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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: garand4life on April 16, 2009, 09:48:47 PM
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What condition is your carry gun in? Do you baby it and shine it daily for that out of the box look, or does it show character all the beautiful markings of daily carry. One should be so lucky for it to be a work gun and not a show piece! Please show us your carries character!
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Can I clean the pocket lint out of the barrel before I take its picture?
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Can I clean the pocket lint out of the barrel before I take its picture?
You obviously carry ;) :D ;D
I found lint removal and need to lubricate semi-auto's important.
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Blow mine out with an air hose......cleans the lint out quickly, too.
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My S&W 637 is relatively new (6 months) but I carry it every day and practice with it every other week so it is developing "character". A few scuffs on the frame and the powder marks on the front of the stainless steel cylinder you can't get off.
I like a gun with a little wear. It shows that it is not a safe queen.
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It may be a safe queen but I would prefer an experienced defender... A safe queen is only that because of workhorses like my Glock 22 and my M&P40...
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........and the powder marks on the front of the stainless steel cylinder you can't get off.
Sure you can....in about 10 seconds, literally, with an Adco E-Z Brite Wonder Cloth. About $5-10 and will last you years. No easier way to clean stainless and nickel revolvers, especially carbon rings on cylinders.
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I find the Lint balls make a neat little fireball the first time I fire my carry gun. (Just Kidding) ;) I try to keep them cleaned out but the little Ba...rds' keep coming back.. So I have done several test fires to make sure it is still going to function with the lint balls in there.
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Shoot and clean once a month..
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Blow mine out with an air hose......cleans the lint out quickly, too.
That works great for the fuzzies. Also you might not know this or you may but non chlorinated brake cleaner works well with guns. And it does not leave a residue. I will field strip a pistol and spray it down, wipe it where its the dirtiest , let it air dry and then hit it with the Rem oil or CLP and back together it goes.
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That works great for the fuzzies. Also you might not know this or you may but non chlorinated brake cleaner works well with guns. And it does not leave a residue. I will field strip a pistol and spray it down, wipe it where its the dirtiest , let it air dry and then hit it with the Rem oil or CLP and back together it goes.
Just be very careful with the brake cleaner. It doesn't do well with some types of plastic. My oldest melted the trigger guard on his Marlin 60 with the stuff (don't know which brand).
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I keep my G26 clean and ready. Every two weeks I go over it top to bottom and swap out the mags with others in my kit. Remember to clean out mags some people forget.
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Just be very careful with the brake cleaner. It doesn't do well with some types of plastic. My oldest melted the trigger guard on his Marlin 60 with the stuff (don't know which brand).
True, that is why it must be the Non Chlorinated kind. And the cheep Autozone stuff works good.
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The Paracoat is worn off at the slide stop, thumb safety and a bit at the dust cover, starting to show some wear from holster chaffing and the magwell is devoid of any coating at all. Only had it 9 months though...couple nicks on the slide too.
Shoot it, clean it, holster it....dust it off and keep her lubed with a silicone wrag thingy....If not shooting regularly, a quick field strip and lube job, function test (very important) weekly....eveything by the book as written by my Uncle Sam and several others since 1911.....
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No mo Lint:
Buy a box of the really cheap thin plastic sandwich bags. Put gun in bag, practice with it. Your hand will tear through the bag like its not even there. As will the slide, or any other part of the gun when it cycles.
Option 2: Cut the small end off a foam ear plug. Place in end of barrel. I've tested this with a few guns, absolutely no negative effects at all. It was one of the tricks recommended in Iraq to keep sand out. I know, I know, bring up visions of all kinds of malfunctions, explosions, and wildness... Your using about 1/3rd - 1/2 a foam ear plug, not the smooth coated ones that stick to smooth surfaces, the spungy ones. It works. ;D
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No mo Lint:
Buy a box of the really cheap thin plastic sandwich bags. Put gun in bag, practice with it. Your hand will tear through the bag like its not even there. As will the slide, or any other part of the gun when it cycles.
Option 2: Cut the small end off a foam ear plug. Place in end of barrel. I've tested this with a few guns, absolutely no negative effects at all. It was one of the tricks recommended in the Iraq to keep sand out.
Pocket lint in the barrel would have no ill effects on the operation of the firearm -- as long as it is not gargantuan in size and would physically cause a squib load. The plastic bag is also overkill and a possible liability in a gun fight. Just take the time to field strip and de-lint your carry gun once in a while..... you will be fine.
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Enrieca12, I agree 100% with the lint not causing big problems. It just bugs me finding the lint all inside the action and everything at the end of the day. And I do like the baggy idea for my smallest guns. It works great, the gun comes out spotless, no interferance in operation at all once you practice with it. And actually helps keep the hammer on my gun from catching on cloth durring the draw!
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Some holster wear, just waitin for an excuse to dura coat it ;D
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I keep my G26 clean and ready. Every two weeks I go over it top to bottom and swap out the mags with others in my kit. Remember to clean out mags some people forget.
w00t same here.. every 2 weeks and whenever i shoot it
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Like a Bible. If you do not see a little wear and tear than you are not using it properly!!! ;D
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Like a Bible. If you do not see a little wear and tear than you are not using it properly!!! ;D
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Like a Bible. If you do not see a little wear and tear than you are not using it properly!!! ;D
There's gotta be a good song in there somewhere.
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A little bit country and a whole lot of lock and load.
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A little bit country and a whole lot of lock and load.
**** GROAN! ****
;D
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mines been in the safe since my CCW expired, this county won't renew.
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My current favorite is about a year old. No scratches, but the stainless slide could use some buffing. Shoot it once a month to clear the lint out.
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Mine is a lightly modified Colt LW Officers ACP. Had the anodizing removed and bead blasted and releived under the trigger guard. Slide shows some wear from the kydex holster. Other than that no big deal.
Richard
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Mine is a lightly modified Colt LW Officers ACP. Had the anodizing removed and bead blasted and releived under the trigger guard. Slide shows some wear from the kydex holster. Other than that no big deal.
Richard
One gun I've always wanted but yet to get.
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In my case the state of IL doesn't issue CCW or open carry so I can't carry in my home state :-[. When I go camping in other states I open carry where legal in a strong side belt rig. I usually carry my .45LC Uberti Colt SAA clone. I do have a soft spot for S&W Model 10's and 15's though so sometimes I carry that instead.
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My new carry gun is really really cool!!!
I feel just like MB sans spandex ;)
I just can't wait to get out and make it go bang ;D
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Some holster wear on the slide. other than that clean as a whistle, inside and out.