Love shooting but HATE cleaning afterwards. Keeps me from going to the range often

lockedcj7 said:
So don't clean them. It won't hurt the guns to leave them dirty. It will eventually lead to reliability issues but you'll be surprised how many rounds it takes to cause malfunctions.
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Exactly. They sell packets that contain an oily towelette. Rub down & toss at the range to prevent surface rust. But with today's finishes, even that is not as important as it use to be.
 
desibaba said:
My response is that I love cars and driving them but I always pay someone to wash, detail and wax my cars while I sit in the AC in the car wash place sipping coffee while they do the dirty work.
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Do you pay someone to wash, detail, and wax your cars every time that you drive them? If so, get the same person to clean your guns when they wash, detail, and wax your car on the way home from the range.

If you only get your cars washed, detailed and waxed after a certain amount of time passes or when they get dirty, apply the same process to your guns.
 
Im gonna get someone spun up saying this but the key to speeding up gun cleaning, so long as its not and older/blued gun, ie poly pistols/ARs is hot soapy water. I dont clean every time. No need unless Ive shot ALOT.

Feild strip the pistol, split the ar. Use and old tooth brush, or your current one for that matter:D scrub scrub scrub, couple passes with a brush through the bore, rinse with hot clean water, set some place warm to dry out. A dab of oil here and there where needed and you're done.

The old rifles and the one blue revolver gets the classic solvent/oil cleaning but those dont get shot often.

Just my thoughts, saves me time and frustration. Let us know what you come up with.
 
Thoroughly clean the chamber with Hoppes and a little Balistol. Run a bore snake down the barrel x2. Have fun shooting. The gun will tell you when it needs to be broken down by you or the gunsmith.

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David. :)
 
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We are all different me being on medical disability and love my new hobby bolt gun fun.I had to give up fishing salt and fresh water.An infection on my r hand mycrobarium marinum got me.So I'm out of work and have time to teach my self shooting bench.I will clean my bolt guns after about 2 months 4-5 trips to the range.Sold my bay boat n all my rod n reels.Fishing was my passion for 49 years my boat was waxed the aluminum trailer polished n reels stayed super tuned.Fallow your passions.
 
I'm one of those fellers who kind of enjoys cleaning my guns. That might not be true if I thought I had to clean every gun after every range trip until it was white-glove ready. If I have a "system" for cleaning guns, it's something like this:
1. My EDC guns (which go with me on virtually every range trip) get: (a) a periodic (weekly or semi-weekly) field strip, quick inspection and blast of compressed air to get the dust and lint out; and (b) actual (field strip) cleaning every ~500 rounds.
2. I actually do clean my "less frequent range companions" (guns that only go with me once or twice per year) after every range trip, since I don't know how long it will be before I actually get them back out again.
3. I try to get them all out at least once a year for an inspection & wipe-down.
 
I think many of us arre overly concerned with the need to keep our guns cleaned. I have guns from the 49s, 50s, 60s, and 70s that were left uncleaned in a dry secure place for decades and they still look and perform like they were cleaned frequently. As long as they are stored dry and secure with a little oil on them, I don't think it matters much. I inherited 2 shotguns from a cousin who acquired them in car trades at his dealership. He didn't clean them but simply put them in a closet for several decades. One was made in 1948 and the other was made in 1950. When I got them about 13 or 14 years ago, I shot them to make sure they shot OK before I cleaned them lightly and put them back in storage.
 
I don't mind gun cleaning, but they don't need cleaned all the time.

If you add lube at the lube points....just a drop....they will run safely and reliably for many 1000's of rounds between cleaning.

If you use BreakFree CLP or Weaponshield CLP, you will have no issues. Then annually, pay to clean them. I would charge you $40-$50 per gun, but a reliable 18 yr old would likely do them for $20-$30 per gun. I would have!:)
 
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