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91bravo said:
I’ve got 2k+ rounds through my Aero build without cleaning and it runs just fine!
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I usually don't go past 500 rounds without a thorough cleaning and lube. Having one gun that is extremely finicky about cleaning and ammo (Ruger MKII) and another that's overgassed, cleaning is routine for me.
 
K.O.D. said:
I usually don't go past 500 rounds without a thorough cleaning and lube. Having one gun that is extremely finicky about cleaning and ammo (Ruger MKII) and another that's overgassed, cleaning is routine for me.
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I'm a stickler for clean guns, but I want to do a test with my Aero rifle and see how far I can actually go without cleaning it. I just keep the BCG rails wet with grease/oil and she runs like a champ! My HD/SD guns are clean as a whistle though.
 
K.O.D. said:
I usually don't go past 500 rounds without a thorough cleaning and lube. Having one gun that is extremely finicky about cleaning and ammo (Ruger MKII) and another that's overgassed, cleaning is routine for me.
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Agreed. If I'm worried something I own isn't going to function properly through several hundred rounds and more than one range session, then I have no use for it and it's getting passed on.
 
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Smithhammer said:
Agreed. If I'm worried something I own isn't going to function properly through several hundred rounds, then it's getting passed on.
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My Tavor functions flawlessly but it smells so bad after a few hundred rounds I have to clean it. My knee is finally healed enough that I should be able to install the new recoil spring which is supposed to help with this issue. My Ruger MK II Gov't Competition model was a gift for my 20th birthday, so I can't sell it. I rarely shoot it, its pretty much the gun I start new shooters on.
 
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K.O.D. said:
I usually don't go past 500 rounds without a thorough cleaning and lube. Having one gun that is extremely finicky about cleaning and ammo (Ruger MKII) and another that's overgassed, cleaning is routine for me.
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This MK spent its life shoved in a junk drawer between target practice and shooting rats/mice/snakes and other problem animals while I was growing up at home.

Don’t think it was cleaned out until I inherited it. It was absolutely filthy and still shooting accurately and dependably. The front sight is loose and I’m still able to rapid fire tight groups.
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jux t said:
This MK spent its life shoved in a junk drawer between target practice and shooting rats/mice/snakes and other problem animals while I was growing up at home.

Don’t think it was cleaned out until I inherited it. It was absolutely filthy and still shooting accurately and dependably. The front sight is loose and I’m still able to rapid fire tight groups.
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Wow. After 150-200 rounds the bullets literally tumble from my MKII. I'm serious, the target will have the bullets go through sideways. Despite being the top spec model it's a terrible gun, but it was a gift. I had it inspected by a gunsmith and he said that's how a lot of the "Government Competition models are--finicky about being cleaned and what ammo it will use. I haven't shot it in almost a year because it's also a pain to disassemble.

Terrible gun.

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K.O.D. said:
Wow. After 150-200 rounds the bullets literally tumble from my MKII. I'm serious, the target will have the bullets go through sideways. Despite being the top spec model it's a terrible gun, but it was a gift. I had it inspected by a gunsmith and he said that's how a lot of the "Government Competition models are--finicky about being cleaned and what ammo it will use. I haven't shot it in almost a year because it's also a pain to disassemble.

Terrible gun.

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Hopefully yours loosens up with use. With my experience with mine, it’s hard to believe it can be inaccurate, but I believe you. It is a ruger after all, and while most of them are good, they’ve churned some lemons. As you’ve seen, it’s a good teaching pistol.
 
jux t said:
Hopefully yours loosens up with use. With my experience with mine, it’s hard to believe it can be inaccurate, but I believe you. It is a ruger after all, and while most of them are good, they’ve churned some lemons. As you’ve seen, it’s a good teaching pistol.
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I've had mine for 24 years, I don't think it will get better.
 
K.O.D. said:
Wow. After 150-200 rounds the bullets literally tumble from my MKII. I'm serious, the target will have the bullets go through sideways. Despite being the top spec model it's a terrible gun, but it was a gift. I had it inspected by a gunsmith and he said that's how a lot of the "Government Competition models are--finicky about being cleaned and what ammo it will use. I haven't shot it in almost a year because it's also a pain to disassemble.

Terrible gun.

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