Anyone keep a Weapon Record book for their gun?

I have kept one for my .300 win custom rifle

wind
distance
humidity
grain bullet
powder charge
elevation

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Record book is handy -- I clean and lube my Glocks every 15,278 rounds.

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I bet that was one hell of a formula to get that precise number.

Mr. Gaston Glock himself thinks you're overdoing it^.

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I have kept one for my .300 win custom rifle

wind distance humidity grain bullet powder charge elevation

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Agreed. I keep track of my loading data for certain things but that's about it.

For the OP, after a period of time, you may see certain pieces that need maintaining but it doesn't need nearly the amount of TLC that a car does.

For example, the first thing an AR would probably need after thousands of rounds would be a replacement set of gas rings. For a pistol, maybe the recoil spring after a few thousand. But in all honesty, none of them will probably need any maintaining for the amount of shooting regulars do. Competition shooters need to maintain certain guns but they shoot 100k+ a year easily.

If your gun gets quirky, something may need replacing but that's about it. I haven't had to change anything on any of mine.

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Lube your Glock? Spit isn't enough?

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That maintenance interval is based on using 3-in-One oil.

If I use CLP (or spit), I can extend my round count to 17,561 between cleanings.

Not a maintenance log, but I do keep on file targets I used for sighting-in all of my iron sight weapons, especially the very first sighting in out of the box. Below is an example of an "out-of-the-box" target to remind me of the groups it originally fired...



I also keep subsequent targets after sighting in that shows distance and indicates sight picture. Date, distance, and any variance in sight picture (if noteworthy) are documented on those targets.

They come in really handy if you have multiple weapons that you don't fire all the time. It virtually eliminates having to get "reacquainted" with the weapon.

What would be more beneficial would be to keep a log of purchase price, date, modifications/additions and their respective cost.


a log of ammo inventory would be helpful too.

I keep a file in my office at home for each weapon. Receipt, serial number, etc. That's it though. If i was into long distance shooting, I'd keep track of load data but im just a plinker.

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You might not remember, I traded you a M&P for a 17.

I still havent cleaned that 17, its been through a couple classes.

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I do remember.

I haven't cleaned (or fired) the M&P since it came back from the factory. They replaced the mags and the barrel.

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I haven't cleaned (or fired) the M&P since it came back from the factory. They replaced the mags and the barrel.

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Why did you have to send it back? That thing was brand new.