How often do you clean your Black rifle!

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HI guys after how many rounds should i clean my XCR or black rifle for that matter?

i have been cleaning my XCR-L and all my other rifles after every range visit!

is that to excessive?

any advise would be appreciated!
 
I run a bore snake after every range visit, and clean every few visits. I am not an expert on gas impingement, but on the XCR running non-corrosive, I have not had an issue at all, and Norc ammo is dirty.
 
I clean mine each and every time I'm finished shooting. My military service taught me that.
Before I shoot, I ask myself: "Do I have time to shoot AND clean my rifle(s)?"
If the answer in "no", I don't shoot...
 
I clean mine every time I shoot it. It's a good habit to get into so you can look for wear or anything out of the ordinary
 
You prob don't need to clean it unless it is malfunctioning or accuracy is noticeably decreasing.
 
Over cleaning the bore is not good. I'll clean the bore every couple of ranger trips. I tend to clean the action on my ARs more often than my piston guns
 
I clean my guns after every range visit. Sometime in the evening, put on some interesting vids on youtube.

I enjoy cleaning AR's and Pistols, so I don't mind. Some of my other guns, not as much.
I seems to like cleaning my DI AR's more then my Piston AR.
Mostly cause I can work on the bolt carrier at my desk in front of the computer while watching the vids, whereas the for the piston tube I have to be turned around at the bench.

If I don't have time to clean after the range, I don't fuss. I'll clean it the next day or when I have time. If I don't have time before the next range trip, I don't fuss either, but I usually find the time.
 
Always keep it clean ..... Wipe and oil run patch down barrel always
And scrubbing every other time depending how much you shoot


You don't want your gun to jam when the zombies get here ... Do you?????
 
I do a quick cleaning after a range visit. A couple patches down the bore and remove carbon and relube the BCG. When I'm up to 500+ odd rnds, I'll run some Wipeout down the gas tube and barrel. Probably unnecessary cleaning on my part. I've read people running 2000+rnds without cleaning other than lube, and their rifle still runs like a champ.
 
My round count per range trip is relatively low, ~200 so every couple of sessions usually. Clean after a couple of uses. Lube the BCG every trip though.
 
My rule of thumb - when it quits working, clean it! The gun will tell you when it's time through bobbles and malfunctions. Obviously, under adverse conditions, this is subject to need.

In 12 years military service, I saw more good rifles ruined through excessive and or improper cleaning than from any other cause. The usual dictum of a 'light coating of oil' meant that you had set the rifle up for accumulating dust, dirt and possible malfunctions. The folding cocking handle on our FNC1's was famous for locking shut, requiring a bayonet to pry it open. Under winter conditions, it was prone to freezing shut, again, requiring a bayonet to pry it open.

Most civilian rifles are never going to be subjected to the #### and abuse that is routine for a soldier's rifle, or be used under such harsh climatic conditions for prolonged periods.
Current cleaning solutions and oils are far better now than ever before, providing for better lubricity and rust protection.

One of the most sought after lubricants by American soldiers is CLP, always in short supply where needed, and often requested in 'care packages' from home.
 
Noflo2000 said:
I clean mine every time I shoot it. It's a good habit to get into so you can look for wear or anything out of the ordinary
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AMEN!!!! These inspections helped me avoid a catastrophic failure that would have had better than even odds of causing injury had I not caught it, on another rifle. Clean, inspect and lube each and every time. I usually come back from the range late, so I just do it before the next range trip if shooting non-corrosive.
 
To me, gun cleaning is a chore. So I only did it every thousand rounds or so, every couple months, or whenever I get really bored. Whichever of the three comes first. I used to clean them after every range trip when I first got my license (~100rds a trip) but that slowly fell apart after the first year or two. Being in Alberta with it's fairly dry climate, not shooting anything corrosive/surplus and usually only shooting indoors at a range contributed to it too.
 
I run a boresnake through it after every range trip, do a basic clean every few hundred rounds and do a thorough cleaning after every 1k rounds or so or before/after service conditions matches.
 
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