evlblkwpnz 3,418 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I like to run my weapons hard and find their limitations, if they exist. If you baby it you will never know it's limits. Besides, you may not be around tomorrow to see how clean and pristine it is. Enjoy it and leave your kids some well used weapons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FORKLIFT352 63 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Most times I shoot 100-150 rounds and clean it all up before next range trip....I do that with all me guns. Just in case SHTF I know I'm starting with a clean gun.....no tellen when I would be able to clean it out in the feild. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ewoketeer 35 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I do my best to clean my S12 including the gas system after every time. This is a follow-thru after I neglected to clean one of my other firearms and ended up with a "jam-o-matic" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colon Terminus 61 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I give the gun a cursory cleaning after every outing; shoot some powder-blast down the bore, run a bore-snake thru it, squirt a little CLP on it and wipe it down. I don't touch the gas system. I give it a thorough cleaning every thousand rounds or so, that's when I clean and scrub out the gas system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaxon_182 44 Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I try to clean it about once a month if I do a lot of shooting (>500 rounds), otherwise every 3 months if it's idle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tover26 18 Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Mine seems to run best when its a little dirty. So every few 100 rnds I run a20gave bore brush through the gas chamber and check the ports for obstructions, and call it good. I also scrape residue off the puck surface, scrub it really good with bore solvent, wipe it dry, and gas it with dry lube. If the threads have a lot of build up in them, I'll scrape those as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csmw 98 Posted June 15, 2011 Report Share Posted June 15, 2011 The only thing I clean on this gun is the GB. I never touch the barrel or internals. Same here! (On my personal gun) GB when it needs it, nothing else. Spray some Rem-oil on the internals once in a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rs51085 136 Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 most of the time i do it every 100-200 rounds. ill clean the entire gun with brake cleaner and hopes, then spray it down with rem oil. but i have done some testing to see how dirtty i can get it and still function. long story short i made it to about 500 rounds of bird shot with 0 failures and decided to clean it . i did however unscrew the v plug and dump the crud out every now and then, but no real cleaning during the 500 rounds. this is my fun gun not an hd gun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poptart 3 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 clean mine after every time out, i get a good bit of plastic in the block...guess i didn't put enough angle on the ports i added Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 It takes a whole 2 minuits to run a 12ga bore brush thru the gas tube / block and rub the crud off the puck with Scotchbrite.Wait untill it is heavily fouled and the clean up gets harder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sian 14 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 It's my HD gun, so every time. Will it still cycle slugs and buck when the puck's gobbed up with gunk? Sure. But for now I've got injection molded copper matrix buck in there, and it isn't the heaviest of loads. So yeah, every little bit of insurance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saigano 2 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Since we are talking about cleaning, leaving your guns dirty for up to a month, can it cause corrosion or stains? What do you guys think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reverendfranz 160 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Since we are talking about cleaning, leaving your guns dirty for up to a month, can it cause corrosion or stains? What do you guys think? no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,418 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 The only thing I clean on this gun is the GB. I never touch the barrel or internals. Same here except I clean the breach face and the GB. Usually about 400-500 rounds. Still runs fine with light loads, but has a pretty good shit biscuit in there. 8) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redfish28 50 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I run mine pretty hard. I find that a well lubed anything works better. I just put some Slip 2000 on the internals before I shoot and it runs. I am at 600 + mark and I still haven't cleaned it. I normally clean it at 500rds if it needs it or not. I also find a little grease on the hammer/bolt carrier contact area helps for long rd counts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Since we are talking about cleaning, leaving your guns dirty for up to a month, can it cause corrosion or stains? What do you guys think? Not a Saiga 12... but if you shoot any corrosive ammo through your Saiga rifle you need to clean it as soon as possible of course. The chrome lined barrel won't rust, but that shit will wreak havoc on a muzzle brake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I clean my guns thougougly after every hard outing. Gas block, bore, and internals. Gas puck and choke get soaked in gas, Gun scrubber on the bore with a 12ga brush chucked up in a drill, 20ga brush chucked up in a drill in the gas block again with gun scrubber. The op-rod gets hit with a wire wheel, and the internals get a oily rag from the shop shoved around them with a cleaning rod. The bolt usualy winds up in the solvent tank for a shower. I'll use a little CLP on the gas puck to get off any gas left on it, and wipe it down with a shop rag, white lithium grease on the bolt, carrier, FCG, and rails. Dosn't take long at all. To those who don't clean the bore... don't you get plastic fouling buildup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I do not clean the bore. Nailbomb, are asking if it builds up in the GB or in the bore? I do not get any build-up in the GB if that is what you mean. No noticeable build-up in the bore just looks a little dirty. It causes me no problems what so ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicoman 2 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I clean my s12 and glock ever time I shot when I get home. The wife says I clean my guns better than I clean my balls 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Balls do not jam when they are dirty! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 well, after a few hundred rounds I notice plastic buildup in some spots in the bore can develop. I'll have to take pics the next time I have a hard outing. It cleans up fine, just something I've noticed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TX-Zen 287 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I clean mine once in a while Tac47 Autoplug after 1 year and probably 1500 rounds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I clean mine once in a while Tac47 Autoplug after 1 year and probably 1500 rounds Heheh I have a pic from a few weeks ago I should post :-D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 The gun doesn't have to be spotless, but it has to be functional every time I pick it up to use it for any reason. Not much point in having it if I don't know if it's going to work or not. Therefore it gets at least a basic cleaning after every range session. That's pretty much it. It is my primary HD gun. I know mine will work after hundreds of rounds but it only takes 5 minutes to field strip, do the bore and the gas block. I have cut a corner or two occasionally, but why not do it right? It is a lot harder to get the puck out if I let everything become a cake of powder. I used to shoot out at a place where wind blew fine dust and sand every where. I would always find abrasives all through everything I brought to the range. I don't want to grind everything for no reason. Does it matter? well a pistol I had used without failure for over ~6k rounds started constantly jamming. I figured out it was dust sticking to lube in the magazine and an old magazine spring. That was my HD pistol, and cleaning the mag was the difference between working and not working until I got a new magazine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montec 164 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 I've cleaned the puck and threads and ran a few patches thru the barrel since I got mine but thats about it. I haven't even taken it apart besides the first time I brought it home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Webmeister 3 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Cleaning every gun that was fired has always been a post-range ritual. After cleaning 3-4 pistols, the few minutes it takes to do a quick clean on my Saiga 12 is negligible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Consummate 1 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Mine are due for a cleaning after 175 rounds of the bulk pack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 So far 150 rounds through this current build and narry a cleaning patch in sight. I'm going to see what she'll take... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldenpony 61 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I bought a nifty little brush from Carolina Shooters Supply that was just made for cleaning the gas tube. I am not planning to use any oil in the gas system, just wipe the puck clean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dieb4iwake 60 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 i clean mine after every outing, just out of habit, since im in the military its just second nature to come home and dissassemble everything and clean it for a few hours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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