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    This guy cleans his AK every day - it's handy having your bore snake, patches and Hoppes stored right there in your lower lip. All while listening to I-tunes too, how much better can life get?


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    Quote Originally Posted by gjj View Post
    Wow - cleaning a gun after it has sat in the safe! That is the first time I ever heard that one.
    Some of the guns in my collection are valued at $40,000.00 and above. Rust does not increase their value.


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    Quote Originally Posted by R Moran View Post
    Hey Kevin,
    I've got a lightly modded/custom Kimber that I've put over 1000 rounds thru with nothing more then adding lube. Only cleaned it to get ready for a LAV class. It was functioning fine.
    So, I'm not so sure 1911's need to be meticoulsly clean either.

    Just sayin

    Bob

    I know I'm a little late in the game on this but for once it may be something I know a little about...I don't take a lot of time cleaning my 1911 (a Baer Stinger) and after a few minor break in issues it hasn't failed me yet. I haven't been in any type of combat with it, but it has been through several combat courses...and I have ran the hell out of it on more than a few days. Its only 5 1/2 months old and it has 8000+ rounds through it. More than once its went 1000 rounds without cleaning. But I do keep it lubed with Mobil 1 in winter months and plain old grease in the summer months.

    Just agreeing with Bob.

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    Quote Originally Posted by demigod View Post
    On the other hand, Rob_s only cleans every 1000 rounds or so.
    Ditto: same here. I have fired on quite a few competition rifle teams in my day from match grade .22's to match grade M1A1's. We never cleaned them until the end of the shooting season (4 or 5 months and longer), to preserve accuracy. Every time someone would clean, they would have to completely re-zero the weapon to get it accurate again. We just cleaning the bolt and chamber if we got too much crude built up. Now, I just lube and shoot, unless I'm attending a class. Then I get it squeaky clean and I never use a bore brush. Just patches of solvent, then dry patches until clean, then lube. It works for me, but hey, I'm terminally lazy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KevinB View Post
    Now my 1911 -- thats another story...
    That's funny. My 1911 is the gun I don't clean.... or lube for that matter. It runs great that way.

    It's not my carry weapon though. Just something I put rounds through every time I go shooting.
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    I do not distinguish my weapons as "fun" guns, "work" guns, and "go to" guns. They are all treated the same.

    If a round goes down the barrel it gets cleaned. End of story. The only exception to this is competition precision weapons.
    Anything else I consider severe laziness. If it was worth your money to buy it's worth the time to maintain properly.

    Now that doesn't mean it has to be Q-tip clean everytime. But at least take the time to clean the barrel, wipe down the nasty parts and lube properly.

    I weep for the boys that get their gas piston uppers, call it a "fun gun" and never clean it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mactastic View Post
    I weep for the boys that get their gas piston uppers, call it a "fun gun" and never clean it.
    I just weep for anyone who gets a piston gun at all!
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    I clean the chamber after I come back from the range as I usually am shooting Wolf ammo. When my carbine is in the safe there is a loaded 30 rounder loaded with some of my handloads in the gun. I like to make sure that the brass rounds with eject if I need it for an emergancy. I clean everything else when I am in the mood and that is about every other month or so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by demigod View Post
    I just weep for anyone who has to pay for a piston gun at all!


    I would venture the proposition that more ARs have been worn-out from over-cleaning and improper cleaning than have ever been shot-out.
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    I clean my AR after a class; otherwise I just wipe it off and keep it lubed. I've never had any issues with this method.

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