How often do you clean your firearms?

[45fan]

Is this real? Can I get one really?

Yes, they are, but I would recommend spilling a bottle of Hoppees instead. It would last longer and be cheaper. I have one in my car, but its only for decoration at this point, lost its smell within a week of opening it. If you are still interested, I found mine at Big R in Marion, but probably could find them at a Rural King, as I think they are supplied from the same warehouse.

 

[fuddus99]

After every use. But bacon is good too.

 

[M67]

Figured this needed bumped, just got done shooting a couple hundred rounds so

Seekins AR build- Aprox 1620 rounds without cleaning, runs like a raped ape and silky smooth courtesy of Slip2000 EWL

POF 415- Only 250 rounds without cleaning, but I haven't had it a week so unless I run a case of steel case ammo though it, that thing will never get cleaned unless something breaks

AKs- Haven't shot either in a couple months but they're still soaking in their filth but will shoot just fine

 

[bdybdall]

You mean you're supposed to clean them?

 

[Brassman65]

I generally clean my after every other range trip; unless its a shooting heavy range trip. Some guns I just get bored and clean randomly. I think I cleaned my AR twice in a day once just because I had nothing better to do.

 

[Psode27]

I know its old, but I'll chime in. Depends on the gun. A handgun shooting commercial, probably every 1k or so, don't worry about it a whole lot. If its an AR/AK/milsurp, generally it gets a scrubbing every trip. Not so much because it needs it (confident they would go bang for a looooong time between cleanings), but I like to store clean stuff in the safe, and I'm not always sure when I'm gonna shoot it next (mostly in regards to AKs and old milsurps). I guess I like clean stuff mostly. I'm in the habit of shooting old corrosive ammo, those habits are hard to break. My edc and guns that I may have to depend on, ironically I don't worry about as much, they'll be GTG!

 

[Shootin'IN]

Some of my guns I shoot corrosive ammo so I clean them right as soon as I get home.
Others like my AKs can wait a little while as long as no corrosive ammo was used through them.(they are tough enough to handle it)
My few Pistols get cleaned after the corrosive ammo guns.

 

[NavyVet]

I thought Glocks were "self-cleaning"...

 

[jajwrigh]

every hour, on the hour...

 

[whitetailbowhunter]

Anytime a gun comes out of the safe, it is cleaned before it goes back in. If I shoot it then I will just run a few patches, oil all metal components, and put it up.

 

[throttletony]

rifles and pistols are *almost* after every use. THe exception would be a 2-3 day hunting/shooting trip with family or friends (i.e. check the scope, shoot some targets, let family/friends shoot targets, then coyote or prairie dog the next day) Unless it gave me problems, I would usually just clean it after that weekend. Same thing with pistols, if I'm using it a lot over a couple days, I'll wait until I'm done.
Shotguns, unfortunately, might sit around (a little) dirty for a while at my house