1. the act or process of disassembling a firearm into its basic components for cleaning, maintenance, or inspection
Usage: military; firearms terminology

1. to disassemble a firearm into its basic components without tools, typically for cleaning or maintenance
Usage: military; firearms terminology

Examples

• Soldiers learn fieldstripping their rifles during basic training.
• The instructor demonstrated fieldstripping the weapon in under two minutes.
• Fieldstripping allows soldiers to clean and maintain their firearms in the field.
• He was fieldstripping his rifle when the sergeant inspected the barracks.
• Proper fieldstripping technique is essential for weapon maintenance.
• The recruits practiced fieldstripping repeatedly until they could do it blindfolded.