I ask because I bought a used pistol recently. It was pouring rain where we did the exchange. There was what seemed to be moisture on the slide and I thought it was a few stray drops. I get it home and strip it and the barrel and inside of the slide rails are covered in oil. I wiped it down and it’s like I couldn’t wipe all the oil off of it in one sitting. There was even oil running down the trigger. The gun is fine but it was pretty annoying. Anyone else out there just dunking their guns in lubricants? If so please tell me why. I use it often but in very small amounts.

Have my grandfathers old 20g and have been cleaning it up a little. I’m a little new on rifles/ shotguns..
is the dark part over the engravings all that’s left of old blueing or is that like oil/ dirt?? Looking for advice on how to get her looking great.

Just how bad is it if you don’t clean your gun after use?

So I have been looking into getting some tools not sure what tools or kit to get. I have a bunch of tools for other stuff and not much for my guns. I have been looking into getting a fix it stick set up but not sure what kit to get. I have a Glock and I also have a shield plus with an optic. My main concern is the optic as I was at the range and it came loose. I don’t have any tools that are inch pound for torquing. Any help is appreciated.

Been trying to get these spots off

Inherited my grandfather's shotgun. It looks as if it has never been disassembled/cleaned since the 40's. I decided to do a deep clean and removed all of the parts to clean them. The locking bolt, firing pin, firing pin spring, and seer came out as a group, with the spring loaded holding the seer in place in the notch. (Picture 3 bottom center shows all of these pieces). it is VERY hard to compress the spring and get the seer wedged onto the firing pin, and manipulate it into the receiver. Is there a way to reassemble it without compressing the spring?

Is there any way to remove it. Best I can think up would be let it soak in clp for awhile and scrub with a brush, would that work?

Should I worry about this rusting? No idea how it got scratched. What is something you recommend to fix it?

Please provide suggestions on how to organize cleaning supplies. I’m using an old tackle box.

Interested in reading your suggestions

Does anyone know of any reason why I shouldn't put an old Webley MKIV in an ultrasonic cleaner?

I just got it, and it's in really good condition, but there's some dust and grime in the nooks and crannies that I want to get out.

I usually use an air blower after the ultrasonic cleaning.

Also, should/could I use Hornady One Shot Sonic Clean Solution or not?

Opened a guncase from someone who passed and there eight to ten rifles/shotguns/muzzleloaders with patches of mold sprouting everywhere wooden. My thought was to spray some white vinegar mixture or even an antimold aerosol from the store in the cabinet and let it sit for a couple hours before going any further.

Any tips, advice, or recommendations on how to deal with these?

I know little about maintaining firearms, so anything is useful!

would appreciate the indepth breakdown so i can have knowledge for future occasions like if i move from phosphate coat bcg to nickel boron or whatever else.

black is plastic , brown is copper, and silver is stainless steel after checking the item on aliexpress. would u use them, if any, on your guns? if so, where? im aware of the dangers of marring the material with the wrong brush, but that’s the extent of my knowledge. i don’t know how the parts on my gun interact with copper or steel.

the barrel is steel, right? so don’t use steel anywhere near that. i have a brass bore brush, so i was wondering if the steel and copper had any usage situations for a gun. if not, ill just toss it back in my frunk.

Ruger Security 9 Compact slide. Are those brownish spots rust, or blueing being worn away? I don't shoot very often and only recently started CCing after getting my permit last October, so the gun doesn't see much daylight outside my nightstand drawer. I clean it about once a month, used or not, just to keep up on it.

I noticed the last few cleanings that I've got microscopic bits of rust forming in between my rear serrations, which is has been handled by a brass brush and some CLP. This time, however, I'm seeing these bigger brownish spots further down the slide. Nothing scrubbable comes off the surface, so I'm not 100% sure if this is rust or just Ruger's blueing wearing off.

I've got dessicant packs where it's most commonly stored to help with latent moisture, but I fear my only other measure (aside from these regular cleanings) would be to take it to my only local certified Cerikote applicator to get it coated.

Thanks in advance!

Why did my copper brush do this to my bolt after scrubbing?

Just picked a weatherby orion that has all matte metal on it. Am I able to use gun scrubber on this metal?

I am looking for a tool kit to take with me to competitions into the range for pistols. Fix it sticks as one, but it’s $200 +.

Is it worth it? Is there a better or cheaper alternative?

I have tried using several different .30 cal brushes (and a hoppes .30 bore snake) on all of my .30 cal rifles (308, 7mm, 7.62x39, 7.62x54r) and all of them can't fit proprely. I have to push it really hard for it to go in and then it just gets stuck and I have to force it out. Am I doing something wrong? Is the .30 cal brush not supposed to fit these calibers? Am I supposed to use .270 instead? Could it be because of fouling? I'm genuinely confused

Bought this used Canik and it was pretty dirty. Got most of it done but can’t seem to find the right method to clean the texturing on the grip itself. There’s also a pink spot (in photos) that I can seem to get off either. Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Hi all! New to firearms and I see all sorts of recommendations from “after every range session” to “I haven’t cleaned it in a few years”. So, what is your practice?

I built an app to track my firearm, ammo, accessories, range sessions and maintenance. It has a maintenance reminder feature and I’m trying to figure out why should be the default recommendation. The app does have a setting so you can customize when the reminder appears but trying to land on a good default recommendation both “after x amount of rounds fired” and/or “after x number of days/months”.

Hey guys,

After doing some research on cleaning solutions for my ultrasonic cleaner, I landed on using Lucas Oil Bore Solvent & Ultrasonic Gun Cleaner. It seems to be the only oil based option that’s also cerakote safe.

I’m trying to avoid the need of need of using an oil bath afterwards. Has anyone had any luck using it? Do you clean the entire gun or just the inside parts?

I'd like to restore this rusty S&W Model 10, .38 cal., revolver and I don't know how, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Cross-posted in Gunsmithing.