Cleaning & Maintenance

Gun Cleaning Kit Essentials: What You Actually Need

A basic gun cleaning kit needs a cleaning rod or bore snake, a bronze bore brush and jag that match your caliber,…

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How Often Should You Clean Your Gun? A Practical Schedule

Clean a gun after every time you shoot it, and any time it gets wet, dirty, dropped or sweaty. Carry guns need…

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How to Clean a Glock: Field Strip, Clean and Lube Points

To clean a Glock, unload it, field strip it into slide, barrel, recoil spring assembly, frame and magazine, clean the barrel from…

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How to Clean a Gun Barrel: Bore Cleaning Step by Step

To clean a gun barrel, unload the gun and remove the barrel or open the action, push a solvent-wet patch through the…

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How to Clean a Gun: Step-by-Step for Beginners

To clean a gun, unload it and remove all ammunition from the room, field strip it per the owner's manual, run solvent…

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How to Clean a Shotgun: Pump and Semi-Auto Guide

To clean a shotgun, put it on safe and confirm the chamber and magazine tube are empty, remove the barrel, scrub the…

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How to Clean an AR-15: Bolt Carrier Group, Bore and Lube

To clean an AR-15, clear it, push out the takedown pins and separate the upper and lower, pull out the charging handle…

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How to Clean Rust Off a Gun Without Ruining the Finish

To clean surface rust off a gun, unload it, degrease the rusty area, soak it with gun oil for several minutes, then…

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How to Store Guns to Prevent Rust: Humidity, Oil and Cases

To store guns without rust, clean them, wipe off fingerprints, and coat metal with a thin layer of gun oil or protective…

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Where to Oil a Gun: Lube Points and How Much to Use

Oil a gun where metal slides against metal: slide rails, the barrel hood and locking lugs, the outside of the bolt or…

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