Am always amazed when I look at used guns at my local haunt that havent been cleaned by those selling or trading. I clean mine when going that route or selling on here. I also check closer since once buying a Smith 64 at a gunshow that was dirty. Got home to clean it and it is the first 64 I have seen that had a cracked forcing cone, never thought 38's would do that. Had to replace the barrel. New guns get cleaned before shooting, always amazed at the crud that comes out of a new barrel.
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Cleaning Guns -farm out?
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FWIW, I usually have 'favorite' guns that I cycle in and out of my range bag, so I might go shooting 4 or 5 times with one gun without cleaning it. When it moves out of the rotation, I know it's going to sit in the safe for a while - that's when I clean it.
Exception is my carry gun. That gets cleaned about once a month.
Exception is my carry gun. That gets cleaned about once a month.
There has been a few situations where I wished I had someone else to clean ‘em but honestly nobody would do as good of a job cleaning my milsurps as I do myself. Some milsurps are tricky to disassemble and reassemble without causing damage and parts are scarce.
I’ve seen folks charge $20-$30 for a thorough cleaning. I’m too much of a tightwad to pay that….it’s probably a fair price though, if done well
PS….nothing goes in the safe dirty….
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I’ve seen folks charge $20-$30 for a thorough cleaning. I’m too much of a tightwad to pay that….it’s probably a fair price though, if done well
PS….nothing goes in the safe dirty….
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Experience tells me if a person doesn't maintain their firearms, they don't maintain their vehicles or other mechanical stuff around the house. A cleaning allows a good inspection too. Polymer guns took the work out of it. Ar's too, "look how long it'll run dirty". Big deal, clean it. Why pay someone to do something that you can do yourself, applies to life.
Mr. Bert has to disassemble all kinds of guns, the cleaning would be worth it. Apparently his mood will dictate the price.
Exactly, that asshole is liable to call you a fed and kick you out of his shop, do it for free while you wait, or hold it for 2 years and and charge you $100. All depends on his mood that day.
That is dirt cheap. I think my LGS is twice that and I’ve been wanting to drop a few guns off to him to clean.
I can clean some handguns with no issue, but I had problems reassembling one of my ARs, so I would rather save the frustration and time by letting someone else deal with it. However, as someone else here mentioned, allowing yourself to do it makes you more familiar with your weapons, so there’s that incentive.
I know every gun I own needs cleaned.
I have a Nylon 66 I bought in 1982, cleaned it enough to keep it running. Last year I finally field stripped it and it's a clean gun. I haven't fired it since. Too many other .22's to dirty up. The rimfires will make you have to clean them. It's a labor of love..
You need to know how to take your weapon apart and put it back together. Especially a semi auto. Parts can break
