Hey Folks,
after doing my homework i decided on a springfield 1911 loaded stainless steel in 9mm. tomorrow morning i'll be making the purchase to make it official and i wanted to post this now so i can get some feedback and wait less by the time my beauty gets to me.
So, being that this is my first gun, tell me. what else do i need? Anything else i need to know? Accessories, tools and what not.
Recommend me
oil rags,
oils to oil my gun.
brushes or whatever for the barrel, cleaning.
Mags. I hear the stock magazines on the springer are not great and best to purchase third party. i hear great about Wilson and Mec Gar but which? can you post links on which to purchase?
Storing my gun. My house has no children just adults, 2 more and the house is large, so i plan to have my gun stored/hiding in 'plain' sight. are there special cases for this sort of thing? Is a drawer fine for this?
I read that leather and the gun case foam can remove the oils from the gun, is this true and frowned upon to keep the gun stored there?
I plan on going to the range at least once a month, but maybe a few times.
Good carrying case?
sorry for the questions, but i want to make it right.
PS. i found out about the idiot scratch/mark earlier today. glad i found out so i can try to avoid it. any tips?
after doing my homework i decided on a springfield 1911 loaded stainless steel in 9mm. tomorrow morning i'll be making the purchase to make it official and i wanted to post this now so i can get some feedback and wait less by the time my beauty gets to me.
So, being that this is my first gun, tell me. what else do i need? Anything else i need to know? Accessories, tools and what not.
Recommend me
oil rags,
oils to oil my gun.
brushes or whatever for the barrel, cleaning.
Mags. I hear the stock magazines on the springer are not great and best to purchase third party. i hear great about Wilson and Mec Gar but which? can you post links on which to purchase?
Storing my gun. My house has no children just adults, 2 more and the house is large, so i plan to have my gun stored/hiding in 'plain' sight. are there special cases for this sort of thing? Is a drawer fine for this?
I read that leather and the gun case foam can remove the oils from the gun, is this true and frowned upon to keep the gun stored there?
I plan on going to the range at least once a month, but maybe a few times.
Good carrying case?
sorry for the questions, but i want to make it right.
PS. i found out about the idiot scratch/mark earlier today. glad i found out so i can try to avoid it. any tips?