NOT being argumentative. I just find this an interesting conversation.
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Curious, why the difference with .22s? I see a lot of shoot it until it stops type comments.
People have different guns for different tasks. My .22 guns are plinkers. They are used at the range only. They are never used for defensive purposes. As such, if they jam at the range, who cares. Most of my other guns are used for defensive purposes. They are cleaned/oiled/inspected after every range trip. I dont want to use a gun for defensive use that hasnt been cleaned in a year and is full of carbon and gunk. Some people do, but that ain't my style.
Maybe people have a lot more free money, or have much cheaper guns, or something else.
A S&W 617 or GP100 .22 ain't cheap. Plinking or not. I wouldn't want to leave it filled with Carbon and gunk. Maybe there's lots of $150 disposable .22 pistols that I'm not aware of. There are $150 .22 rifles. Id still want to protect it from corrosion.
Guns that can rust... you want them oiled, no? Cheap .22s can and will rust too.
I just can't see the logic of treating a fairly expensive item like a gun, with any difference just because it's a lowly .22.
I also don't get not protecting the barrel interior even if not cleaning the whole thing in detail.
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Depends I think...
how infrequently will you use the .22, and what you need it for.
After oiling, my Krico takes about 4-5 shots to settle down the POI...not good for head shooting that rabbit. wasn't until I started target shooting that rifle that I realised that was likely why my shooting "got better" out in the field.
One of the guys at the range (RIP) used to go O/S for big game shooting. He'd take his rifles to the range, and foul them before packing them for the trip. Was his routine, and even if it was only giving him additional confidence, worked for him.
Get it that it depends. Good examples to make the case.
But are you shooting at the rabbits because you have a big garden? To eat? I.e. Regularly shooting? If you miss is there no dinner?
Depends is important aspect. But I'd argue it's safe to say that most guns are safe queens. Or at least don't get shot regularly; even if that's weeks/months, justifying at least some protection from corrosion if not in the arid desert...