Got ambitious today!

So after I got off duty, I did my usual Wednesday range visit. Shot reasonably well, 100% on my usual practice course of fire. Did a 5K run after the range. Then I got really ambitious:

I gave my Glock 26 its semi-annual cleaning! I restrained myself from putting it in the dishwasher and used the tried and true solvent and brush method. I figure it had gone about 2500-3000 rounds, so I decided to give it a treat and a five-minute cleaning.

While I was at it, I broke out the KelTec P3AT and cleaned that, too. It had only gone about 500 rounds, but I figured what the hell, I already had the cleaning supplies out.

Man, I don't miss cleaning my laborious 1911 at all, never mind revolvers. I have seen the future, and it is all ugly black plastic!

Next time you decide to clean multiple guns let me know, you can clean my black powder revolvers. :mrgreen: Man I hate cleaning those things.:smt011

I just can't make myself NOT clean my guns after every use....

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Originally Posted by Shipwreck

I just can't make myself NOT clean my guns after every use....

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There was a thread a wile back; "have you ever not gone to the range because you didn't want to clean your guns” I am a little embarrassed to say I have. I just can't fire one round without stripping my gun down and cleaning it.

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Originally Posted by Maximo

There was a thread a wile back; "have you ever not gone to the range because you didn't want to clean your guns” I am a little embarrassed to say I have. I just can't fire one round without stripping my gun down and cleaning it.

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same here, Every time I make a range trip I field strip and clean it when I get home. I don't mind though...It's kind of relaxing. :-)

I also enjoy cleaning my weapons it is relaxing and good P.M.

I have to clean my stuff or I can't sleep at night. Naw I enjoy cleaning my guns. I used to be the same way about my fishing stuff too. Unless I come home sick I'll clean it the same day.

Heh heh, my guns get loaded up with carry ammo at the range while they are still warm, stuffed in my IWB or pocket holster and off I go! I think people put more wear on their guns cleaning them than they do shooting them. (Particularly in the military.)

I don't have any emotional attachment to my carry guns. They're just guns. So as long as they work reliably, I really don't care if they're dirty. My interest is really more in improving my shooting skills, rather than the technical aspects of the guns, so cleaning them is more a chore than a pleasure for me. I suppose it's the distinction between a "shooting enthusiast" and a "gun enthusiast." Nothing wrong with either, of course.

Some people lovingly wash their cars every weekend, too. My truck is a tool for me, like my pistols, so my philosophy on cleaning it is "it rains occasionally." Living in Arizona, this means my truck gets cleaned about as often as my Glock!

Gun cleaning, gun cleaning... oh ya, I remember now. That’s were you get dirty isn’t it. Ewww! Ahh heck, what am I talking about. I’m a plumber. I sometimes work around crap, poop, kacca, smelly stuff or Shi%.
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Originally Posted by Maximo

Next time you decide to clean multiple guns let me know, you can clean my black powder revolvers. :mrgreen: Man I hate cleaning those things.:smt011

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Did you ever consider white powder ?? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: might clean easy--speaking of easy how bout the oven cleaner , will that work ?:mrgreen: :)

RJ

Man!!!! I'll bet the ole 26 doesn't know what to think!!! LOL!!

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Originally Posted by RONNIE J

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Did you ever consider white powder ?? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: might clean easy--speaking of easy how bout the oven cleaner , will that work ?:mrgreen: :)

RJ

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actually I use Cabellas black powder disolver and it works great, that and I grease the guns down good before I shoot them. There is just a lot to do when cleaning a cap and ball gun, the nipples are a real pain to clean, and one of my 1851 Colt replicas is gold and nickle plated so I have to be extra carefull with it.

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it had gone about 2500-3000 rounds

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Get out! Are you serious? That many rounds before you clean it. I feel dirty if I don't clean mine after 500 rounds.

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Originally Posted by Mike Barham at Galco

Heh heh, my guns get loaded up with carry ammo at the range while they are still warm, stuffed in my IWB or pocket holster and off I go! I think people put more wear on their guns cleaning them than they do shooting them.

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I never shoot all of my rounds at the range. I'm as ready after a shoot as before. I think it's just good practice in being prepared...

As to the additional wear in cleaning them, I think there is a lot to this, particularly as you stated (and I accidentally deleted that part) in Military guns. Although, I think it's more from the disassembly and assembly of the arm.

A clean gun is fine, but ideally, I think a fouling shot should be taken to insure firearm function, and to reset, (if that word will do) the barrel, you know, get the "stuff" out. It's not uncommon for the first shot after cleaning your gun, to shoot high because of the lubricant in the barrel...

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Originally Posted by SigZagger

Get out! Are you serious? That many rounds before you clean it. I feel dirty if I don't clean mine after 500 rounds.

