Suburban garage maintenance?

[Slammer13]

Good faith question: What's all y'all position on firearm maintenance in your own garage in a suburban area? Where it is likely that passersby might see you do same for both long and sidearms? Mixed subdivision, both leftists and conservative live there.

(i.e. am I an asshole for doing this regularly?)

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

The only potential problem I see is if some passerby is a burglar...

 

[Dawico]

I'm a firm believer in not showing the neighbors what you have. No firearm stickers on my vehicles or signage at my house.

If you have to be in the garage then crack the door and use a fan if airflow is an issue.

It's too dang hot for that though. Why can't you clean them inside your house?

 

[benenglish]

I don't ever have firearms in my garage but pretty much everyone in the neighborhood has seen me carrying them to and from my truck or taking pictures of them in full view of the street.

The only result that I've noticed was that I was immediately tapped to join the neighborhood patrol the last time a hurricane blocked access to the neighborhood.

 

[Tnhawk]

While I have no firearms stickers displayed around my garage or vehicles, my neighbors may have noticed stacks of ammunition along one wall. I don't advertise nor hide the fact that I frequently shoot firearms. Most wouldn't recognize the reloading bench if they saw it.

 

[V-Tach]

Derksen 12X26 building fixed my problem......

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Do as you damn well please.
You're in Texas don't worry about the Democrats and what might spook them.
Who knows maybe some will leave when they see just how crazy the neighbor is.
We can only Hope

I recently sold two Long guns in the parking lot of Mc Donald's. Every drive through person got a good gander as we laughed about it.

 

[DustyDuds]

I do all my cleaning in the garage because my wife doesn’t like the smell of the solvents.

If you want to be more discrete, just clip an old bedsheet to the bottom rim of the garage door with binder clips to give yourself a little more privacy and if someone inadvertently shuts the garage door it won’t damage anything.

 

[Mohawk600]

As others have stated, the problem is not with the sweet sensibilities of the poor dumbass libtard neighbors that you may or may not have. The problem is advertising what you have in your home to potential thieves. That is never a good idea.

 

[KTXdm9]

If the weather is nice I prefer to work in the garage. Peak of summer, not so much.

 

[leVieux]

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One possibly contrarian note: As a lifelong firearms owner & maintainer it is my observation that many folks “clean guns” waaaay too often.

And, according to some of their own statements, ‘’clean’’ them loaded, & with a chambered round.

I’ve found that, if one isn’t in a rush, your LGS likes to do it for you, and will even unload & check them first.

Even during a busy dove season, I do basic clean & lube after each hunt; then at season’s end have my LGS do a thorough job before storing.

Of course those with frequent range sessions will need to clean more often.

Fire away !

leVieux

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[leVieux]

Good faith question: What's all y'all position on firearm maintenance in your own garage in a suburban area? Where it is likely that passersby might see you do same for both long and sidearms? Mixed subdivision, both leftists and conservative live there.

(i.e. am I an asshole for doing this regularly?)

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Years back when living in Austin, we had plenty U T Faculty lib-tard neighbors, with a few regular Texans mixed-in.

We learned to be very polite but IGNORE them.

One of my personal wake-up’s was when they tried to “shame” me for using my home A/C in July one year.

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[no2gates]

I have my reloading setup and work table in the garage, but you can't see it with the door open. I would never let the neighbors know what I have.

 

[Txdweeb]

Not a fan of it during the summer just to hot, winter I’ll crack garage door get a propane heater going and clean away,

 

[Lead Belly]

Only you know the "vibe" of your neighborhood.

If it is Karentown and has an HOA that they can weaponize, then I'd open garage door a foot to shield projects from view.

 

[no2gates]

Only you know the "vibe" of your neighborhood.

If it is Karentown and has an HOA that they can weaponize, then I'd open garage door a foot to shield projects from view.

You might know all you neighbors, but there's also delivery drivers.

 

[Lead Belly]

You might know all you neighbors, but there's also delivery drivers.

Unfortunately, deliveries already gave you away with those funny stickers they put on them.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

Do as you damn well please.
You're in Texas don't worry about the Democrats and what might spook them.

This^^

I actually thought this post might be a joke at first.

Really? Do whatever the **** you want to in your OWN garage. Have we gotten to the point where we're worried that our neighbors might think poorly of us for owning firearms?

If you owning and/or working on weapons on your own property offends someone, they can **** right off.

Good grief.....

 

[baboon]

I do all my cleaning in the garage because my wife doesn’t like the smell of the solvents.

If you want to be more discrete, just clip an old bedsheet to the bottom rim of the garage door with binder clips to give yourself a little more privacy and if someone inadvertently shuts the garage door it won’t damage anything.

I use to clean guns on my patio, until the 2 story McMansion pop up around me.

My wife never bitched about the smell of solvents, like I seldom bitched about her coloring her hair or arts supplies stank.

 

[Tblack89]

me and my buddies always use the garage, we all went the same route and put mini splits in, much more pleasant that way.