do you clean a new rifle????

[kneedeep323]

I pick up my new rifle on the 7th...... and was wondering do you guys clean them prior to firing or do you blast away right out of the box.... its a saiga 7.62 if it makes any difference........... if you do what cleaning solution....brand if searched for it but came up with nothing...... thanks for any input..........

[paul0660]

Any cleaning thing will work, Hoppes is probably most common. It IS important to clean the bore and get anything they left behind.

[Ed_Hazard]

Being a new modern rifle it might just need a good wipe down, and relube with new products. I would strip it and make sure that their is no heavy preservatives in/on the piston as well as the barrel and sometimes they to tend pack it with cosmo. Maybe a couple passes with a bronze brush and some patches to clear out any preservatives in the bore/barrel.

[infernl]

...with love...

& your choice of bore gunscrubber, brush and lube... never forget the LUUUUBE

[Bhobbs]

When I get a new rifle I field strip it, clean off all the factory lubricant, scrub the bore to make sure there are no obstructions and then oil or grease according to the instructions.

[CK_32]

Please search or google. This was up like a week ago for like 2 weeks.

[CK_32]

I'll do one better since it was in the hand gun section...

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=446698

Summary yes clean it and break it down together to know your weapon and make sure everything is ok and good to go unless your packet says other wise. Glocks for instance have been said to have break in grease put there for a reason... But other than that I would break it down to familiarize your self with it.


Read the thread it will save us a lot of time.

[wjc]

I not only clean it...I disassemble it to get more familiar with it's operation.

Regular cleaning with Hoppe's

[kneedeep323]

when they let me check it out over the counter it was extremely greasy............ i slid the safety up and down and it gave a nice little scratch where the metal meets !!! not to be a weenie about it... but then again it is an AK!!!!

[cabinetguy]

simply.... yes.

[Cody_2ZZ]

Definitely couldn't hurt.

[Subotai]

I just run some patches and oil thru it. Then shoot.

[tacticalcity]

Yes. And I use cleanzoil which not only cleans it but lubricates (oils) all the individual moving parts. That is critical to preventing wear and tear and making it run right.

[CK_32]

Definitely couldn't hurt.

Eh with some people around here I think it could.

[MrPlink]

only one I didnt completely "clean" was my AK. I cleaned the bore, took a look at all the crap in the receiver and said "good enough"