After over 200 rounds through 2 guns yesterday, I found myself planning my evening basically around the process of cleaning them. I am not about to get Freudian about the whole process but as much as I enjoy shooting, I have come to look forward to the ritual of cleaning and oiling my guns perhaps just as much.

I set up an old blue towel because I read somewhere that a blue background is a better contrast for not only photographing but also for see any small parts, lay out my cleaning tools,rags,chems and slowly strip,clean and oil them. The feel and smell of a clean firearm has become intoxicating to me and I feel all is well with the world.

My wife laughingly claims I'm cheating on her so I got her a copy of "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance ",she still laughs but perhaps understands just a bit better.

Am I alone in this ?

Actually, I don't like cleaning mine and do it infrequently, except my Toks and Mosins that shoot corrosive primer surplus ammo.

 

I am acquiring quite an education detail stripping my GSG though.

I actually like to clean my pistol. I really shouldn't do it that much.....but I field strip it to clean it, and then I say to myself "Well to detail clean it, I only need to push out these 4 pins..."

i think it's the cleaner gun oil smell... Ahhhhhhhhh

I dislike cleaning guns and I only do it when they don't work or I can't touch them without heavy contamination. For most of my guns that I actually use a lot this ends up being between 1000 and 2000 rounds. I do add lubrication in between as needed.

I clean the home defense gun each time I use it, but the others get cleaned maybe after 1k rounds. Maybe. I'll lube it with grease once during that cycle, maybe around 700.

I enjoy cleaning my guns, but I REALLY enjoy getting better tools for cleaning/maintenance. With the setup I have now I spend maybe 1/4 the time cleaning my guns that I used to. Things I can't live without are:

 

Hoppes Elite (Amazing, and doesn't smell)

Toothbrushes

Dental Picks

A good supply of brass brushes.

Properly sized patches.

Mpro7 Oil (This Stuff Rules)

Plenty of rags.

I enjoy cleaning my guns after shooting as well. I go all out.

 

Part of my shooting hobby is trying out various gun maintenance products.

 

I recently picked up some G96 Synthetic CLP, Ballistol, and G96 gel bore cleaner. All great products so far.

i despise of cleaning guns these days.

 

I should pay someone to clean my guns

I enjoy it and find it Zen like also. It lets you see little things that may become problems. It's the same to me when working on my bike, changing the oil, even washing it. You notice little things that may save you big headaches.

I also have a little ritual when it comes to cleaning my guns. I pop a movie in the portable DVD player (usually action or horror) and sit back, strip the gun down as far as I am comfortable stripping it and start cleaning, lubing and reassemblying. This is my plan for tonight.

OK, here is eric's freak of nature gun cleaning routines. I enjoy the heck out of cleaning milsurps, but not commercial stuff. The milsurps are fun, and really relaxing especially when you start thinking about where the gun was and what it did. Now, when I am cleaning I listen to music from the country that the rifle is from. For the German guns it is Rammstein, American is Glenn Miller, ect...... you get the point. Overall I find it a very relaxing routine if done in moderation. I did learn my lesson, dont bring 10 guns to the range at one time- Then it becomes a chore.

I just like bathing in Hoppes, am I supposed to use it on my guns too?

And I leave a little cosmo in the stock on milsurps right under the rear of the action and in the grip so I can smell it when I shoot.

I don't really like it or dislike it. I got in the habit of cleaning the firearms after every range trip and that's what I do. I only do maintaince and cleaning in the mourning when nobody is in the house.

So glad to see I'm not alone in my obsession,But was rather surprised to see the range of cleaning routines. From after every range visit to when it quits working and just about everything in between........

200 rounds thats it? man i blast through almost 500 a pop when i shoot for an hour

200 rounds thats it? man i blast through almost 500 a pop when i shoot for an hour

 

The way I shoot, I need to take my time...breath...and still suck but accuracy will come in time,practice and ammo.

i'm somewhat lazy when it comes to cleaning guns. after every trip to the range, i do a quick field strip, remoil spray the crap out of it, and snake bore the barrel. that's the extent of my cleaning.