Q? from a newbie on storage of a Springfield M1A Socom.

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I bit the bullet and took home a Springfield Armory M1A Socom 16. I won't have a chance to shoot it for a while so its in the safe with the plastic cover it came with over it. The dealer I bought it from oiled it up really good. He said that he does this for all his rifles that don't sell quickly because they tend to rust here in salty Houston Texas, even while in his safe. My M1A Socom didnt sit very long before I took it home (2 weeks maybe). I know I have to wipe it down in give it a good cleaning before I shoot it. My question is this: Will it hurt the gun to be left in storage oiled up like this? Its a synthetic stock so I cant see it hurting that. Thanks for helping a semi auto rifle Newbie out.....
 
Will it hurt. It may depending on where all that oil is. I would field strip it and clean it up. I would then oil or grease up what is required for the rifle. A good thin coat of Break Free CLP should do the trick for storage. Thats a $1400.00 rifle and I wouldnt just leave it the way I got it from the shop ! Besides it gives you a good reason to fondle your new purchase ! :cool:

BTW the thread is worthless w/o some pics !
 
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i know if i had an M1A SOCOM i wouldnt worry about storage... i would take it to work with me, the movies, restaurants, the bar, fishing, hunting, on vacation, and i would sleep with it every night (unloaded:D ). the wife says it would be her or the gun... god i'll miss that woman...:neener:
 
The manual says not to field stip the rifle "unless absoloutly necessary" Im going to whipe it down and run a bore snake down the barrel. How would a lot of oil hurt the gun if its just sitting there for a month? Ill clean it up real nice before I shoot it. with my work schedual I wont get a chance to shoot my new toy for a month.
 
About the only thing I can think of is that the oil could run down into the action and gum up the works, and the trigger. Oil does dry up and thicken, although maybe not in just a month. I know, store it with the barrel down.

John
 
Assuming he used a quality preservative oil, and you are going to clean it before you use it, I'd say you are good for several decades.
 
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