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Posted: 2/4/2006 2:11:55 PM EDT

Do you like cleaning your guns?

I do, I like seeing and understanding how my weapon works.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:12:20 PM EDT

[#1]

IBTP

ETA....and IBTRH

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:12:53 PM EDT

[#2]

india bravo tango papa

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:15:02 PM EDT

[#3]

IBTP

ETA

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:16:48 PM EDT

[#4]

slowest poll evarrr

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:18:12 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
2nd slowest poll evarrr

Unless he starts another thread like "The poll to end all polls"

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:22:41 PM EDT

[#6]

I wish that I liked cleaning my house as much as my guns.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:23:39 PM EDT

[#7]

I like cleaning a new gun the first time I do it, but after that it's just a chore.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:24:44 PM EDT

[#8]

I love cleaning the guns after a long range day. The smell of Hoppes #9 is enough to give me a chubby.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:24:54 PM EDT

[#9]

people clean guns? why?

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:25:35 PM EDT

[#10]

Funny thing. I was just cleaning my guns (AR and M1A) after this mornings range session and was contemplating starting a post of how I hate cleaning guns. So no, I do not enjoy it.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:30:49 PM EDT

[#11]

My AR has a stainless barrel, my 10/22 is all stainless with a synthetic stock. My next handgun will be a Glock. No, I don't like to clean guns. Blueing sucks.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:34:48 PM EDT

[#12]

I just broke in my Wilson Combat CQB. I took it apart and cleaned it. It was really nice to see how much work actually went into making that pistol perfect.

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:40:56 PM EDT

[#13]

I clean my guns immediately after getting home, and I've done that for 35 years...can't imagine not cleaning them and I don't mind it at all.

HH

Posted: 2/4/2006 2:54:00 PM EDT

[#14]

yes, i like tedious tasks.
it allows my mind to focus.

Posted: 2/4/2006 3:02:06 PM EDT

[#15]

Cleaning AR's sucks.
Cleaning Glocks, EZ

Posted: 2/4/2006 4:17:55 PM EDT

[#16]

I hate knowing that I have to do it, and usually try to put it off for a while. But once I take the time to get started, I take my time and almost enjoy it. Voted indifferent.

Posted: 2/4/2006 4:19:30 PM EDT

[#17]

Yes, i find it enjoyable.

Posted: 2/4/2006 4:22:56 PM EDT

[#18]

All avid shooters should regularly tear down their guns to clean and inspect them for damage and wear. Every pin, screw, and spring on the table.

Posted: 2/4/2006 4:23:20 PM EDT

[#19]

I enjoy taking my AK clone apart. Haven't cleaned it yet, but I've field-stripped it half a dozen times just to see how it works. I love how elegantly simple it is; Kalashnikov was indeed a genius.

Posted: 2/4/2006 4:23:25 PM EDT

[#20]

I enjoy it. Not as much as getting them dirty though.

Posted: 2/4/2006 4:24:20 PM EDT

[#21]

Yes

Posted: 2/5/2006 4:28:49 AM EDT

[#22]

I don't hate it, but I don't enjoy it either. It simply has to be done. You want a reliable rifle, it has to be kept clean...

Posted: 2/5/2006 4:39:13 AM EDT

[#23]

Sometimes it is an enjoyable and relaxing chore. But it still is a chore to me.

Posted: 2/5/2006 4:46:11 AM EDT

[#24]

I don't like cleaning my guns.

Posted: 2/5/2006 4:51:32 AM EDT

[#25]

I don't like cleaning guns.

I have been known to do it.

Posted: 2/5/2006 6:08:57 AM EDT

[#26]

Yup ... its theraputic.

Posted: 2/5/2006 6:16:14 AM EDT

[#27]

it's "couldn't"

Posted: 2/8/2006 8:19:23 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
it's "couldn't"

WOW. It took 26 replies before one of you Spelling Nazis to get me. You guys are getting SOFT! COME ON!!! be more AGRESSIVE!!!! YOUR, spelling corrections will, CHANGE!! THE!! EARTH!!! You are the country's BEST, ONLY, and LAST HOPE!!!! You must purify the minds of today with ridge WRITING DICIPLINE!!!! Do NOT, be a SLACKASS!!!! You have let down this WHOLE, WORLD, once to many times. DO NOT LET ARFCOM DOWN EVER AGAIN!!!! This is you LAST CHANCE, DO NOT FAIL AGAIN!!!!!!!

Posted: 2/8/2006 8:25:54 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
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WOW. It took 26 replies before one of you Spelling Nazis to get me. You guys are getting SOFT! COME ON!!! be more AGRESSIVE!!!! YOUR, spelling corrections will, CHANGE!! THE!! EARTH!!! You are the country's BEST, ONLY, and LAST HOPE!!!! You must purify the minds of today with ridge WRITING DICIPLINE!!!! Do NOT, be a SLACKASS!!!! You have let down this WHOLE, WORLD,once to many times. DO NOT LET ARFCOM DOWN EVER AGAIN!!!! This is you LAST CHANCE, DO NOT FAIL AGAIN!!!!!!!

