round count between cleanings

Cricket said:
You know sometimes I even wash my hands after taking a piss
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I'll wash my hands BEFORE I take a piss.

The COB (Chief of the Boat) walked into the head one day while I was washing my hands, then saw me walk over to a urinal to piss.

"You wash your hands before you piss?"

"My junk has been safely stuffed away in my pants all day. I've been all over the engineroom bilge with these hands and I know they've been in all kinds of stuff I don't want on my junk. Damn skippy I wash my hands before I take a piss!"

"Huh...never thought of it that way!"
 
Hashknife said:
You dont 100% know it will work...



Thats why you should "foul" the gun and 100% confirm operation prior to using in a defensive application.

( or before shooting a match )
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Put a pencil or similar object down the (unloaded) barrel and pull the trigger.

Pencil will go flying, hit by the firing pin.

Good indication it will work and fire after reassembling.
 
alpharius said:
Put a pencil or similar object down the (unloaded) barrel and pull the trigger.

Pencil will go flying, hit by the firing pin.

Good indication it will work and fire after reassembling.
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You have only indicated the trigger engagement dropped the hammer/released the firing pin, THAT’S ALL not function of the weapon.
 
GoWolfpack said:
What for? Did you learn to go without peeing all over yourself?




Taking a gun apart and reassembling it does not enhance reliability.
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Go back and try to read what I said one more time. I know it's hard for some people. But, if you really try. You may be able to see that I didn't say "taking a gun apart and reassembling enhances reliability. So, try again. I'm sure you might be able to get it.
 
Cleaning makes some people feel good. Do that if you want.

I clean guns when I feel like it, which isn't very often; or when they stop working, which also isn't often.


tws3b2 said:
Go back and try to read what I said one more time. I know it's hard for some people. But, if you really try. You may be able to see that I didn't say "taking a gun apart and reassembling enhances reliability. So, try again. I'm sure you might be able to get it.
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You said "cleaning enhances reliability." Do you clean without disassembling?
 
GoWolfpack said:
Cleaning makes some people feel good. Do that if you want.

I clean guns when I feel like it, which isn't very often; or when they stop working, which also isn't often.




You said "cleaning enhances reliability." Do you clean without disassembling?
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Yep, many times. Often clean revolvers without disassembling. But, still. I didn't say disassembling enhances reliability. You said that. Not me.
 
Given that many people have evinced a belief that no gun can be assumed to be reliable for self-defense unless it's processed X-number of hundreds of rounds through it flawlessly, then it seems to me that if you clean the weapon you must once again cycle several hundred rounds through it flawlessly in order to be assured of its reliability in time of need.

*sits back and munches popcorn*
 
alpharius said:
Well good for you guys! Must be nice to have land!

Us poor city folk don't have that luxury. Guess we gotta just live on the edge. 🙄😏😑
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Question?

Do you live in a house with a garage??

or

Apartment/Condo/Duplex type housing??



If you have a garage, you can build a very effective test can out of a metal garbage can filled with sandbox sand from Lowes or HD.

I think they are also called "clearing" cans..
 
I clean my guns every time I shoot them but it’s just a quick field strip, wipe down, boresnake, lube and reassemble. Every 500 rounds I will do a detailed cleaning. I enjoy cleaning my guns so it’s not a big deal to spend an hour or so after the range making them pretty again.
 
Carry pistol is cleaned after every range trip. So every 1-3 weeks.

I tell myself none of the others need to be cleaned yet. Then I finish some project in my workshop with an hour to spare before dinner and a game on the TV. Something gets cleaned.
 
I have all but stopped cleaning barrels. I may occasionally wipe down a bolt. My current comp barrel is approaching 1k rounds suppressed and has never seen a patch.

Neither has either of my ARs current barrels or my Glock.

I used to clean a lot and decided to wait until accuracy degrades. Still waiting.
 
