Saturday was fun day, Sunday was...cleaning day :-(

[Jimbovia]

The bad part about taking a bunch of toys to the range on Saturday...spending Sunday after church cleaning them.

 

[chezuki]

The bad part about taking a bunch of toys to the range on Saturday...spending Sunday after church cleaning them.

You did what to them on Sunday?

 

[littletommy]

Unless his post was edited it's pretty clear he spent today (Sunday) cleaning his guns.

 

[chezuki]

Unless his post was edited it's pretty clear he spent today (Sunday) cleaning his guns.

Still not following...

 

[Hopper]

I dunno... I kind of enjoy the clean-up afterwards. It's fun to take everything apart, get it back into pristine condition, and put it all back together like Smooth Charlene. Plus, Hoppe's is like potpourri for the man cave.

 

[actaeon277]

Chez likes his guns dirty.

 

[Sylvain]

Still not following...

He probably has non-Glock guns than need cleaning and stuff.You know like those old 1911 than need cleaning and new parts after a dozen rounds or so.

 

[chezuki]

Chez likes his guns dirty.

Like my women... Frequently used, well-lubed, dirty, and locked up until needed.

 

[Slawburger]

IMHO, a clean gun is a happy gun.

Cleaning my firearms frequently:

1) Increases my familiarity with them.
2) Improves my proficiency with teardown and reassembly.
3) Allows me to check for changes in condition.
4) Gives me a chance to break out all the cool cleaning equipment and supplies.
5) Ensures that they are good to go when I need/want them to be.

If my firearm is good for say 2,000 rounds before a failure due to grime and I clean it when it gets to 1,900 rounds then at least part of the time it is only good for 100 rounds. If I clean it after every range trip then it is usually good for 1,800 rounds (or 2,000 minus however many I shot that day). I prefer being in the latter situation.

Sure, if I just fire a few test rounds and plan to shoot again the next day then I might wait but that is the exception rather than the rule. My definition of "a few" is much lower for a long gun than it is for a handgun. I was taught to clean the firearms after use as a youth and it has always been part of the process. Putting the gun away dirty just feels like putting a greasy wrench back in the toolbox without wiping it down.

 

[cmr13]

This reminds me I need to take down allll my guns and clean them since I shot all of them last Saturday and they all could use cleaning. I'll probably wait until next Saturday to do it though.

 

[Joniki]

IMHO, a clean gun is a happy gun.

Cleaning my firearms frequently:

1) Increases my familiarity with them.
2) Improves my proficiency with teardown and reassembly.
3) Allows me to check for changes in condition.
4) Gives me a chance to break out all the cool cleaning equipment and supplies.
5) Ensures that they are good to go when I need/want them to be.

If my firearm is good for say 2,000 rounds before a failure due to grime and I clean it when it gets to 1,900 rounds then at least part of the time it is only good for 100 rounds. If I clean it after every range trip then it is usually good for 1,800 rounds (or 2,000 minus however many I shot that day). I prefer being in the latter situation.

Sure, if I just fire a few test rounds and plan to shoot again the next day then I might wait but that is the exception rather than the rule. My definition of "a few" is much lower for a long gun than it is for a handgun. I was taught to clean the firearms after use as a youth and it has always been part of the process. Putting the gun away dirty just feels like putting a greasy wrench back in the toolbox without wiping it down.

Well said...

 

[Bigtanker]

Sometimes I go shoot JUST so I can clean my guns afterwards. My wife doesn't like the smell of Ole Hopps No.9. So she usually disappears until I'm done. 3 hours of MidwayUSA's Gun Stories | Outdoor Channel on the DVR, a few beers........ it just doesn't get much better.

 

[Jimbovia]

Not sure what the misunderstanding was. I'd rather shoot them than clean them.

I actually do enjoy the time cleaning them and increasing my familiarization with each one. The issue was that I took out 11 toys to play with on Saturday. LOTS of cleaning that I will have to finish next weekend. Two of them had never been cleaned by me (fairly recent acquisitions) and as I was cleaning them I realized each required detail level cleanings. One looked like it may have never been cleaned. On the comment about some guns needing repair after each use...I did need to replace 2 recoils buffers. :-)

 

[calcot7]

Well, at least you got to go. I had to cancel my weekend trip down to the farm around Bedford. Had to take the wife to the ER early Sat. because of a fall she took earlier in the week. Good news is she will be OK, but my trigger finger is very disappointed.

 

[Jimbovia]

Been there, done that. Glad the wife will be ok.

 

[dugsagun]

rem oil wipes in the round canister for wiping the outside quick and easy. Bore snakes with kroil squirted on them for quick bore fouling removal (powder, lead, ) and lubing. I usually leave the traces of copper in their till the yearly after hunting seasons over deep cleaning.

 

[Leo]

He probably has non-Glock guns than need cleaning and stuff.You know like those old 1911 than need cleaning and new parts after a dozen rounds or so.

OUCH! your killin' me here