How often do you clean your pistol? - Page 4

P5 Guy · February 21, 2013, 10:15 PM

Before I go to the range. After a quick wipe down.

breakingcontact · February 22, 2013, 12:05 AM

How often?

After every range trip and wipe down in between.

DaleA · February 22, 2013, 01:35 AM

And yet another gun cleaning thread. More replies than usual, I wonder why.

I shot some higher end .22 target rifles at a club. We shot about 100 rounds a week from September thru May and cleaned them all at the end of May whether they needed cleaning or not

. Seems that they shot fine from year to year.

Dragline45 · February 22, 2013, 01:40 AM

Self defense guns get cleaned after every trip, my .22's probably get cleaned every 3 trips.

Some people like to never clean their guns or run them dry because it is a testament to how reliable they are. Well, guns without sufficient oil in certain spots wear faster. It's great and all that your gun can run with minimal oil, but there is no reason to do so.

February 21, 2013, 10:15 PM	#76
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 888	Before I go to the range. After a quick wipe down.

February 22, 2013, 12:05 AM	#77
breakingcontact Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 673	How often? After every range trip and wipe down in between.

February 22, 2013, 01:35 AM	#78
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 926	And yet another gun cleaning thread. More replies than usual, I wonder why. I shot some higher end .22 target rifles at a club. We shot about 100 rounds a week from September thru May and cleaned them all at the end of May whether they needed cleaning or not . Seems that they shot fine from year to year.

February 22, 2013, 01:40 AM	#79
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 1,442	Self defense guns get cleaned after every trip, my .22's probably get cleaned every 3 trips. Some people like to never clean their guns or run them dry because it is a testament to how reliable they are. Well, guns without sufficient oil in certain spots wear faster. It's great and all that your gun can run with minimal oil, but there is no reason to do so.