wolfpack076
Professional
I find it relaxing. I also get the chance to look at all the parts especially for signs of wear and tear.
Field Strip and Cleaning can be Therapeutic
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dadoser
Master Class
(Last week it was the Staccato P)
This weeks therapeutic work-from-home lunch hour firearms cleaning task -
First time learning to disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble the Steyr Aug. I had no experience with this process for this firearm until today. (This one has been neglected since purchase. No longer.)
Fairly simple process with few parts.
Now ready for inaugural rounds/dot zero.
I was in a sense of greater happiness as I completed this task
(Followed Brownells Aug youtube videos for the process. Easy enough.)
This weeks therapeutic work-from-home lunch hour firearms cleaning task -
First time learning to disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble the Steyr Aug. I had no experience with this process for this firearm until today. (This one has been neglected since purchase. No longer.)
Fairly simple process with few parts.
Now ready for inaugural rounds/dot zero.
I was in a sense of greater happiness as I completed this task
(Followed Brownells Aug youtube videos for the process. Easy enough.)
youngolddude
Professional
I don't enjoy cleaning, but do it when necessary. Some prefer being clean and some don't mind running dirty and clean accordingly. Carry guns get cleaned regardless. We have several guns I break down and clean that others say are difficult so they remove the furniture, hose down and relube. Whatever works. My gun area is in the garage, a portion for reloading, ammo and component storage and an area for cleaning guns and brass. I enjoy having tunes on while I work in there; mostly blues, classic rock and country rock.
Winchester67
Master Class
The headline reminds me of a time I was working the late shift. It was almost midnight, closing time, when my phone rang. It was my girlfriend at the time, trying to get me to meet her and a bunch of her nursing student friends at a party. I declined as it had been a long week and I was looking forward to the weekend. A buddy of mine heard me over the wall, and when I replied to his wise ass comments about those younger girls were going to kill me I informed him I was just going to go home and relax. His response struck a chord with me...he said "You lucky devil, you get to go home, drink Jack Daniels, watch "Blackhawk Down" and clean guns. I wish I had your life." Ever since then I approached gun cleaning as a treat, because some guys don't get to do it whenever they want. I am married now, for the last 12 years, but I will always remember it is the simple things that are the true source of relaxation.
SimonRL
Ronin
I don’t find cleaning a chore, but I’m not a slave to it. I don’t come home from the range and immediately clean my guns and I don’t live in fear of somehow 50 rounds is going to grind a gun to the halt. Somewhere between 150 and 500 rds I’ll start thinking that I might clean so and so gun. Time cleaning is time I could spend at the range.
Bassbob
Emissary
I don't immediately clean them anymore either unless I am on the range early in the morning. I'll usually shoot through several different guns over the course of a few days and then spend a nice, quiet Sunday morning/afternoon by myself out in the shop cleaning guns. Handguns I clean at least after every time out. As in I don't generally take a dirty gun to the range. ARs I am always going to run a bore snake through it a couple times, give it a good wipe down and then I would be okay with leaving it until I get around 500 rounds to strip it. Unless I'm bored.
CoyoteTRP
Alpha
I usually refer to the operator's manual for cleaning cycles. My polymer framed pistols, being newer, probably can go thousands of rounds between cleaning with no malfunctions...wow! I usually clean them every 600 rounds or so, I have all HK striker fired guns and that is what the manual recommends. I have recently gotten my first all metal handgun, a 1911, and it just feels wrong if I don't clean it after every range visit. I've only done 3 range visits with it, ~200 rounds each time. I take great joy in getting as much of the minute details/parts thoroughly cleaned. I'm definitely OCD about it, I just can't stand leaving it dirty until my next visit. From what I understand, 1911s need more periodic cleaning cycles anyway to maintain their reliable nature. The first time it was a bit of a challenge field stripping and putting it back together, but just like anything it is easier the next go round. Part of the fun of gun ownership, for me, is cleaning!