safenate Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 What type of gun and how many rounds between cleanings? How many rounds before failure due to dirty conditions/complications? Glocks, 5K+ rounds. Failure at 0 rounds due to dust/dirt/lube combination in ME, none due to shooting residue. HKs, same. One failure after reloading with a mag that dropped in mud, fired 3x before failure. ARs, 5-10K rounds. No failures due to ammo gunk. Sigs, 1K+ rounds. Failure due to spring breaking, none due to ammo gunk. M60s, 10K+ rounds. Berettas, 5K+ rounds. Only failure due to improper reassembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 What type of gun and how many rounds between cleanings? How many rounds before failure due to dirty conditions/complications? Glocks, 5K+ rounds. Failure at 0 rounds due to dust/dirt/lube combination in ME, none due to shooting residue. HKs, same. One failure after reloading with a mag that dropped in mud, fired 3x before failure. ARs, 5-10K rounds. No failures due to ammo gunk. Sigs, 1K+ rounds. Failure due to spring breaking, none due to ammo gunk. M60s, 10K+ rounds. Berettas, 5K+ rounds. Only failure due to improper reassembly. I clean about 400-500rds with a few rounds for practice after local ipsc match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBOpen Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) STI Eagle 6.0 Open gun with Schuemann Tribrid bbl. Clean after every shooting day, regardless of round count; at the end of each day for a multi-day match. It works for me. Edited August 19, 2008 by NMCOpen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry cazes Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Regardless of the gun, from glocks to 2011s, I clean after every match. Cheap insurance since it takes 5-10 minutes per gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthusiast Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I try to clean every time I go out. I used to be more diligent, but now that I use SlideGlide, sometimes it's just the barrel. Whether or not the SL does anything special, I'm not sure. But it does give me an excuse not to get clean the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I was taught "Never let the sun go down on a dirty gun". I clean mine after I shoot them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I have raced lots of different things from $500k yachts to jeeps in the desert. One constant. Everything gets cleaned every time. Races are lost before you ever start, if you don't prepare your equipment properly. Rode hard put away wet = broken when you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) Man, I guess I need to change my ways. I go at least 3K between cleaning my STI open, limited or single stack gun. If it won't run that many rounds without cleaning, it's a piece of junk in my mind and I won't own it. I do wipe down the outside each time. I'll admit that I don't even do the open gun dropped mag disassembly and clean either. I just knock out the big chunks and blow out the sand. I have not had a non ammo/shooter induced problem in two years now. Edited August 19, 2008 by Fireant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) I clean my USPSA type guns whenever I can't stand the sight of them anymore, or when my hand get dirty if I handle them. I do add lube if they are dry. They work. Rifles I clean whenever I use, except the AR which gets treated like the hanguns above. I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've had problems in the last 8 years due to dirty guns, and have fingers left over. I'm with Fireant on this, if they don't work dirty, the gun has a problem. Edited August 19, 2008 by Vlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I used to clean my competition guns once a year, about a month before Nats; complete detail strip and spring replacement. Since I haven't made Nats since 2006, my guns haven't been cleaned since --- except for the crud I knocked off when my first trigger return spring broke at a match a couple of months ago..... If I had more majors coming up this year, I'd probably break them down, since I don't it'll be next year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Always clean before a big match. Otherwise, clean about every 300-500 rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 STI,Clean top end after each shooting session. Complete cleaning every 5000rds(top and bottom). BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm supposed to clean them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkish Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Glock 34, once a quarter. Maybe 1,200 - 1,500 rounds. I do wipe the mud off of it between cleanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpcdvc Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Well, with the time I have I can either clean them or shoot them but not both. So, I only clean my STI limited gun about every 1 to 2 thousand rounds. I will wipe them down after each match or practice session but actual cleaning is 1-2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I was taught "Never let the sun go down on a dirty gun". This must be a army saying. I heard it often growing up. My father was an Army gunsmith in a field armory. He felt the same way. When I was a kid, it was close to a beating offense to put a dirty gun back in the rack (just kidding). Back when I shot HS-6 in my open gun, it came home so nasty that it got cleaned after every outing. It was so nasty I hated to put it in my nice and clean shooting bag. Since I switched to VV N350, (talk about a clean burning powder) I still give it a good cleaning every 250 rds or so (i.e. after every other local match). Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybravo Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Shoot it til it jams, spray it with Breakfree, then shoot it some more.................. Well, sorta. I do run a boresnake thru and oil it right before a match. Keep that chamber clean, and they run forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Hello: Clean them? I usually sell them before I have to clean them I actually clean them before a match or even after a match. I like to make sure I am making the mistakes not my equipment. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory_k Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) I was taught "Never let the sun go down on a dirty gun". This must be a army saying. I heard it often growing up. My father was an Army gunsmith in a field armory. He felt the same way. When I was a kid, it was close to a beating offense to put a dirty gun back in the rack (just kidding). Back when I shot HS-6 in my open gun, it came home so nasty that it got cleaned after every outing. It was so nasty I hated to put it in my nice and clean shooting bag. Since I switched to VV N350, (talk about a clean burning powder) I still give it a good cleaning every 250 rds or so (i.e. after every other local match). Bill that comes from the old blackpowder days. Edited August 19, 2008 by Gregory_k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM262 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 S_I .40 and .45 - Clean them about every four matches plus practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 STI Limited gun. I might clean it after 2000 rounds. Maybe, if I'm feeling bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Barrel? I have never and WILL NEVER clean my pistol's barrel per Wil Schuemann's advice (he made the barrel - he should know!). Chamber? - sure. Have to clean that. But the only thing that touches the rifling is bullets. Gun? Every other match to every 3 or 4 matches (unless its a major match - I always clean before one of those). Magazines? I clean those DURING the match. If it touches the ground, it comes apart for cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Complete clean 4-5 times a year. I do run a bore snake through it a few times after each match. That's it. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybravo Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I only use the boresnake to get to the chamber. On revolvers I never touch the bore. No need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandbagger Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 clean after every match no matter the round count, detail strip once a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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