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My gun club never cleans their shotguns.
- Thread starter wacki
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Followthehollow
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I clean the actions...but I can't say I've ever cleaned a shotgun barrel.
Maybe I'm wierd.
Maybe I'm wierd.
Death from Afar
New member
Yes you do.
Apparently shotguns can rust.
Apparently shotguns can rust.
They need cleaning to preserve and protect them. Your club is building Bad Karma.
You would think this, but evidence seems to show otherwise under specific (gun club) conditions.
My dad would have whupped my butt if I hadn't cleaned any of my guns after shooting them (shotguns, rifles, revolvers), before I went to bed. It wasn't harsh, just sound advice. Consequetly, I've got mine (some 30+ years old) all in the 100% category, and they're all shooters, not safe queens.
If it's YOUR gun, clean it. What the range does with theirs is up to them.
If it's YOUR gun, clean it. What the range does with theirs is up to them.
If it's YOUR gun, clean it. What the range does with theirs is up to them.
I always clean my rifle. I will clean my shotgun because I like cleaning my guns. However, I am curious if it's required. Again, it doesn't appear that it is.
The Geezer Squad shoots lots of shotguns made before WWII. Some before WWI.
A couple 870s here are a half century old and are in great shape.
100 shotguns are rendered unusable by neglect and grunge for every one worn out and shot to pieces.
Your club is asking for trouble further down the road.
A couple 870s here are a half century old and are in great shape.
100 shotguns are rendered unusable by neglect and grunge for every one worn out and shot to pieces.
Your club is asking for trouble further down the road.
100 shotguns are rendered unusable by neglect and grunge for every one worn out and shot to pieces.
This may be true with shotguns used for hunting. Wet mud is certainly a factor. However, I'm talking about on the skeet/trap range. I still haven't seen any proof on this forum of lack of cleaning being dangerous.
Your club is asking for trouble further down the road.
The club is 50 years old. They already are pretty far down the road and don't seem to be having a lot of problems.
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I'm guessing
It's a bad practice to get into but if your talking Semi-Auto's I can see future problems down the road if your not cleaning them. I would guess they could get dirty enough where they wouldn't cycle if you where using low brass shells. If your talking O/U or pump I would imagine you wouldn't HAVE to clean them. It sits wrong with me not to clean just because you don't HAVE too.
But with a low quality O/U I imagine it would start to get hard to open after awhile.
This is just me guessing though.
It's a bad practice to get into but if your talking Semi-Auto's I can see future problems down the road if your not cleaning them. I would guess they could get dirty enough where they wouldn't cycle if you where using low brass shells. If your talking O/U or pump I would imagine you wouldn't HAVE to clean them. It sits wrong with me not to clean just because you don't HAVE too.
But with a low quality O/U I imagine it would start to get hard to open after awhile.
This is just me guessing though.
The club is 50 years old. They already are pretty far down the road and don't seem to be having a lot of problems.
Are the guns also 50 years old?
I could see getting away with this, maybe, for a long time if they were all doubles of some sort but I can tell a difference between my 870's when they are clean and when they are dirty.
I have taken MANY shotguns well in excess of 5000 rounds between cleanings, and a couple shotguns in excess of 10,000 rounds between cleanings. The only maintenance done was to add lubrication when they started to get dry.
It doesn't hurt the gun AT ALL unless corrosion starts or you live/shoot in a dusty environment. Contrary to popular belief there is absolutely nothing in the fouling that accumulates in your gun that is abrasive.
It doesn't hurt the gun AT ALL unless corrosion starts or you live/shoot in a dusty environment. Contrary to popular belief there is absolutely nothing in the fouling that accumulates in your gun that is abrasive.
GUNSMOKE45441
New member
Have to dissagree I have cleaned plastic wad residue out of the barrel.
Blue Heeler
Moderator
It's a good idea to brush the barrel out from time to time, especially if you don't use them often. I've seen barrels that have been left for a year or so and they are nastily corroded. The blueing on the gun (any gun) will deteriorate without cleaning and lubrication.