Gun cleaning sucks!

[Sunrise]

A character death due to poor gun maintenance was written into the plot of CSI: Miami

Tim Speedle

Timothy 'Tim' "Speed" Speedle was a level 3 CSI in CSI: Miami. He was portrayed by Rory Cochrane. Like the rest of the team, Speedle was introduced in the backdoor pilot, Cross Jurisdictions where it was shown that he was something of a happy go lucky and energetic character who wasted no time...

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Despite his skill as a CSI, Speedle was habitually neglectful of gun maintenance ("Dispo Day"), which when it happened the second time around, contributed to his death when his gun jammed during a shootout ("Lost Son,").

Dispo Day

Dispo Day is the eighteenth episode in Season One of CSI: Miami. A truck carrying confiscated drugs to be burned is attacked which leaves the drugs stolen and the officer escort killed. The CSIs are under investigation because it is suspected that the attack was an inside job. Speed and two...

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• Having learned that Speed's gun jammed during the gunfight, Horatio gives him a gun cleaning kit as a late birthday present. This foreshadows Speed's death in "Lost Son" due to his gun malfunctioning from not cleaning it.

I remember seeing that....

 

[Phoenix_1295]

I guess it depends on interpretation of cleaning. Basic field strip/clean or full disassembly.

I field strip after each range visit. Clean barrel, wipe/brush out slide and exposed area of receiver, re-lube and reassemble.

 

[paperwork351]

A character death due to poor gun maintenance was written into the plot of CSI: Miami

Tim Speedle

Timothy 'Tim' "Speed" Speedle was a level 3 CSI in CSI: Miami. He was portrayed by Rory Cochrane. Like the rest of the team, Speedle was introduced in the backdoor pilot, Cross Jurisdictions where it was shown that he was something of a happy go lucky and energetic character who wasted no time...

csi.fandom.com

Despite his skill as a CSI, Speedle was habitually neglectful of gun maintenance ("Dispo Day"), which when it happened the second time around, contributed to his death when his gun jammed during a shootout ("Lost Son,").

Dispo Day

Dispo Day is the eighteenth episode in Season One of CSI: Miami. A truck carrying confiscated drugs to be burned is attacked which leaves the drugs stolen and the officer escort killed. The CSIs are under investigation because it is suspected that the attack was an inside job. Speed and two...

csi.fandom.com

• Having learned that Speed's gun jammed during the gunfight, Horatio gives him a gun cleaning kit as a late birthday present. This foreshadows Speed's death in "Lost Son" due to his gun malfunctioning from not cleaning it.

I remember seeing that....

Wasn't the CSI Miami issued Sigs? I've heard Sigs run 'wet' where as Glock run 'dry'? Do Sigs stop if not dunked in a bucket of oil? What do the legends say?

 

[Sunrise]

Wasn't the CSI Miami issued Sigs? I've heard Sigs run 'wet' where as Glock run 'dry'? Do Sigs stop if not dunked in a bucket of oil? What do the legends say?

See here for this character:

CSI: Miami - Season 1 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games

www.imfdb.org

CSI: Miami - Season 3 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games

www.imfdb.org

For the overall show, see here: https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/CSI:_Miami

As I understand it, you don't want to over-lube any gun as it will collect soot/dirt at critical function points and could seize up as a result.

 

[teratos]

FWIW for me: The firearm I carry is always clean/cleaned and lubed before I carry it. I wouldn't trust or have it any other way.

You know it functioned properly at the range. How do you know it will function properly after you have field stripped it?

Food for thought.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Wasn't the CSI Miami issued Sigs? I've heard Sigs run 'wet' where as Glock run 'dry'? Do Sigs stop if not dunked in a bucket of oil? What do the legends say?

Not necessarily a bucket of oil , but definitely wet .

 

[Sunrise]

You know it functioned properly at the range. How do you know it will function properly after you have field stripped it?

Food for thought.

Because it always functions without issue for my next weekly range trip after I clean/lube it.

That, and I also do a function check per the manual each time after cleaning/lubing it.

It's always ready to go.

 

[willtill]

Because it always functions without issue for my next weekly range trip after I clean/lube it.

That, and I also do a function check per the manual each time after cleaning/lubing it.

It's always ready to go.

But alas, some folks here are still looking for reasons NOT to clean their guns.

 

[teratos]

But alas, some folks here are still looking for reasons NOT to clean their guns.

When I shot at the last Gun Commander class, I used one of the two guns I carry. No misfires. Put it in the holster and carried it the rest of the day. Ran a bore snake down the barrel when I got home, a little oil on the rails, and put it back in the holster.

I don't see the problem here. I also know the gun functions. Mechanical things don't always cooperate. You do you.

 

[Sunrise]

But alas, some folks here are still looking for reasons NOT to clean their guns.

Thank you.

For something that my life will ultimately depend on every time I carry it, I make the time and do it properly. I know it's going to work when I need it to. It's really difficult for me to understand why anyone would choose to take shortcuts on this. You don't get a do-over if/when SHTF.

 

[outrider58]

Jeesuz H Kroist! Do we really need another reason to divide ourselves?

 

[Biggfoot44]

Function check ? Yes
Lubricate ? Yes
Give frequent wipedown , inspect bore . etc ? Yes

Scrub bore after every firing ? Not unless otherwise a reason to .
Detail atrip after every firing ? Not unless otherwise a reason to .

 

[teratos]

Function check ? Yes
Lubricate ? Yes
Give frequent wipedown , inspect bore . etc ? Yes

Scrub bore after every firing ? Not unless otherwise a reason to .
Detail atrip after every firing ? Not unless otherwise a reason to .

That's it.

 

[Sunrise]

That's it.

I do a field strip, clean/lube and function check per the manual after every range session.

I never lube a gun which I haven't already cleaned first.

 

[outrider58]

Function check ? Yes
Lubricate ? Yes
Give frequent wipedown , inspect bore . etc ? Yes

Scrub bore after every firing ? Not unless otherwise a reason to .
Detail atrip after every firing ? Not unless otherwise a reason to .

Exactly.

 

[Sunrise]

Exactly.

Not a good idea IMHO to put lube on/in a gun that's already accumulated soot/residue from usage.

 

[willtill]

I couldn't put a dirty gun back in a safe. You get into that practice, you forget what's been fired often and when was the last time you actually cleaned it.

Rode hard and put away wet. The horror...

 

[outrider58]

Not a good idea IMHO to put lube on/in a gun that's already accumulated soot/residue from usage.

Did you read Bigfoot's entire post?

 

[willtill]

Jeesuz H Kroist! Do we really need another reason to divide ourselves?

Wee'se having a discussion. That's the purpose of a message board. To exchange ideas. And debate.

 

[Sunrise]

Did you read Bigfoot's entire post?

Yes, I did.

I don't put lube on any part of a gun that I haven't already cleaned, and I field strip/clean thoroughly after every range session.