15. Buy a gun safe for the firearms you aren’t using at the moment.
16.Volunteer to teach the next generation. Sorry, I’m all through teaching democrats. No use arming the enemy.
17. Buying cleaning rods from Walmart or using military steel cleaning rods is a horrible idea. Dewey cleaning rods are coated with a plastic like substance. Don’t drag a steel or aluminun rod through that barrel.
Bore Snakes are one of the greatest advances in gun cleaning.
Be careful of the chemicals. Make sure you don’t leave any behind. It will make you cry.
18. Learn to sight in a rifle within five shots by bore sighting and Minute of Angle.
19. Throw away the WD-40 and use BreakFree for all the guns except the AR. I use Militec for those. I also use a heavy grease on the frame and slide rails on the semi auto pistols.
20. 1911 recoil springs go bad after 10,000 shots. Early Colts need to be throated and polished if you’re shooting wadcutters.
21. Every gunowner should own a Ruger 10-22. Tactical Innovations make the best after market magazines for the little rifle.
22. You can never have enough reloading manuals. I heard a lot of glowing reports about the Lee book. On that note, every gunowner should have a copy of “Cartridges of the World”.
23. Even Glock owners should read Jeff Cooper’s Commentaries.
24. Shooting gloves are not for sissies. If you don’t believe me, put the bandaids on before you start a long shooting session.
25. If you wear hearing protection muffs, that little beanie on your ball cap can be removed without damaging the cap.
26. If you’re into rifles, nothing beats spending the money for a really good machine rest.
28. You need snap caps if you’re going to dry fire and you can never have enough.
29. If you’re a target shooter or plinker and you never miss, you’re too close and too slow.
30. Learn the proper names for gun parts and ammunition.