If you fire your carry gun at the range...

If the facility's are there to allow it yes, if not I will wipe it down go straight home and then do it but I always have one that I don't shoot at that time. as backup
 
Not usually unless I shoot a lot. 200 + rounds will definitely get a cleaning. 50 rounds or so usually isn't worth the bother to me to clean.

I will do a quick visual of the extractor to make sure it's still there and will also typically pull the trigger on an empty chamber before I put my carry mag back in and load it back up. Just an IDPA habit more than a function check.

I did have one disturbing incident with WildAlaska's favorite .380 not functioning for me at the range directly after a cleaning because I didn't quite lube it enough. I lubed the slide rails and barrel a bit better and my feeding issues went away.

After that I decided that spic and span might not be the best approach for a carry weapon, I feel better knowing last time I pulled the trigger it went bang for sure.

I will also usually clean my gun before a shooting a match or range session instead of after it.
 
My range specifically disallows cleaning at the range. They also occasionally check that your gun is empty when leaving (no loaded firearms except in range itself), so I usually go home unarmed. If I've only shot 50, I'll visually inspect, but wait till after next session to clean. After all, if you can shoot 200 rounds through it at one range session and the gun will fire all 200, why won't it work after only 50?
 
My range specifically disallows cleaning at the range. They also occasionally check that your gun is empty when leaving (no loaded firearms except in range itself), so I usually go home unarmed.
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For situations like this I would carry a different gun when I went to practice with my carry gun.
 
I reload it with the JHP's I took out as I practice with FMJ ammo. When I get home I unload the gun, clean it, and replace the carry ammo. I always carry a clean gun. The only time its not clean is on the way home from the range.
 
I know this is completely silly, but the main reason I clean my carry gun is because of all those stupid cop movies I've seen. You know, the ones where the detective sniffs the gun, "Yeah, it's been fired". Just in case I go past a crime scene and I'm asked for my "papers". I don't want to be falsely accused of the shooting. Now if it was me that did the shooting, you would able to tell from the dirty gun, dead perp, and strong smell of urine in my close proximity.
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If I fire one round the gun gets cleaned. I even clean my carry gun every other weekend shot or not. If I do shoot my carry gun I will reload and carry it if I am going somewhere other than home afterwords but it does get cleaned when I get home.
 
I generally try to carry a different gun with me if I am going to practice with my regular carry gun. That way I always have one on my belt while at the range (bad things, however unlikely, can happen at a secluded outdoor range with no operators) without having to keep holstering my gun after shooting.

If I am just popping into the range with my carry gun, or decide last minute to run a few rounds through it, I just give it a quick once over. I'll wipe it done, especially on any areas likely to transfer power residue to my clothes, then rearm and holster it. Cleaning it is the first thing I do when I get home.
 
Cortez kid,

I think that that thought has probably crossed everyone's mind. I just keep the receipt from the range session in my pocket. If an officer has need to inspect the pistol, I'll be able to show him that I was indeed just shooting it...at the range.
 
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I usually don't use my holstered gun for range time -- simply because it needs to stay concealed. CCW right?

Nevertheless, I do fire once every so often and briefly clean the bore & action to ensure the functionality of the weapon.

My buddy usually carry the boresnack, Hoppe's solvent, and some old shirt with him to do the trick.

Or you can always go Glock ... My supervisor haven't clean the darn thing with probably 1k rds down the pipe.
 
I usually don't use my holstered gun for range time -- simply because it needs to stay concealed. CCW right?
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I was trained to practice with the gun I carry. Makes sense, right? I don't think removing your concealed gun at the range to practice with it would be considered "brandishing". If it bothers you, remove the gun from its holster prior to being around people and put it in your range bag.
 
I usually don't use my holstered gun for range time -- simply because it needs to stay concealed. CCW right?
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I was trained to practice with the gun I carry. Makes sense, right? I don't think removing your concealed gun at the range to practice with it would be considered "brandishing". If it bothers you, remove the gun from its holster prior to being around people and put it in your range bag.
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Yes, practicing with your carry gun is a good idea. However, I think the OP was refering to a range with rules against loading a firearm and walking out with it. I suspect if a range had a rule like that and you insisted then they could just put your name on the "banned" list and refuse to let you shoot there. joh56usa's point seems to be similar to what I posted above i.e. keep a concealed and loaded firearm on you when you are practicing. Sorry, joh56usa, if I have that wrong, but that's how I read it.

I always keep a loaded firearm concealed on me. If I am practicing with my regular carry gun then I carry another gun while I'm practicing.

Why? I will not have my epitaph read "He died because he didn't have a loaded gun on him."

Makes sense, right?
 
I am also in the never shoot what I am carrying. The ranges I go to are not very formal, no rangemasters and such. I don't like walking down-range to check targets without a loaded gun on me. Just not comfortable leaving a table full of guns and ammo behind me.
 
The local range does not allow gun cleaning on the premises, with the exception of swabbing the bore. So no, it gets cleaned when I get home, just like the rest of my guns.
 
The local range does not allow gun cleaning on the premises, with the exception of swabbing the bore.
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If people noticed, I detailed the range cleaning as consisting of..."a light cleaning (swab the barrel and wipe it down and relube it) and then inspect the operations of the gun." That would not entail any disassembly at the range. Just a quick wipe down style cleaning, a quick spritz of lube, and a quick dry fire. :)
 
I would not give my money to any range that told me my carry gun could not be loaded and concealed on my person while leaving.
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I couldn't agree more. All of the ranges I go to are also gun stores. Years ago, before I had my CPL, they two of them had a posted rule prohibiting concealed carry in the store. This changed during the "shall issue" push here in Michigan when they got a little write-up in American Rifleman for the practice.
 
All of the ranges I go to are also gun stores. Years ago, before I had my CPL, they two of them had a posted rule prohibiting concealed carry in the store.
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Well if that ain't the definition of hypocritical stupidity, I don't know what is.
 
Sure was. They already had people nudging them about it, I think. They certainly did After the AR write-up. And more than a few (myself included) voted with their feet. That's how these things get changed.
 
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