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Completely serious. I clean my Glocks based more on time frame rather than round count. I clean the Glocks about twice a year, which means they go 2500-5000 rounds between cleanings (depending on how much shooting I do in a year). I do clean them before I take a class, however.

I cleaned my 1911 a lot more often when I carried that gun, and I clean my BUG KelTecs more frequently.

See, I don't wanna "NEED" the gun, and have an issue w/ it at the wrong time - hence, my cleaning after every trip to the range...

My XD9 is 50 rounds shy of 7,000 and I've cleaned it maybe 3-4 times since it was new about five months ago. I'm more worried about it not firing after a cleaning due to some bonehead reassembly error. After I take the gun apart for cleaning, I'm constantly wondering if something broke during reassembly. Until I fire it again, I am a little uneasy carrying it. On the other hand, If I don't clean the gun after 1,000 rounds I'd still bet my life it will fire that 1,001st round. I feel guns are more tolerant to firing 1,000s of rounds than constant disassembly.

That's abuse!:smt022

I wouldn't compare cleaning your pistol to cleaning the exterior of a car. That would be like wiping down the exterior of your pistol. It's more like not changing the oil. The engine can go a long way without an oil change but there's the abuse and unnecessary wear.

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Originally Posted by Revolver

That's abuse!:smt022

I wouldn't compare cleaning your pistol to cleaning the exterior of a car. That would be like wiping down the exterior of your pistol. It's more like not changing the oil. The engine can go a long way without an oil change but there's the abuse and unnecessary wear.

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Agreed! And I don't change the oil in my car everytime I start it. :)

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Originally Posted by propellerhead

Agreed! And I don't change the oil in my car everytime I start it. :)

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How would we calculate rounds to miles?:mrgreen:

Maybe I need to change my fouling filter. :rolleyes:

I clean my handguns when I get a:

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Regards,

Richard :D

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Originally Posted by Revolver

That's abuse!:smt022

I wouldn't compare cleaning your pistol to cleaning the exterior of a car. That would be like wiping down the exterior of your pistol. It's more like not changing the oil. The engine can go a long way without an oil change but there's the abuse and unnecessary wear.

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Wipe down a Glock? Why? I wipe mine down after I clean them every six months (whether they need it or not). I don't think I have ever wiped down a Glock at any other time. I did wipe down my KelTec yesterday, but that was only because I ran in a 5K road race yesterday morning with it clipped onto my shorts, so it got a sweat bath.

I don't see how my cleaning schedule qualifies as abuse. It's just a gun, dude. The Glocks work with total reliability, even after 3000 rounds. I could probably clean once a year and they'd still be fine.

As I posted earlier, I think some people put more wear on their guns cleaning them rather than shooting them. I understand the guy/gadget attachment to guns, but I just don't share it, and don't need to have sparkling guns to defend myself. I just need guns that work, and my Glocks work with complete reliability on the six-month cleaning schedule I use.

I clean my guns after they are fired only. That's after each trip to the range but usually not the very day I shoot them. It's usually the next day when I have more time to devote to the project. I usually have 6 or 7 guns to clean that all break down differently. I've heard some say they clean their guns often even if they have not been shot. I don't do that but I keep a oily rag around to wipe them down after handling them. I like my guns to look their best at all times. :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by Mike Barham at Galco

Wipe down a Glock? Why? I wipe mine down after I clean them every six months (whether they need it or not). I don't think I have ever wiped down a Glock at any other time. I did wipe down my KelTec yesterday, but that was only because I ran in a 5K road race yesterday morning with it clipped onto my shorts, so it got a sweat bath.

I don't see how my cleaning schedule qualifies as abuse. It's just a gun, dude. The Glocks work with total reliability, even after 3000 rounds. I could probably clean once a year and they'd still be fine.

As I posted earlier, I think some people put more wear on their guns cleaning them rather than shooting them. I understand the guy/gadget attachment to guns, but I just don't share it, and don't need to have sparkling guns to defend myself. I just need guns that work, and my Glocks work with complete reliability on the six-month cleaning schedule I use.

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I hope You pray that Murphy doesn't catch up to you when you need a functioning weapon some day,(functioning = maintained):rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by scooter

I hope You pray that Murphy doesn't catch up to you when you need a functioning weapon some day,(functioning = maintained):rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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I'm not especially religious, so I don't ask God to help me with my weapons. But I've been following this cleaning schedule since I got the Glocks about 18 months ago with zero (as in zip, zilch, nada) problems, so I'm not worried about a malfunction. The Glocks just keep on chugging along without any malfunctions at all, so I don't see a reason to fix what isn't broken.

As I mentioned, if I still carried a 1911, I'd clean more often. And I clean the KelTec every few hundred rounds, since the gun is fairly new and I haven't had time to "abuse" it sufficiently.

I know this is shocking for some guys who are more into the technical aspects of the guns, have an emotional attachment to their weapons, or are a more anal about carbon than I am.

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