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Almost any business that has reasonable prices and good service is a viable business. It is all a question of marketing and management skills.

For me, I could definitely see dropping a gun off for cleaning and picking it up the next day. I would want a much more thorough job done than I normally do though, and at the previously mentioned reasonable price.

But, having seen how long it takes to get a gun cleaned while you wait at GT's during their Glock days, I would strongly recommend doing this type of business instead. On Glock days, GT usually has a vibrating booth set up for gun cleaning and it can be an hour wait to get the gun in the cleaner. They do it for free, so there would be some drop off in customers, but it tells me there is certainly a market for this type of thing.

I wonder how much a range/gun shop would charge you for rent to do this. It would affect how much you could charge for the cleaning. I would think $20 would be the maximum price I could see paying for a single pistol to be cleaned, if that helps with your price estimates.

As for the theory that people enjoy cleaning guns, there are definitely some who do. To me, it is like motorcycles. Some people enjoy working on the bike as much as riding it, but others are more than willing to pay for any service it needs.