Shooting guns is fun.
Disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling them... notsomuch.
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They get so dirty so fast. I have supressed guns and the burnt gunpowder gets everywhere. Every nook and cranny.
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Idk I kinda look forward to that part sometimes !
Kinda like sailing. I hate breaking down the gear and cleaning the boat, but nothing quite like sailing on a beautiful summer day. ⛵️
How often do you do that though? I never disassemble or clean the 9mm handgun I use at the range and (when I had time to go) to train practical shooting. That's a lot of dust and pebbles all over the gun, dropping the the mags to the ground, etc. Even when I'm just target shooting, I do at least 2 boxes per session.
When I'm done for the day, I just put one or two drops of machine oil in the key spots, rack it a few times, same with the magazine, and see you next time.
I must have more than 10k shots with it at this point, and I have never ever had one single malfunction -- except a few months ago, at a range I had never been to where they gave me some really weak ammo that would not reciprocate.
Depends. If I'm shooting corrosive ammo then it's an immediate cleaning post-range trip.
If it's a range-only gun, I'll clean if it's really dirty or having issues.
If it's a carry / self defense gun, I'll clean it more often than range-only guns.
Do you shoot a lot of surplus Soviet ammo 😂
Where I live none of that is possible, so I guess everything is a lot more simple because the choice is made for us.
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Proof of glock
3D printing and building them is fun too.
I prefer to shock everything! ⚡
Pro tip: just don't clean them. 😂
Cleaning them is fun too! Disposable gloves is the secret.
w/o the cleaning, the shooting part may not end well.
Cleaning guns is therapeutic. I look forward to it after several shoots. Cleaning out those ugly deposits, scoring marks etc and oiling everything is so satisfying. Keeping your kit in good shape is holy.
Keep your groupings tight, kit clean.
wtf..