New gun...oiled or no?

[Gouranga]

So in the last year I have bought 3 new firearms. A S&W M&P 40 FS, a DPMS Classic 16 and a Remington R-25. Of those only the M&P had explicit instructions in the manual to clean and oil it before first use (for the record I make it a habit to do this with every firearm whether oiled or not).

Of these only the DPMS shipped very well oiled. I mean VERY well oiled. The R-25 and M&P were bone dry. Seems to me with the variance in humidity and temp, etc to where a company would ship these things, putting a good coat of gun oil on them would be good to ensure the new owner does not open a case to a gun with rust on it. I mean I would be pretty ticked if I bought a brand new gun and it came rusted.

Being as I have only got a sample of 3 firearms to draw from experience here. I wanted to ask everyone out there, how often is it when you buy a new firearm that it comes with at least some type of gun oil/protectant on it?

 

[Hunterdad]

I've only bought 1 new gun as of late and it was an AK74. It came to me bone dry.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

There is a big difference between oil and protectant. The first thing I typically do (some exeptions) is clean a new firearm inside and out. Remove the rust inhibitors that are all over your gun. Then take your pet lubricants and go over the firearm appropriately lubricating it. Don't forget to run a patch through the barrel.

 

[WardenWolf]

It depends. Generally it won't hurt to test it with a few rounds so long as the action and barrel are free of gunk. The shipping lubricant is fine for that. When I get it home to clean it, though, I strip it down and oil it throughout.

 

[GunChick]

Most of the new guns I've bought or seen when they first come home have some sort of light oil/protectant on them. A few times they are drier, but only once was it simply slathered in stuff.

I, like OP, always try to do at least a minimal cleaning before firing a new firearm for the first time. Just a good habit to have.

 

[DPris]

I go through an average of 20 guns a year, most have some internal lube & a dry outside. Some come wet on the outside.
Rust has never been a problem.
Denis

 

[Owen]

Unless the owner's manual states otherwise, the oil the gun comes with is not a lubricant but a preservative.

You should definitely clean and lube before you bring it to the range

 

[Manco]

The M&P40 I purchased last year had a fair amount of protectant on it. I cleaned it thoroughly and lubed it lightly before shooting it.

 

[Carter]

Out of the 6 guns I've bought, one of which I haven't received yet..darn you Robinson Armament, the only one to come to me well oiled was my Ruger SR9c. Everything else was virtually bone dry.

The ak I had for awhile did have a little rust color around the chamber when I got it. After oiling it and scrubbing that area then reoiling the discoloration went away.

The AR I had for awhile only had the slightest amount of oil on it.

My shotgun was bone dry.

My sks was pretty dry.

Despite the Ruger coming in probable ready to go condition, I broke it down, cleaned it, and relubed it.

 

[DougW]

I always clean and oil before use. Something I have always done, no matter what the manual says.

 

[gym]

Anything but a glock should be stripped and cleaned then lubed, just like you would after a day at the range. Glocks really should also be, but my experiences with them is they will just shoot out of the box. I would say just for saftys sake I would want to make sure that "even though it's a new gun" that everythin is where it's supposed to be.

 

[killchain]

Clean it and lube it yourself, always.

If you know you're going to buy a gun and then go straight to the range, bring your bottle of lube.

 

[danprkr]

I go through it, clean and lube it just to familiarize myself with the gun. But then I'm a mechanical geek that way so suit yourself.

 

[Sunray]

"...The shipping lubricant..." It isn't a lube. It's a rust inhibiting coating.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I've received new guns ranging from bone dry to swimming in oil/preservative. My CZ PCR was inside a plastic packet filled with it. The salesman had to squish the packet - forcing the oil aside - to read the serial number. It was a very light oil, however, and cleaned up easily with solvent on a rag.