Does an FFL Have To Log In a Firearm If It Is There Just For The Day To Be Cleaned?

The short answer is “no.” The NSSF recently wrote, “when a customer takes a firearm in for cleaning or for a quick repair, if the firearm is cleaned or repaired and returned to the customer the same day, it does not need to be logged into the A&D record and an ATF Form 4473 is … Read more

One Simple Trick for Keeping Your Guns Incredibly Clean

  A lot of our readers like to clean their guns. They find it soothing and reassuring. Me…not so much. My usual trick for cleaning my guns: get someone else to do it who liked doing it. For those of you who share my aversion to carbon crud, toothbrushes, and solvents and can’t impose on … Read more

What Videos Do You Use to Figure Out How to Disassemble or Clean a New Gun? [VIDEO]

  I’ve been asked by three different people in the last month how to clean their new gun. Two were semi-automatic pistols and one was a shotgun. There are a lot of new, first-time gun owners out there who have no earthly idea how to disassemble or maintain their new gun and need help. Fortunately, … Read more

3 Things Every Gun Owner Should Do in 2020

Happy new year. Now that the hangover has fully cleared and the calendars have been replaced around the house, it’s probably a good opportunity to do some of those tasks that you’ve been putting off or forgetting about. The little things that might seem slightly annoying, but might just save your life. Clean Your Carry … Read more

When a Good Gun Goes Bad – Excerpt from ‘Gunsmithing Modern Firearms’

Gunsmithing Modern Firearms, A Gun Guy’s Guide To Making Good Guns Even Better, is Bryce Towlsey’s newest gunsmithing book. Towsley is a firearms expert who has spent his 38-year career writing for many of the top firearms publications. He knows guns and ballistics and how they relate to the real world. Towsley has written extensively … Read more

Strike Industries’ New Ultimate Gun Cleaning Kit

Isn’t there some kind of big gift-giving event coming up soon? Strike Industries offers an all in one-gun cleaning kit for any caliber and firearm needs both down  and off range, ideal for maintaining a reliable firearm. The only ultimate heavy-duty weapons maintenance and cleaning solution on the market. A kit to suit all your … Read more

Gear Review: Bore Boss Bore Cleaner

While I was at Academy Sports grabbing some ammo, I noticed the Real Avid Bore Boss hanging on the shelf. Bore cleaning ropes like Hoppe’s more famous BoreSnake are simple, quick and effective ways of cleaning your barrel. What really makes The Real Avid Bore Boss stand out is its packaging. The cleaning rope wraps … Read more

Gear Review: EEZOX Premium Gun Care CLP

It’s a good idea to use a little solvent and a lot of elbow grease to clean guns, and then to use the manufacturer recommended amount of lubricant to actually, well, lubricate the gun. That said, for guns that are used regularly, it’s pretty handy to use some kind of CLP (Clean/Lubricate/Protect). EEZOX has created … Read more