How often do you clean your guns?

[XJThrottle]

Don't think I'm pushing lack of maintenance...former auto tech here...lube it up.

If you polish enough, you'll just polish the good away..

Give the trigger/action a kiss. Don't waste your time making sure the tube is spotless..

BTW..my job has deemed "essential", and I'm working OT. Soooo, over cleaning guns is low on my list...

[AZ Husker]

Clean them when its needed. Once a year I take everything out and run a patch through the barrels, couple of drops on the bolts or actions, and clean any excess off.

Once a year? Either you don't shoot much or are one of the folks that I spoke about ignoring preventative maintenance. And you only lube them once a year? Wow.

[Maestro]

If I'm being completely honest, I don't clean my guns enough. I understand what you are saying about preventative maintenance, but if a firearm can't go without a solid cleaning after every shoot then I don't feel like it is reliable enough.

[mock0013]

If I'm being completely honest, I don't clean my guns enough. I understand what you are saying about preventative maintenance, but if a firearm can't go without a solid cleaning after every shoot then I don't feel like it is reliable enough.

Truth

[Dogslayer]

Simple. If it gets shot, it gets cleaned.

[Ballistic Therapy]

I clean my guns every time I shoot them.
My hunting guns get cleaned every time I take them out in the field , regardless if they have been shot or not.

I really don't understand the " I wait until I have a problem before I clean them " people.
That just makes no sense to me.

[Roneyj]

I clean handguns every time I shoot. ARs the same as handguns. For some reason 22s and shotguns I do not cleaned as often.

-jr

[effjaybay]

I clean mine every third or fourth outing. The ones that mostly stay in the safe, I take out once or twice a year for light lubing or wipe down.

[samnev]

I'm anal about cleaning them. So I clean them every time after I shoot them.

[Geekmedic]

Pistols and AR's get cleaned every 500 rounds as history has shown me I can go well past this before there is a problem. My PRS rifle gets cleaned at 750 rounds as that is when accuracy starts to fall off.

[Az desert rat 1]

If I shoot it I clean it when I get home. If I haven't fired them I will run an oiled patch down the barrel and lightly oil all the rest every few months.

[xerts1191]

I see some of you are a bit OCD

[knockonit]

no more than i absolutely have to, like when they quit working

[Cubiclerevolt]

I borrowed a friends ultra sonic to clean everything. I am definitely getting my own soon.

Tell me if it is not therapeutic to watch all that carbon get blasted right away. The before and after is insane.

[Cubiclerevolt]

I try to clean them every time I go shooting. Usually if I am in a hurry or just being lazy i'll clean my carry gun first then the rest later.

Now I have all the time in the world mine are pretty much always clean.