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    You’ll find people on both ends of the cleaning spectrum. Some clean their weapons after every range session, some hardly ever clean at all.

    I personally wouldn’t leave it up to someone else to determine whether my cleaning frequency is adequate or not. It’s really a decision for you to decide, to find out exactly where within that spectrum you fall.

    Personally, I clean after every range session. The basics of my cleaning routine:

    - Disassemble
    - Clean
    - Inspect
    - Lube (Either for storage or operation.)
    - Reassemble
    - Function Check
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    Also "some" may argue that taking a shower/bath with soap
    just washes away those essential oils your body produces
    and needs.

    Myself, after a hard day I can't wait to get clean.

    When i get home from a range or shooting trip i clean all used/dirty
    weapons before they go back into the safe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quib View Post
    You’ll find people on both ends of the cleaning spectrum. Some clean their weapons after every range session, some hardly ever clean at all.

    I personally wouldn’t leave it up to someone else to determine whether my cleaning frequency is adequate or not. It’s really a decision for you to decide, to find out exactly where within that spectrum you fall.

    Personally, I clean after every range session. The basics of my cleaning routine:

    - Disassemble
    - Clean
    - Inspect
    - Lube (Either for storage or operation.)
    - Reassemble
    - Function Check
    That would be me...just lube and shoot. 3-4K rounds fired is my cleaning schedule.
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    I clean after every trip to the range.
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    If you are the OCD type and can't sleep unless your AR is spotless, or if you just love to clean your AR... go for it. It's not going to hurt anything. It's probably a waste of time, operationally speaking, but it's nothing that's bad.

    The "overcleaning" things comes from issue rifles than pass from recruit to recruit. I don't think an individual can "overclean" their rifle.

    So knock yourselves out. You're just spending a lot more on cleaning supplies...

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    You can clean too much if you're cleaning improperly.

    Examples of cleaning improperly are:

    -using abrasive materials on close tolerance surfaces

    -using a cleaning brush for the bore improperly so that you fret the
    crown

    -inhaling dangerous chemicals and getting them on your skin


    I would recommend less cleaning and more dry firing.

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    I'm of the not hardly ever crowd. I generally shoot Glocks and AR's and rarely detail clean, or even punch out the bore. I do lube, often and plenty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quib View Post
    Personally, I clean after every range session. The basics of my cleaning routine:

    - Disassemble
    - Clean
    - Inspect
    - Lube (Either for storage or operation.)
    - Reassemble
    - Function Check
    Amen Brother!
    Yes, I understand that the system runs while dirty, as well as it is lubricated. Just the same, I'll stick to the above regiment every time.

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    I'm sure you will cause more wear by running a dirty weapon as opposed to a clean and lubed weapon.

    I try to clean my AR and SIG after range trips. I do not clean my AK or 870. The only time my AK gets any sort of lube is WD-40 to the outside to prevent rust.

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    Quote Originally Posted by em2b96p View Post
    I'm sure you will cause more wear by running a dirty weapon as opposed to a clean and lubed weapon.

    I try to clean my AR and SIG after range trips. I do not clean my AK or 870. The only time my AK gets any sort of lube is WD-40 to the outside to prevent rust.
    I find this amazing. You OCD clean your AR but you neither clean nor lube your AK. Do you think an AK is a magical device? Is it not a simple machine with reciprocating metal-to-metal contact?

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