[HerrZnk]

Both? Weren’t there three?

Yeah but I was NEVER the jock...

 

[HerrZnk]

[QUOTE="CoastRat, post: 1828948, member: 11409"ep one in a dry box in my console or in my bag if on someone else's boat.
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Might need to put down a shark if you can't get it off your tackle, or the rare barracuda. A .22 pistol or rifle would suffice.
I came face to face with a barracuda snorkeling off Fort Walton Beach. I went up, he went up. I went down, he went down. Gently moved sideways, so did he. Then he decided I was too big to eat, turned around, and disappeared like a mini torpedo.Glad I was in the water, I'm pretty sure my bladder had emptied by then.

 

[David419]

I was in a gun shop once when I overheard a conversation in which someone asked the gunsmith “How often should I clean my gun?” The gunsmith replied, “How often do you wipe your butt?”

 

[oldironsights]

Yes.
I do clean my firearms.
I prefer a safe full of clean, preserved firearms ready for action.
If shooting the old potassium chloride primers, the bores, chambers, actions & gas systems need to be flushed with water withing hours of shooting or blooms of rust will result.
Cleaning was a relaxing ritual performed while drinking ice cold beer back when I could drink beer.
It is muck easier to observe damage or imperfections when dirt or carbon is not obscuring your view.
By removing the dirt & old lube that can clog the action, fresh lube can be applied.
I like the smooth action made slick by cleaning & lubricating much better than an action fouled with junk.

 

[cottonmouth]

Most on here prolly only wash their hind-end once every week or so! 😁

J.B.

 

[bubbat]

Most on here prolly only wash their hind-end once every week or so! 😁

J.B.

Don't you bath every Saturday?

 

[cottonmouth]

At least!

J.B.

 

[HerrZnk]

Still waiting for @Dr. Benway to chime in. IIRC he cleans his pistolen regularly every 20,000 rounds +/-.

 

[DEADEYE 1]

I was taught by my great uncle to clean every night after a hunt. Now I will wipe down the outside of my gun with some oil if it is a blued gun after I come in that night. But during the hunting season for deer I just occessionall run a dry patch down the inside of my rifle barrels. I will clean revolver barrels and cylinders inside and outside more often after shooting. The older semi-auto 22 rifles that I get in my shop that are hanging up, jamming etc, usually need a good cleaning inside of barrels, and especially actions and inside the receivers. Because 22s don't burn clean and all the carbon and powder residue has a tendency to build up after many rounds and sometimes years of not being cleaned inside the little guns. So yes I agree that they don't have to be cleaned every night but after not being cleaned at all like some folks do, they eventually need a good cleaning. A little high quality lubricant goes a long way.

 

[wllmkttrll]

I have one Nylon 66 that belonged to my dad.It has never been cleaned in my 55 years and it still shoots great.I am not breaking another one of them guns down.2 is my limit.

 

[Dr. Benway]

Still waiting for @Dr. Benway to chime in. IIRC he cleans his pistolen regularly every 20,000 rounds +/-.

Yep, I clean them very rarely. As long as the parts are fine and they work there isn't much need. And if you don't put stupid goop on there like frog lube or puit oil on the extractor, breech face or in the firing pin channel they'll keep running just fine.