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NJKen    23

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A lot of cleaning bepends on what you are shooting. TMJ, Copper plated, molly coated, lead..... As for me, I clean my ARs after every range trip. I might not do a total disassemble cleaning but I will at least clean and lube the bolt. I cant stand malfunctions! On any match barrel gun I have I will clean the bore after a range trip. I find that I get better accuracy that way. For 22's, every time a bulk box of 525 is gone I clean them good. 22's are the dirtiest things out there.

Ken

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Combat Auto    174

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I shot 200 rounds at shore shot Thursday with my Sig-1911 - 50 ball, 50 hydrashok JHP, and 100 Wilson Match (basically a JHP with just a little kick taken off to get better recoil recovery)...I thought about Val's 1000 round cleaning point - but after taking the gun apart I got anil and cleaned it all...Tons of carbon. Filthy, filthy feed ramp...Someday I may convert - but not phycologically there yet ;-).

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mipafox    438

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I shoot mostly Glocks and AR-15s/M16s. They don't require cleaning, but the ARs require lube. I also shoot a MAX-11 quite a bit but it would not normally be a defensive firearm. It happens to require more cleaning so I do it.

 

When weapons need lube (M16/AR-15), I lube them after the range trip. Otherwise, I prefer to clean (the few times I clean) or lube BEFORE the range trip. Lubrication, cleaning, and/or disassembly/reassembly can all result in non-functioning or malfunctioning guns. I like to keep my guns in the same condition they are when they come off the range, unless I know need to add lube to a certain gun or I know a certain gun (I don't own many except toys) needs to be cleaned.

 

Within safe limits, I also prefer to fire guns chambered in storage/carry at the range or before I go to the range in the case of firearms that cannot be transported loaded safely/legally. I want to see the firearms I bear and the other ones I keep to defend myself and my property function in the status they have been while in wait for a challenge.

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Vlad G    345

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Field stripped and cleaned after every trip to the range and once in a while if it's been a while (a month or few weeks) I use the Rem Oil Wipes and just do a quick wipe down. I personally believe a dirty gun is gonna give you problems at the most inconvenient time.

 

How do you know? Again, clean as much as you wish, but how do you know it will cause problems if you don't let your guns get dirty enough to find out exactly what causes problems?

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brocglock23    4

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How do you know? Again, clean as much as you wish, but how do you know it will cause problems if you don't let your guns get dirty enough to find out exactly what causes problems?

because the one time I didn't clean my 22 after firing a couple hundred down range. Went back the next day to let a friend shoot it and started having problems. Took it apart and cleaned it and problems went away. Also some people I know had similar experiences with different guns and cleaning helped so I try keep my guns clean.

 

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mipafox    438

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because the one time I didn't clean my 22 after firing a couple hundred down range. Went back the next day to let a friend shoot it and started having problems. Took it apart and cleaned it and problems went away. Also some people I know had similar experiences with different guns and cleaning helped so I try keep my guns clean.

 

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Oh, no doubt, .22s are in the must clean category.

 

And I know it doesn't come up here as often, but you better clean that .22 silencer as well.  A case of .22 is enough to ruin one, especially with rapid fire, unless you clean it every 500 rounds or so.

 

.22 is a nasty, foul beast.

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