New Guns, Clean them first or no?

[commygun]

I’ve learned to at least lube after shooting a Beretta Nano that was dry as dust. It didn’t even occur to me to lube it first. Anyway, multiple FTFs. A q-tip dipped in oil and it ran like a sewing machine.

 

[marvin02]

I'm in the clean before shooting camp. This is really an opportunity to inspect the gun thoroughly and get to know it a bit.

Disassemble it, inspect it, clean and lube as needed. Dry fire it at least 25 times, usually more. Manipulate all of the controls. Then go shoot the heck out of it.

 

[Nodakdad]

Clean all news guns. Start fresh then you know that you are good to go.

 

[420Stainless]

I always clean first. I don’t do a detail strip, or even understand why some do so with a new gun, but I do a field strip, clean, and oil.

 

[Terry G]

Clean and lubricate. Doesn't matter if it's a $300.00 Taurus TX22 or a CZ TS2.

 

[Otto]

Glocks are factory assembled with red break-in grease. It’s actually a anti-seize lubricant which should not be removed for the first 100 rounds or so.
Cleaning and lubing NIB guns Is only necessary if the manual calls for it.

 

[Mike J]

I haven't bought anything new for a minute but I am in the field strip & clean first camp. There was a time when I wasn't but I put together a PSA AR from a kit some years ago & I was having problems with spent casings not ejecting. I went to a gun forum & asked what might be the problem. Someone suggested I clean the chamber. I did, it needed it badly. Apparently someone had "test fired" the assembled upper I bought. After the cleaning & correcting a minor assembly error I had made it ran like a top.

I have seen a new gun choke due to lack of lubrication a couple of times. I tend to believe cleaning & lubrication just helps get things off to a good start.

 

[Paul7]

Les Baer and Wilson Combat tell you not to field strip and clean for the first 300-500 rounds, oil on the rails is OK.

 

[GRIZ22]

I always field strip clean, and lube a new gun. The petroleum products on a new gun are designed to prevent it from rusting on the shelf.

 

[Tallball]

I got a semiauto NiB on Tuesday and was glad I cleaned and lubed it. It turned out the barrel was dirty and the rails were completely dry. I'll see how it shoots in a few hours.

 

[UncleEd]

In a sense I'm repeating a much earlier posting
in this thread in which I differentiate between
auto and revolver.

Autos, field strip. But revolvers pretty much leave
alone except to dry fire a bit. Any problems will
quickly become apparent. Revolvers require
very little to almost no oiling. And that oiling,
using a very thin type like Rem Oil, consists of a
few drops to the innards without taking off the
side plate. Repeat, a few drops.

Actually, if you get a revolver, probably a used one,
that is oozing oil, get rid of all that oil. Gun Scrub it
out.

Oh yeah, certainly look down the revolver bore
and maybe put a patch through it.