Author Topic: How often do you clean your gun? (Read 5581 times)

Doublelunger · « **on:** October 10, 2013, 02:12:36 PM »

Just curious. I was raised to clean a gun every time you shot it. No matter what. No exceptions. A gun will last forever if you treat it right.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:19:03 PM »

Are we talking deep cleaning with copper remover etc? Or run a rod and patch thru? As I do a deep cleaning about once every year depending on how much shooting. But I clean with a patch after every shooting then tape the end of the barrel.

Rick · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:19:44 PM »

More barrels are ruined by improper cleaning than by not cleaning enough.

I don't clean until the accuracy I know they're capable of goes south.

I have a few rifles that haven't been cleaned in years.

Old Man Yager · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:21:37 PM »

Not often enough, I've been told by a few friends!!

BULLBLASTER · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:32:37 PM »

Quote from: Rick on October 10, 2013, 02:19:44 PM

More barrels are ruined by improper cleaning than by not cleaning enough.

I don't clean until the accuracy I know they're capable of goes south.

I have a few rifles that haven't been cleaned in years.

ill clean when accuracy falls off or if I am switching bullet brand or type. I usually wipe down the outside with oil after a day in the field tho.

snowpack · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:47:58 PM »

stainless/synthetic--clean before bear season and after elk season
wood/chrome-moly---almost daily when used

sirmissalot · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:51:48 PM »

I clean my gun every morning and every night. I'm weird like that.

I clean my rifle when I feel I need to, sometimes after 20 rounds, sometimes after a wet hunt. I have gone entire seasons without cleaning... usually once I get it dialed for hunting season I leave it alone unless it gets soaked or real dirty.

CP · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:54:09 PM »

Depends on the gun. 2 shots max on my muzzle loader before cleaning but I'll put a couple hundred rounds or more through my trap guns before I clean them.

coachcw · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2013, 02:55:17 PM »

clean the bore and remove copper before the season , breech to muzzle only , then one foul shot before hunting , clean at the end of season .

JPhelps · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2013, 03:25:21 PM »

Stock Remington at the end of every season.

Broughton barrel...never

grundy53 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2013, 03:37:02 PM »

Once I see my groups start to open up. However I do wipe down the outside with rem oil wipes whenever I have been hunting in the rain/wet.

yorketransport · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2013, 07:49:23 PM »

I give the exterior a quick wipe down whenever I handle them. The bores get cleaned when the groups start to open up.

Quote from: JPhelps on October 10, 2013, 03:25:21 PM

Broughton barrel...never

I have 2 Benchmarks which were cleaned after the 3 shot break in and now I just run a light oil through the bore if they're getting stored for a while. Hundreds of rounds through them and they still shoot in the .3" range. The 2 McGowens get cleaned after about 200 rounds, and the Brux at around 250 most of the time.

Andrew

PolarBear · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2013, 08:00:37 PM »

Whenever I can talk her into it which ain't often enough.

aaronoto · « **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2013, 08:04:23 PM »

Rifle - After every shooting session. A quick clean though - a patch of Hoppes, brush, Bore Snake, lightly oil and done.

Shotgun - Once before duck season, once again after.

Pistol - 1911 after every shooting session, the Glock I can't remember the last time I cleaned...

madmack76 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 12, 2013, 08:14:51 PM »

every time it leaves the safe.

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