Boogieman Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just curious. There are people that pay to have their guns cleaned. Huh? I can detail strip every gun I have. Anyone else? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I have one pistol I have yet to do a complete tear-down and detail clean on since I bought it, but everything else pretty much just gets a field strip and a bath in the ultrasonic tank whenever I think it's needed. Then again, that particular gun is barely broken in, despite being the first one I ever bought, by almost a decade. Most striker fired are pretty simple, so not really a whole lot involved in a detail strip on them. Ruger mkII is a bit of a pain. I'm not a high volume shooter, so I don't really need to clean them that often. Then again, I also repair mechanical stuff for a living, so the basic skills are already there. I know more than a few guys that I wouldn't trust to clean a brick, let alone a firearm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I just buy new ones when they get dirty. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Boogieman said: Just curious. There are people that pay to have their guns cleaned. Huh? I can detail strip every gun I have. Anyone else? +1 here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrice Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, Boogieman said: Edited July 13, 2018 by Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glocks4Freedom Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, Patrice said: I am uncertain though about the reason or benefits to detail stripping one's firearms, at least detail stripping for its own sake? That makes some sense, but in the long run, springs break, wear out, etc. It's a good thing to know how to do it. $aves you trouble. My HK 45's flat spring broke after 11-12k rounds, paying a gunsmith wasn't an option, so I taught myself how to... and those DA/SA HK are a PITA to field strip with all those plates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigobsessed Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I have 52 handguns. I bought most of them used, the first thing I do when I get them home is detail strip and inspect all parts. I replace anything that doesn’t pass inspection thoroughly clean and reassemble. It does help that a pretty good chunk of what I own are vintage S&W revolvers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I don't pay anyone to do much of anything for me. I also don't think I've ever paid a gunsmith to do anything for me. I am a bubba gunsmith without the bubba. I like to build "custom" guns from boxes of parts. Those don't always run right when finished. It's up to me to figure out why and fix it. This might sound kind of cocky but it's not really. I just have a lot of experience with mechanical things going all the way back to my youth. It's also how I make a very good living. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 13, 2018 Administrators Share Posted July 13, 2018 I have always taken things apart. I’ve stripped down every laptop computer I have ever owned, usually within the first week, to get a look at its guts. Then I reassemble them and use them. Yeah, I can take apart all my guns. One of the tougher guns I took apart and reassembled for the first time was a Browning M2 .50-cal, when I was in Basic. You really need three hands connected to the same brain to get the trunnion block back into the receiver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistolay Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I took the Glock armorers course so that I would feel confident field stripping them, but so far I haven't felt the need to go beyond field stripping the slides. I'm not going to field strip the frames until I think it's really necessary, because I'm not looking forward to the pins loosening up. I'd be interested in other opinions from Glock owners who've dissembled their frames, as far as the pins loosening up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, Eric said: I have always taken things apart. My mom used to tell people, "If it's broken, he takes it apart to find out why. If it's working, he takes it apart to find out why." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 As long as it isn’t a Ruger Mk I, II, or III! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Carbine Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I could detail strip all my guns but in in over 58 years I don't think I've detailed stripped a dozen guns. I pretty much believe, If it ain't broke don't fix it. I have had a number of "defective guns" brought to me that the only problem was someone, that didn't know what they were doing, "detailed stripped" the gun. Then they assembled it wrong. Just a couple weeks ago a lady friend asked me to "fix" a nice Browning shotgun that someone had given to her. The previous owner had "detailed stripped" the gun and reassembled it wrong. Same thing with a shotgun last year. That "gunsmith" managed to put the barrel in wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Built almost all of my rifles as well as smithed, fixed and modded most of my handguns. Never used somebody else and I do warranty work myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I can, but I don't, necessarily. I was pretty worried the first couple of times I took a 1911 or a S&W revo down to the metal, but they got better with practice. Those dang Ruger Mk IIs, etc. are a girl-dog, for sure... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr. Black said: I am a bubba gunsmith without the bubba. A graduate of the Wile E. Coyote School of Gunsmithing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 YEP ,learned from my dad , i also learned to drive a tractor at 8 years old . dad drove 140 out into middle of a plowed field , i got on it he was walking back to truck , i said "hey you gonna teach me" he said i am now start it and drive it , lol on my first attempt i failed to hit the wrong brake pedal to the right instead of left and smack right into tree , 41 years later that bumper is still a U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPKclone Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Yeah, I like to take mine completely apart occasionally. Its usually when I'm bored out of my skull. I get a kick how EVERYONE hates the ruger mkII and III. Most over complicated gun on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I'm like Eric. I take everything apart, study the mechanism and then put it back together. That's how you learn stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I don’t take things apart for no reason. That said, over the years I’ve learned (out of need) to detail strip 1911s, Beretta 92s, PX4s, Cougars, Sig P Series, Glocks, M&Ps, XDs. CZ will likely be next on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaDub Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Detail strip? Absolutely, I could. It's the putting them back together that presents the challenge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) Ask me how many times folk have brought me a box of parts that used to be a functioning firearm and asked me if I could re-assemble it? The exact phrase most often used was, Put it back together. And, yes, more than a few Ruger Mark IIs arrived in the box. <--- successfully put them all back together Edited July 15, 2018 by tous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I can take any gun apart. It's putting the damn thing back together that gives me fits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I have detail stripped my G17 hundreds of times.(Glocks are really easy) No pin problems. I haven't tried my Ruger Single Action yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Yup, I can do them all and I am Forest Gump when it comes to my AR (Strip it, clean it, diagnose it blind folded). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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