Our Journey
Full Blast USA’s Story
Steve, the founder of Full Blast USA as been a firearms enthusiast since he was a child, and like many people, he struggled with traditional cleaning methods. Whether it was time-consuming or toilsome, he saw there was room for improvement. He wanted to create American Made tools to help make gun cleaning easier.
When I was around 9 years old, I actively watched and learned from my father about firearm cleaning. After every trip to the range for target practice, shooting clays, and family hunting trips, my brothers and I would sit around our father as he methodically disassembled and cleaned our guns. With wide, curious eyes, we listened as he taught us the process of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling a firearm. He explained the names of each part and how cleaning a firearm is more than “what you’re supposed to do.” Dad told us stories about how his father imparted his firearm knowledge in the same way, which later became more ingrained during his time proudly serving in the United States military.
Unfortunately, later in life, I abandoned my fathers’ wisdom. Cleaning my firearms took too much time and seemed to be more laborious than it was worth. After hunts, my guns would go right into their case - dirty, at times wet. So far, I hadn’t come into any issues; they always functioned adequately when I needed them. This only encouraged the terrible habit I developed, as I fell into the trap of “cleaning is a myth.”
A couple of years later, my neglect finally caught up. The consequences were handed to me on a rust-speckled gun. If that wasn’t upsetting enough, shells were not ejecting as they should. Frustrated, I disassembled my gun for further inspection.
I discovered a gut-wrenching truth: the bore was pitted in places from corrosion. This pitting was a devastating problem. I had ruined my prized Ithaca Model 37 12-gauge shotgun, and I was the only one to blame. The fate of my carelessness was the last lesson I would ever need. Since then, I have held onto my father’s wisdom, and since then keeping my firearms in pristine condition has been a priority.