Shooting my SD Gun Stresses Me Out

Is it just me,or does anyone else feel this way?I have a .357 that I keep for SD and even though I like to go and practice with it,I enjoy shooting it,I always feel stressed also because I know that once I fire a few shots,it is beginning to already get fouled up a bit,and not at it's peak if such a time came I needed the gun before I cleaned it.Then I stress out about getting the gun home to get it all cleaned and oiled up to be ready,and I don't have as much fun at the range.I have a backup .22 that I love to shoot,not just for the cheap ammo,but because i'm not stressed about cleaning it,I can shoot all day,bring it home and leave it dirty and feel fine about it.Does anyone else feel this way?
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Come on.... you need to see your doctor about adjusting your medication.
 
Just buy a mirror image of your carry gun. Use that gun as your practice piece. Don't shoot your carry gun much (just now and then, and let the practice gun be your carry gun for that day.)
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Yup. Or use them both alternately. Shoot one, carry the other, then swap the next time.
 
I put 300 rounds out of my .45 acp yesterday at the range. It is my SD/HD gun. I carry it when I am not at work, or sleeping. When around the house it is in the holster on my hip, or withing arms reach. As far as cleaning it, and not having it ready if the door should suddenly fly in with a BG charging I do not stress over that though. I have my .22 lr single action revolver loaded with stingers on the table just in case.
BTW it takes me about 15 minutes tops to have my gun squeeky clean, and full loaded, so no problems there.
 
But, if you don't shoot the very gun you're going to use to defend yourself, how do you know it even works? Or what if the point of aim is different in your gun and another you practice with?

Seriously, you are WAY over-stressed on this. Do you know how many rounds it would take through a revolver before the carbon and fouling got so bad you couldn't shoot it? I don't because I've never shot enough rounds in one range session through one revolver to find out.
 
Your losing sleep over a dirty gun?

Oh man, you need to learn how to appreciate and enjoy cleaning your weapons. It should be just as fun as shooting them.
 
I'm with others,
You need to not worry so much; any gun worthy of carry will function just fine for twice as many rounds as you'll put through it during a normal range session. I realize normal is a subjective term so... How many rounds do you put downrange and what type of gun is it? Has it ever jammed? If you seriously have OCD nobody on this forum can help you and disregard everything I've said.
 
One of the worst...

I am one of the worst when it comes to cleaning. I haven't found a good way to clean without getting cleaning solvent on me. So I don't like it. My SP101 hasn't been cleaned in several of years. I shoot it every 3 to 4 months. Hot 357s will burn the lubrication away from the crane area. So when the cylinder doesn't spin as freely, I'll hit the area with some Rem Oil, then it's good to go for another range trip or two. If I had a life style that exposed my firearms to sand and dirt I would be more concerned. But for now, when I feel guilty enough about it, I'll clean them. Bad thing is, once they're clean, I won't shoot them for a while. Feels like my cleaning went to waste if I do. I've never had a dirty gun fail to go bang when I wanted it to. So I'm seldom stressed over a dirty gun (it's the opposite).
 
Yup. Or use them both alternately. Shoot one, carry the other, then swap the next time.
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That will work to. As long as the carry gun is clean while you practice. That way, you can clean the dirty gun at your leasure.

Oh, and guys, you do shoot up your carry ammo in, say, a year and put fresh ammo in your carry gun, right? You don't leave it in for years and years, right?
 
if it stresses you out get another SD gun. I love to shoot mine. I even carry it after i shoot cause i gotta get home and clean it in the mean time.
 
So, you get stressed because you're worried that your gun is dirty and might not function correctly if you need it?

I've shot too many guns for too many years to worry about such trivial matters. The firearms I have/shoot/carry/hunt with all function flawlessly, regadless of whether they're dirty or clean. If they wouldn't, I'd sell 'em and get some that would.

I don't abuse my guns, but they do get used, and they're going to get shot, and they're going to get dusty at times. It's part of using them.

I clean them when I get the chance, but I've never, not even once in my life worried that my firearm wouldn't function correctly.

My advice? Go shoot the gun, get it filthy dirty, and then keep shooting it. See what it takes to make it fail in some way. If it does, you'll know the limits for your firearm's reliable operation; if it doesn't fail, then you'll know that too.

Once you know that, you won't have to stress about it any more. Familiarity with your firearm means a lot.

Daryl
 
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