That would be "once too many times". And wtf is "ridge WRITING DICIPLINE"? you mean "rigid"?

Posted: 2/8/2006 8:28:58 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
Quoted:
it's "couldn't"

WOW. It took 26 replies before one of you Spelling Nazis to get me. You guys are getting SOFT! COME ON!!! be more AGRESSIVE!!!! YOUR, spelling corrections will, CHANGE!! THE!! EARTH!!! You are the country's BEST, ONLY, and LAST HOPE!!!! You must purify the minds of today with ridge WRITING DICIPLINE!!!! Do NOT, be a SLACKASS!!!! You have let down this WHOLE, WORLD, once to many times. DO NOT LET ARFCOM DOWN EVER AGAIN!!!! This is you LAST CHANCE, DO NOT FAIL AGAIN!!!!!!!

I voted "No (I do it because I have too)", even though it should be "No (I do it because I have ~~too~~) to."

Posted: 2/8/2006 8:40:03 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
it's "couldn't"

WOW. It took 26 replies before one of you Spelling Nazis to get me. You guys are getting SOFT! COME ON!!! be more AGRESSIVE!!!! YOUR, spelling corrections will, CHANGE!! THE!! EARTH!!! You are the country's BEST, ONLY, and LAST HOPE!!!! You must purify the minds of today with ridge WRITING DICIPLINE!!!! Do NOT, be a SLACKASS!!!! You have let down this WHOLE, WORLD, once to many times. DO NOT LET ARFCOM DOWN EVER AGAIN!!!! This is you LAST CHANCE, DO NOT FAIL AGAIN!!!!!!!

I voted "No (I do it because I have too)", even though it should be "No (I do it because I have ~~too~~) to."

Impressive, Most Impressive.

Posted: 2/9/2006 5:34:05 AM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
Quoted:
it's "couldn't"

WOW. It took 26 replies before one of you Spelling Nazis to get me. You guys are getting SOFT! COME ON!!! be more AGRESSIVE!!!! YOUR, spelling corrections will, CHANGE!! THE!! EARTH!!! You are the country's BEST, ONLY, and LAST HOPE!!!! You must purify the minds of today with ridge WRITING DICIPLINE!!!! Do NOT, be a SLACKASS!!!! You have let down this WHOLE, WORLD, once to many times. DO NOT LET ARFCOM DOWN EVER AGAIN!!!! This is you LAST CHANCE, DO NOT FAIL AGAIN!!!!!!!

Do you know what would change the Earth every bit as much as correct spelling/gramar?

A long, stark raving mad rant about it.

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:26:58 AM EDT

[#33]

I wasn't so much being a spelling nazi as usage nazi or something. I suck at spelling. And grammar. And not so much a nazi, because I don't think I have ever done it before. A mini-usage nazi? Heck, I don't know...you seem wound a little tight, eh?

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:31:34 AM EDT

[#34]

Indifferent. I'd rather be getting them dirty or just snapping caps with a clean one.

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:34:00 AM EDT

[#35]

I enjoy it ... when I get around to it .

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:35:42 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Quoted:
it's "couldn't"

WOW. It took 26 replies before one of you Spelling Nazis to get me. You guys are getting SOFT! COME ON!!! be more AGRESSIVE!!!! YOUR, spelling corrections will, CHANGE!! THE!! EARTH!!! You are the country's BEST, ONLY, and LAST HOPE!!!! You must purify the minds of today with ridge WRITING DICIPLINE!!!! Do NOT, be a SLACKASS!!!! You have let down this WHOLE, WORLD, once to many times. DO NOT LET ARFCOM DOWN EVER AGAIN!!!! This is you LAST CHANCE, DO NOT FAIL AGAIN!!!!!!!

WTF!

Somebody forgot to take his meds!

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:37:29 AM EDT

[#37]

I get great satisfaction knowing that my firearm is undamaged and serviceable.
The only way to proactively know that is to break them down, clean, and inspect them.

Otherwise, it's not that much fun.

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:40:44 AM EDT

[#38]

The smell of gun oil and solvent is almost as good as the smell of napalm in the morning!

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:49:24 AM EDT

[#39]

no need .....I have an AK

Posted: 2/9/2006 7:58:33 AM EDT

[#40]

Cleaning your weapon is more than just cleaning, it's inspecting for worn and damaged parts, function testing it AND understanding how it works and how to disassemble/reassemble in a hurry, in the dark, if need calls for it. Anyone who doesn't clean, inspect and test on a regular basis is in for a nasty surprise some day. And this applies to AK's and Glocks as well. Just because it's simple and works ok when dirty or neglected doesn't mean it should be dirty and neglected. And training involves more than just how to shoot it, it also involves knowing how to maintain and repair. There's not always going to be an armorer or a skilled friend around to hand your weapon to when it doesn't work anymore.

Some of you should read that piece on why Arab armies are so bad then rethink your attitude towards maintainence. Specially you "I own an AK and it doens't need to be cleaned" types. Arab armies use AK's and the only army they've beat in modern times have been the French. Think about it.