How often you clean...

[HK Guy]

I'm lazy....

I clean my HK long guns at the end of the shooting season.

My carry pistol(s) I clean within a week or two of shooting.

My .22 plinkers, I clean when they stop shooting.

Most are kept in a safe with a golden rod and I've never had a problem with rust...

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

I field strip and clean all of my guns every time I shoot them. As for wiping them down, try this Tuf-Cloth It is designed for and used buy the U.S. Navy Seals! I have used it for awhile and am very happy with it.

 

[bstewrat3]

I am glad I am not the only lazy one on here.

I clean my 22's when they stop working or when the hunting season is over.

My S&W 642 gets cleaned after every bike ride because of the sweat that gets inside.

The shotguns get nothing more than 1 or 2 passes with a boresnake to knock out the crud after shooting.

The AR's get cleaned when the malfunctions start, which is rarely.

My only exception is when getting caught out in the rain or snow. I will clean that day if possible.

 

[sp3worker]

Not very often, I'm pretty lazy. My carry pistol (S&W 637), I'll check it over every once in a while, make sure there isn't any lint or anything in it. My shotguns, I think I last cleaned my 870 12ga. 3 years ago when I dropped it in a creek turkey hunting, I've never cleaned my 20ga. 870. AK's, pretty much never, I don't remember the last time I cleaned any of mine. I do clean my hunting rifles after shooting a bunch. I will clean my guns after being out in the rain or snow though or if it gets dropped in a creek like my shotgun.

 

[Prometheus]

I clean my carry when it gets shot. It's an XD so it's not like it's finicky 1911 or a gLock

If I know I won't be shooting something for awhile, I give it a heavy dose of oil. Thats it.

I've got a golden rod in the safe, so why bother.

I do remember back when I had a handful of guns I'd take them out an dclean them once a month, fired or not... lol... newbie worries. Unless you store them in the basement or something don't be so anal. I've got guns I haven't touched in 2 years or more.

FWIW storing a gun in a carry case (especially todays cheap chinese foam lined junkers) isn't the best of ideas. I'd sooner stand mine barrel up the closet than leave it in a cheap case indefinately.