Do you respect your firearms gentlemen ?

The OP was not talking of when or whether you clean your own gun or why because who cares. My first purchase was a .22 pistol and it was pretty much chalkfull of crud. The previous owner or the gun shop could have taken 20 mins to break it down and brush it off at least. Is that too hard to do? My other purchases were better. As far as I am concerned it is half a$$ and lazy and a bunch of other nasty terms to sell a firearm or anything in dirty, used and uncleaned condition.
So there
 
When I'm selling a gun I'll clean it. Usually I don't have the time to clean the gun right aftre I take it to the range. doesn't mean I don't respect them tho.
 
A little pride in your investment by keeping them clean and maintained helps a little in keeping the value up as well, when you decide to sell.By that I don't exactly mean to baby them by wiping every tiny smudge,after all most guns are ment to be used.I am guilty of of not cleaning my guns after every single use as well.
 
Yes and how many people have the right tools to take a gun apart, seen lots of guns at shows that look like a kid with a hammer and wrong screw driver was used to take them apart, takin a gun apart after every outing does not do much for the accuracy of the gun after you went to all the work of working up loads only to find the screw were not put in at the torque. Just my thoughts.
 
Johnny G1 said:
Yes and how many people have the right tools to take a gun apart, seen lots of guns at shows that look like a kid with a hammer and wrong screw driver was used to take them apart, takin a gun apart after every outing does not do much for the accuracy of the gun after you went to all the work of working up loads only to find the screw were not put in at the torque. Just my thoughts.
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Agreed,but those are the guns to probably to stay away from as well
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No need to detail strip for most cleaning, so no tools needed for most cleaning.
While it is easy to damage a firearm by using incorrect tools or methods. Or dirty rags.:rolleyes:
It is difficult for me to understand, how keeping a gun clean would be a bad thing.:confused:

IMHO. Owners of good guns should also own the proper tools to maintain them.

Tools are not always needed.:)
The 1911 pistol for example, was designed to be disassembled using it's own parts for tools.

2 cents.


Johnny G1 said:
Yes and how many people have the right tools to take a gun apart, seen lots of guns at shows that look like a kid with a hammer and wrong screw driver was used to take them apart, takin a gun apart after every outing does not do much for the accuracy of the gun after you went to all the work of working up loads only to find the screw were not put in at the torque. Just my thoughts.
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I always cleaned my guns after shooting them. There is one gun that I use most often and I have never cleaned it. I want to see how long it will work without a malfunction, I want to see what this gun can go through before it jams, or stops firing all together. Guns are built to shoot.

The only gun that I had problems with if I did not clean them the day before was my STI Executive in 40cal. It was a race gun, very tight. I used regular gun lube instead of stainless gun lube and the slide would not cycle!
 
yudonsay said:
The OP was not talking of when or whether you clean your own gun or why because who cares. My first purchase was a .22 pistol and it was pretty much chalkfull of crud. The previous owner or the gun shop could have taken 20 mins to break it down and brush it off at least. Is that too hard to do? My other purchases were better. As far as I am concerned it is half a$$ and lazy and a bunch of other nasty terms to sell a firearm or anything in dirty, used and uncleaned condition.
So there
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I agree with the above.If I'm selling a gun I completely dissemble and clean the thing. There is no bigger turn off to me than looking at a used gun for sale that is filthy. It's like buying a used vehicle. If the ashtray is full and there is dog hair all over the upholstery it tells me that the owner didn't care about the vehicle and it probably has a host of hidden problems.
 
The way the question is phrased, the answer is implied.
So who else here pees in the sink? Hmm?
Wife: Don't f'ing pee in the sink.
Me: You don't have to lick it and there isn't a problem.

So, no. My guns are not that well cleaned.
 
I don't clean my guns after every range outing but if I sell a gun, the new owner will receive it cleaned and lubed. I've been fortunate that every used gun I've bought on CGN has been cleaned and lubed. This is not always the case when I buy a used gun from a gun store.
 
Ya, some of the posts are getting out of hand. Basically what it comes down to is whoever else said guns are akin to cars. Cars don't need oil changes. You can go 25,000km without changing the oil and the car will still drive, just like a gun will still function if you never clean it.

The original point of this thread is about respect for your belongings and for other people. Some people, like myself, choose to regularly maintain material objects. I make my bed daily, I wash my car, I clean my guns. Some people never do any of these things and that's a personal decision and that's perfectly fine.

Just think of it like... what if you went into a car dealership to buy a used car and there was still McDonald's cups and cigarette butts in there because the dealer didn't clean it? Maybe you don't care and I actually envy you but it certainly would bother me.
 
I can't afford to have my working guns fail, so I keep them well maintained, and while that includes my ATC guns. I also apply that maintenance to my fun guns . My working guns spend time in the weather though and look like they've been used. The harder the use a gun sees, the more important its maintenance becomes if you anticipate trouble free performance from it. Northern guns as a group, see some pretty harsh use, although this relates more to long guns. They get left out in the rain, they get full of dust from riding on quad racks, they get left in the bottom of boats, they are exposed to salt water and often they don't get any attention until they stop working altogether. I don't get the logic, but there it is. Would you be surprised that your car stopped providing reliable service if you never checked the oil, gave it some grease, or swapped out it's filters? Whose gun will have a higher resale value?
 
I keep them realy clean and very well maintain but i don'T care for them !!!!

IMO they are tools and they sould be clean and maintain do do their jobs !!!!!


I dont no for you guys, but as a hunter myself i'M not like the others hunters in my area , they treat their guns like a porcelaine dool and dont do maintenance on them !!!!!!!

for me i treat all my long guns and handguns the same way like a truck gun !
if i could drive some nails without damaging them i would ! but like i said they are maintane and cleaned !!!

just my 2 cents
 
I would feel a shame if somebody can say - this guy send me a 'dirty ' handgun.
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... Sell a gun... Why?... Guns are for buying, not selling! :D

That said all used purchases I have made have been spotless... I think it's basic courtesy to be reasonably clean unless it is an "as is" sale. Some guns are harder to detail strip than others so gunk in hidden corners is understandable... The first thing I do to a new gun is a detail strip, I want to know how it works... My pistols get cleaned at some point after a range trip and get a detail strip once in a while. If I were to sell one it would arrive fully cleaned and lubed, ready for a range trip. I would prepare it expecting the new owner to detail strip it and wouldn't want to dissapoint them.

I say follow the "golden rule".

MB
 
Meh... I clean them if they get wet or if accuracy drops off. This is especially true for my hunting rifles as I use them very frequently between September and December.

I only have so much time to divide up between family, work, honey-do-lists, etc., and hunting/shooting. All of my guns work just fine.

I pull all of the guns out and spend a day once a year or so cleaning them all up and oiling them down.
 
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