke up minutes before i had to come up with something....hell man.......it was the best this old man could do, under all that pressure to perform...........
i wish there was a "viagra" for other things in our life...........less important than sex.
Annihilator
Emissary
Tinyman
Custom
Hammer67
Professional
Agreed. If I have a gun that is so delicate I'm afraid it might not work after shooting 50-100 rounds, then I'm not going to own it for long, and I'm certainly not going to stake my life on it. Cleaning every single time you shoot a gun is an OCD thing, and is drilled into people by institutions, but it certainly isn't necessary for the continued function of a quality combat firearm...otherwise it wouldn't be a quality combat firearm, by definition. IMHO.
Old_Me
SAINT
well if we enter WWWIII soon, thanks in part to Russia, and now Hamas, maybe even China/Taiwan, and Rocket Man in N. Korea, i'd want all my guns to be ready and functional at a moments notice, not gummed up, or galling, and being of non-functional use.
crimes, will soar, rioting will be everywhere, cops will be inundated with cries for help and be short handed, and all the woke, defund the police, politically correct politicians will be hunkered down in their underground bunkers, till the nuclear cloud dissipates.
the apocalypse is coming.....
Nostradamus said in his book,
The Great War
One of the first predictions for 2023 that stands out is "a great war." According to Nostradamus, "Seven months into the Great War, people dead of evil-doing. Rouen, Evreux shall not fall to the King."
This has been prophesied as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict could escalate into World War 3. In the terrifying prediction, the French city of Rouen appears to have escaped the battle.
and the last Pope who by the way is still in office
New Pope
Nostradamus' next prediction for 2023 is the arrival of a new Pope to succeed Francis. He predicted that Pope Francis would be the final true Pope and that the next Pope would cause a debacle.
The French mystic wrote, "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will be Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End."
KillerFord1977
SAINT
My guns dont get cleaned until 4-5 trips. As often as I go, I’d clean more than I shoot.
Sometimes thats 1000 rounds before a cleaning. Been that way for 25+ yrs.
Only if it’s high humidity will I clean them after a range trip.
Sometimes thats 1000 rounds before a cleaning. Been that way for 25+ yrs.
Only if it’s high humidity will I clean them after a range trip.
My Duty gun yes
My strikers! Usually between 300-800 rounds unless I’m using them in a class (if I don’t run my duty gun)
My 1911’s and revolvers! About every 200 rounds usually every range session (or within a couple 3 days)
My 22’s I loose count whenever they seem dirty enough or gunky
My strikers! Usually between 300-800 rounds unless I’m using them in a class (if I don’t run my duty gun)
My 1911’s and revolvers! About every 200 rounds usually every range session (or within a couple 3 days)
My 22’s I loose count whenever they seem dirty enough or gunky
KillerFord1977
SAINT
When I got my Sig 228 in ‘91, i did a “torture test”.
5000 rounds of not cleaning and never had a failure or issue.
Gun was so dirty I couldnt stand it anymore, so I opted not to go 8000 rounds. I was shooting 2000 rounds month then.
Cleaned it and its still in use with me today.
5000 rounds of not cleaning and never had a failure or issue.
Gun was so dirty I couldnt stand it anymore, so I opted not to go 8000 rounds. I was shooting 2000 rounds month then.
Cleaned it and its still in use with me today.
The radiator of an old mustang i had in high school was like that. Never change the fluid or it would leak!You don't have to clean a Glock anymore than every 5,000 or so. The residue of cheap ammo fills in the voids and takes all the slop out of them.
Hammer67
Professional
And that's why I still own and carry more classic P-series Sigs than anything else.
SimonRL
Hellcat
If Apocalypse or Russian missiles are coming a clean gun will be a moot point. If it’s a Red Dawn scenario I’ll have time to clean my Sigs and HKs. If my ARs need cleaning there’s something wrong with them.
USMC6094
Custom
Depends, in the fair weather yes, once the humidity tapers off, no.
But, cleaning is also subjective, I'll swab the barrel, and wipe down the more soiled areas regularly, but some guns rate a full on disassembly only once or twice a year due to how they settle after they're reassembled ( see M1 Garand, and M14).
But, cleaning is also subjective, I'll swab the barrel, and wipe down the more soiled areas regularly, but some guns rate a full on disassembly only once or twice a year due to how they settle after they're reassembled ( see M1 Garand, and M14).
Annihilator
Emissary
HayesGreener
Ronin
Do you guys use T.P. every time, or just live with the residue until 2000 rounds or so?
HayesGreener
Ronin
I carried am M11 for many years. A damn fine pistol
belladonna
Hellcat
OMG!!! Thank you! After the day I've had...this made me laugh so hard I thought I would pee my pants (didn't tho,,
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