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When you purchase or receive a new gun, how much cleaning do you do before firing it?

Wipe off the oil film
0 (0%)
Wipe off and wipe out bore and chamber
7 (21.2%)
Complete field strip cleaning and lube
26 (78.8%)

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Re: New Gun Practices
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2012, 08:51:56 AM »
I usually try to at least field strip a new gun and look at it, if not clean it. I always lube. The only pistol I didn't do that with was my Sig 1911 because there was an indoor range attached to the gun shop. I bought it, asked them to spray some lube inside, and went out and fired 100 rounds. All others I take apart when I get them home...mostly just to see how they go together.
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Re: New Gun Practices
« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2012, 09:00:59 AM »
Take it apart, examine the pieces parts, marvel at the design, drool a bit, clean the shite that looks sticky, icky or otherwise might cause me heartache and lube it properly!  Reassemble, marvel at the design, drool a bit more and go blast away at something.

My BIL's PPK was really nasty when he bought it and it wouldn't fire consistently.  I figured he at least lubed the thing but alas, he's a dumbass.  He gave it to me for a couple of weeks and like Frank said, it was really icky, sticky!  After some proper love, it's 100%!
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Re: New Gun Practices
« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2012, 09:01:16 AM »
Quote from: jaybet on November 22, 2012, 08:51:56 AM
I usually try to at least field strip a new gun and look at it, if not clean it. I always lube. The only pistol I didn't do that with was my Sig 1911 because there was an indoor range attached to the gun shop. I bought it, asked them to spray some lube inside, and went out and fired 100 rounds. All others I take apart when I get them home...mostly just to see how they go together.
The time to learn the little quirks of your gun is not at the range with a round stuck in it.

There is a thought to remember!
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Re: New Gun Practices
« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2012, 10:00:17 AM »
 Last Gun Show I picked up a 100 year old .32 S&W and all I used was Gun Scrubber followed by a generous dose of silicone gun oil.
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Re: New Gun Practices
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2012, 01:59:13 PM »
Quote from: billt on November 22, 2012, 08:47:17 AM
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I notice Kissing and Left Handedness made the list also......as did Hot Tea.
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Re: New Gun Practices
« Reply #15 on: November 22, 2012, 05:36:33 PM »
The more I think about it the more I think I field stripped and cleaned most of my new guns. It's been so long I can't remember.
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