When u buy a new gun...

[entropy]

I hear ya, Zaire! My youngest son rats me out to his Mom erevry time. As long as my bills get paid, she just rolls her eyes.

 

[22-rimfire]

Zaire: Little boys are always mama's boys. I was with my "grandson" via marriage at a gun shop. Bought a gun and asked him to never tell his grandmother (my wife). I didn't really care that much, but I have to hand it to that kid... he did exactly what I asked and never mentioned it to either his mother or grandmother. Good Kid! He's learning!

Don't ya just hate it when the gun shop leaves a message on your home phone that your gun is in? Trouble.

First thing I do with a gun is make sure it is not loaded, then fondle it, fondle it some more, point it at TV (oops), and then clean it.

 

[Souris]

I don't fondle. I BOND
Take it home to clean and lube it. Then starts the hidden cost of a new firearm. Buy ammo. Buy holsters. Buy dies. Buy conversion kit. Slip off to the range every chance I get.


BTW, My Wife gets really annoyed when my favorite gun store sends me birthday cards

 

[Pilgrim]

Hold it close and croon, "My precious...."

Pilgrim

 

[huaco]

Take it apart and get familiar with it, blow it out with gunscrubber or brake cleaner, run a few patches through the barrel, hose it down with CLP, wipe it off, shoot it, clean it again a bit more carefully.

 

[10-Ring]

Me, I usually go w/ the clean, lube & shoot the first 1000 rounds ASAP.

 

[cracked butt]

Hide it from the wife.

I usually hide it from the wife. Then when she goes to work and the kids aren't up yet I get it out and clean it and fondle it. The last 2 times my 5 year old son got up and caughtme. He mentioned it to my wife both times. I've tried to explain the rule of men to him but he just doesn't get it yet.

LOL. last time the big brown truck left a rifle at my house, it happened to be a day my wife was home from work, sick. She was sleeping whent he delivery came, but my 2 year old son knew what it was right away by the shape of the box. For the next 5 minutes He would say nothing but "daddeeeeee is that a rifle? I want to have the rifle. Can I have the rifle? RIFLEEEEEEEEEEEE!, daddy I want to do the rifle!" My wife couldn't sleep through this and I was thoroughly busted.

 

[GunGoBoom]

Either shoot it or fondle & dry fire. Clean it? Are you guys nuts - that's for a year or two later. Lol cracked butt.

 

[Too Many Choices!?]

I agree with Souris, I am a bonder. But I sometimes fondle as well

First we have some "Bonding Time", . During this time I will usually hold the firearm checking out the beatiful balance, finish, and overall appearance of the firearm(what can say, I have great taste lol). Second, I break-down and clean the firearm(my Glock was the exception) while dreaming of the mods I already had planned before buying. Third, I get to the range and fire off as much ammo as I can afford to spend that day and clean . Rinse, Lather, Repeat....

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Rtfm

Check the manual first. Some semi-auto pistols come from the factory with "break-in grease" on barrel or slide that's supposed to stay there for a few hundred rounds.

Cleaning the bore seems like a good idea.

 

[scout26]

Read the manual, then fondling/cleaning. Then shooting followed by more fondling/cleaning.


Did I mention that I like the fondling/cleaning almost as much as the shooting ???

 

[Dave R]

Read the manual, then fondling/cleaning. Then shooting followed by more fondling/cleaning.

That's it. Read manual. Clean & lube. Shoot for function and ammo preference. Then start working up loads...

Then starts the hidden cost of a new firearm. Buy ammo. Buy holsters. Buy dies. Buy conversion kit. Slip off to the range every chance I get.

Yup. I'm guessing the "true" cost of a new firearms is double what you spend on it, before its really "part of the family."

 

[captain obvious]

Usually I shoot it the same day, before coming home. When I do return, the first thing I do is go to my logbook and record the serial # and stuff, followed by cleaning, then hang on to it and admire it for a while.

 

[hoek48]

Clean and inspect it for safety. You never know what someone may have done while attempting to work on it themselves.

 

[Tom Servo]

Then starts the hidden cost of a new firearm. Buy ammo. Buy holsters...

No kidding. When I got my last gun, I already had custom grips and a holster on order.

I take a new gun home, make a cup of coffee, field strip, remove the grips, spray degreaser through it and lube it up. 200 rounds at the range followed by a detail strip and clean. One or two more trips to the range, and if all is well, it goes into carry rotation.

 

[10 Ring Tao]

Breaking it down to clean/inspect it has two purposes. First, is obviously cleaning it. Second, is learning the guts of the new gun and how they work. Makes diagnosing a problem at the range much easier.

 

[Black Majik]

Fondle
Clean
Lube
RTFM
Post on THR of new acquisition

 

[foghornl]

Open manual on how to break down the weapon, then break down, clean, lube and reassemble. Check for function WITHOUT ammo anywhere close by.

Do this a couple of times, untill I am comfortable with how it works and feels..then buy a boatload of ammo and hit the range.