Have gun-will travel said:
An old friend once told me that a clean gun was a sign of a sick mind. I never agreed . At the PD we had to clean our pistol, rifle and shotgun before we could leave the range.
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That’s crazy. I agree firearms need cleaning, but not after every range trip.

I used to clean after every trip because I enjoyed it, now I clean them only when they get filthy.
 
Gun cleaning? Whats that?

If not historic or super collectible I say 3k for pistols and 2k for non precision rifles and thats being generous. Although there a few rifles in the collection that will get cleaned regularly....well if I'm not lazy
 
I once cleaned an M&P 9 before a 1k round class weekend. It had been about 4k since its last cleaning. Who knows if it really needed it as it had continued to work but figured it was the best idea before the class. It was gross but it had worked up to that point with no malfunctions
 
My stuff is mostly stored in a basement, and while I do keep a dehumidifier running, stuff down there can still start to rust quicker than stuff stored upstairs. I have it in my routine to run a heavily oiled boresnake through everything when I bring it back from the range to prevent corrosion, with an oil wipedown on the outside metal surfaces.

As far as deep cleaning, yeah, not very often except for the couple of rifles that I shoot corrosive ammo in.

I have a little experiment going on my Glock 44...I'm 4,200ish rounds in on that without a cleaning with no noticeable affect on reliability. I had 2 failures to fire on a range trip last time, but it was ancient, cheap bulk Federal .22, ran another dozen mags of minimags and automatch through it without any further malfunction. I'm curious how far I'll get on it before I start to see an uptick in problems...I should take a pic of the inside, it's almost unbelieveable how nasty it is.
 
New question (I hope).

How many rounds have you shot suppressed (556) without cleaning before you noticed reliability issues?

Trying to see how many rounds I can shoot with only adding lube before I notice the gun slowing down/malfunctioning.

Anyone have any data on this?

ETA: I plan on removing my RC2 and cleaning the brake/mounting portion of the RC2 to prevent carbon lock. But nothing else.
 
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barf said:
New question (I hope).

How many rounds have you shot suppressed (556) without cleaning before you noticed reliability issues?

Trying to see how many rounds I can shoot with only adding lube before I notice the gun slowing down/malfunctioning.

Anyone have any data on this?

ETA: I plan on removing my RC2 and cleaning the brake/mounting portion of the RC2 to prevent carbon lock. But nothing else.
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If you add lube, indefinitely.

If no lube about 8 mags, that's where all of mine either stop or need a nudge to go in battery. I shoot 100% suppressed.
 
Samsgreen said:
If you add lube, indefinitely.

If no lube about 8 mags, that's where all of mine either stop or need a nudge to go in battery. I shoot 100% suppressed.
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Interesting.

I have 340ish rounds suppressed so far and have had no issues. What kind of lube do you use?

It’s getting pretty gunky. I just lubed it today for the first time since getting the suppressor. Not because I had any issues, just because it looked dryish.

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I honestly have no idea how many mine have suppressed but I don’t shoot otherwise and almost never clean. Definitely hundreds since my bolt has been wiped down and thousands since my barrel has been cleaned… if ever
 
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DangerRanger said:
I honestly have no idea how many mine have suppressed but I don’t shoot otherwise and almost never clean. Definitely hundreds since my bolt has been wiped down and thousands since my barrel has been cleaned… if ever
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You still add lube though I’m guessing?
 
Have dishwashers been discussed?

It gets my coffee pot pretty clean. Just sayin.

Shirley a Glock could withstand it.
 
barf said:
New question (I hope).

How many rounds have you shot suppressed (556) without cleaning before you noticed reliability issues?

Trying to see how many rounds I can shoot with only adding lube before I notice the gun slowing down/malfunctioning.

Anyone have any data on this?

ETA: I plan on removing my RC2 and cleaning the brake/mounting portion of the RC2 to prevent carbon lock. But nothing else.
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When I get tired of lube and gunk running out of the mag well getting all over everything and making me look like I just got through playing in a tar pit
 
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