I clean pretty much after every range trip. Mainly as an excuse to take my guns apart and put them back together again.
I clean pretty much after every range trip. Mainly as an excuse to take my guns apart and put them back together again.
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Mine is clean. I have a G19 practice gun and and G19 carry gun. The carry gun finished the 2,000 round challenge and has enough Gold Dots through it for me to to trust it. I also have a G26 which I carry from time to time, and it's clean enough for me not to worry about cleaning it right now. I'll probably clean it after the next time I shoot it though. I clean the practice gun about every 500 rounds, which I'm sure is more often than it really needs.
I used to keep my 1911's super clean. Wasn't afraid to shoot and carry them, but I did clean them after every range trip. Now that I'm all Glocks, I still do it. Old habits and whatnot. I'm not cleaning them on lunch during a class or anything, and it might be a few days after I get home, but I'll clean them. I know I don't need to, it just makes me feel better.
I’m pretty much in line with Critter... Firearm OCD from a military background. Gun gets shot, gun gets cleaned, usually the same day. I’m sure it doesn’t NEED it, but I feel better knowing that I’ve done everything within my control to keep my weapon as likely to work as possible. Besides, after a practice session, cleaning is a quick job- 30 min if I take my time.Originally Posted by critter
I'm a creature of habit and keep my carry firearms cleaned and lubed as I was trained to do while still carrying for a living.
It's not much extra work on my part and helps ensure that everything is in proper working order. (To the extent that we can be certain of such things.)
Three.
Stop judging me.
You can get much more of what you want with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.
Por Que No?all at once?
I've never seen a properly maintained pistol fail because it had the buildup removed. But I have seen Colorado River silt jam the great and mighty Glock in one range trip.
Not cleaning can lead to jams. Proper cleaning doesn't lead to jams.
What you do right before you know you're going to be in a use of force incident, often determines the outcome of that use of force.
My carry guns and my duty guns are probably not as clean as the "should" be but they are cleaner than they need to be, lubed, and will function if I need them.
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