Do you clean you pistol everytime after your shoot?

I used to, not anymore.
I do run a snake with oil through the barrel after each session, that's it.

However, I do clean everything, every time if it shoots cheap corrosive ammo :)
 
formerfarmer said:
Stevebc, You put them away for the winter? Here in Winterpeg their are quite a few people who shoot outdoors year round. After all -10c is a heat wave.
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Well, they don't plow the road in to the range in winter, and there's a limit to how far you can get with an '86 Civic, front wheel drive and studded snowies notwithstanding. :D
This was a mild year though (Viva El Nino!), so I got in a fair amount more shooting than usual.
 
I clean most of my firearms immediately after shooting.

Of course, I've worn two uniforms for this country, and had to carry firearms as tools, and I always needed to know they were going to work.

If I was just a casual plinker, I'd be a little more relaxed.
 
Do I clean my pistol after I shoot it? - Not a chance. I clean them every 1500 rounds or so. They're Glocks, HK's and Walther pistols. They don't jam just from being a bit dirty. Don't waste your time cleaning your guns anymore than you have to.
 
gnmontey said:
WD40 in any firearm is asking for disaster! I'm speaking from experience.
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phinton81 said:
WD-40? Ugh! I would never put that stuff in any of my guns. Trouble guaranteed,
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I hear this from time to time, but I have seen no ill effects from it. The can even lists guns as one of the things it can be used on.

What do you think is so bad about it? I find that it removes the gunk that builds up, and leaves a lite oil on the metal. As I stated I use the firearm regularly so it's not a long term protectant, and I add some regular gun oil before I shoot it.

I have guns with over 25,000 rounds through them and see no rusting or other surface imperfections. I know someone who has over 100,000 rounds through a gun, and WD-40 is all he uses. It still has a nice slide to frame fit.

Since I use the Slide Glide now and it stays in place, unlike oils I have used, I don't want to dilute it with anything else so I have stopped using the WD-40. If I was using oil, I'd be using WD-40.

But we all have our preferences.
 
Hope you don't follow the same logic with your car or laundry, or brushing your teeth:D

pac_man said:
Do I clean my pistol after I shoot it? - Not a chance. I clean them every 1500 rounds or so. They're Glocks, HK's and Walther pistols. They don't jam just from being a bit dirty. Don't waste your time cleaning your guns anymore than you have to.
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guns are tools, take care of them and they will take care of you. Obviously some over do it and some under do it, just know that when and if you ever need it, it should be ready.....which usually means clean and lubed.
 
Wd-40

Kevin M. said:
I have heard not to use it, and have heeded the warnings, but what is the reason people say not to use it for? Does it foul more, risk or explosion, etc?

Just curious.
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Highly Flammable. If you apply it, be sure the firearm is completly dried out before firing it

My experience:

Out shooting gohpers with my son and he starts to complain that his 22 auto rifle is miss feeding. I check out the action and find that it is all gunked up. So out comes the WD-40 and I give the action a good rinsing, quick wipe down with a rag and hand the rifle back to my son. The next shot he takes the action belched a huge fire ball, singing the hair on his hand and arm and spraying his face and arm with a fine mist of hot oil. We got lucky... my son wears glasses.

Since then the only thing I use WD-40 for is squeaky hinges and rusty nuts and bolts.

Here is a vid that demonstrates just how flammable that stuff really is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQUAFC5zfWg

BTB, I pretty much clean my firearms after every trip to the range and the field.
 
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Dan-O-Mite said:
My IPSC pistol gets used regularly. So, between practices which I usually have at least once a week, sometimes twice, I just hoser down with some WD-40. I don't even take things apart. I would add a little oil to the slides before I head back to the range. Then before a match, about once a month in the winter, I will do a complete tear down and cleaning. This is what I would do when I was using oil on my gun.

However, I have recently changed over to using Slide Glide, and so I don't bother with the WD-40 in between practices. The gunk does tend to build up a bit, but I haven't experienced any failures at this point.

I switched to the Slide Glide because the oil never seemed to stay on the rails for very long. After 100 rounds or so, I couldn't really see much there. The Slide Glide sticks around, I like that.
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Glad you like the stuff,..are you using slide glide lite, or the regular? I prefer the lite and use it in all weather. I have used it for at least 3 years now,..started on my HK's, STI edge, and now my limited custom and stock2's. I also have used it on my AR's, and now use it on my RA XCR. I don't use it on my .22's, just stick to some regular gun oil.
 
WD40 is no more flammable than other aresol cleaners. Once that has evaporated its fine. True it won't really leave much protection but for clearing crap out it works fine.
I clean my pistols when they stop working. My match guns get cleaned before major matches, but only if I have time to run one test session through them before the match.
 
Slavex said:
WD40 is no more flammable than other aresol cleaners.
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My impression was that WD-40 is lubricant not a cleaner. I would have expected that kind of behavior from a can of brake cleaner and made sure the arm was dry before firing.
 
Only clean when It gets really cruddy, If I take it apart to do something I might brush it with a nylon brush.

If it gets a full teardown cleaning, I'll be sure to dirty it back up with a few hundred rounds before a match.
 
maurice said:
Glad you like the stuff,..are you using slide glide lite, or the regular? I prefer the lite and use it in all weather. I have used it for at least 3 years now,..started on my HK's, STI edge, and now my limited custom and stock2's. I also have used it on my AR's, and now use it on my RA XCR. I don't use it on my .22's, just stick to some regular gun oil.
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I bought the regular and the lite. Since I have been shooting only indoors recently, I have only used the regular. I bought the lite in anticipation of early spring matches when the morning temps will be down around 3 or 4 degrees Celsius.

Seeing as it is actually 10 degrees Celsius today, I'm getting excited about shooting outdoors again. I can see grass and pavement around the city now.:dancingbanana:

But first things first, we have an indoor match tomorrow. I'm just happy to have a match to shoot with my new gun. :rockOn:
 
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