When you get a brand new gun

What do you do, when you get a brand new gun? Step by step... I’m just curious about different peoples habits. I have a new gun I’m about to go to town on...


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Mine usually sit in the safe for a few years before I get to them. I dont typically buy because I want to shoot today. I usually buy based on price. I have a shotgun, an ar, and 2 rifles that are still new. Although I had a custom rifle built a few years back and it came to me ready to shoot. The most recent one came back from the Smith with a new barrel, and bedded stock, I sent out the bolt to have a bolt knob done, and then mounted glass. If I was doing a new rifle out or the box, the number one thing would be a trigger, then the stock, then glass.

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For a factory, off the shelf rifle, first thing I do is clean the bore. Next i use some form of bore paste/polish. Then I’m ready for the range. I usually load up 20 rounds for my first range session, and shoot 4, 5 shot groups cleaning in between each group. At the end I clean the snot out of it and am ready for test loads.


JTD

I do a quick clean and commence unloading.

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I take it to the range and see how it shoots.

Thanks guys, I figured cleaning... anybody check screws or anything? I am cleaning and bore-sighting mine tonight.


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Originally Posted by EppicRedneck

Thanks guys, I figured cleaning... anybody check screws or anything? I am cleaning and bore-sighting mine tonight.


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Yes. Good point. I always check the action screws too.


JTD

I really only clean it, lube it, and (depending on what it is) shoot a box or 2 of factory ammo if I don’t have any reloads ready. Especially with a Polymer80 and you just need something to break it in. I keep some freedom munition ammo around for new 9mms I acquire

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Originally Posted by Holland

I really only clean it, lube it, and (depending on what it is) shoot a box or 2 of factory ammo if I don’t have any reloads ready. Especially with a Polymer80 and you just need something to break it in. I keep some freedom munition ammo around for new 9mms I acquire

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Thanks! I can’t afford the dies now (just transferred kids into a private school much higher priority, wife asked me to wait) so looks like federal will have to do. Hope their ammo is ok for hunting.


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Take it apart, inspect, clean, and lube. Commence the unloading procedure with some factory ammo.

I know some folks just shoot them right out of the box without so much as a drop of fresh oil, but that's just not my style.

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