Sovblocgunfan
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This right here. New or used, recent or old. And it’s too easy to find a manual for used ones not to have a manual for all firearms onhand. Yes, I read them too. Usually before I field strip a gun.
Yes, I almost always do. Here are the reasons why:
The nice thing is that it's usually not a lot of work and I always enjoy messing around with a new acquisition.
- For Familiarization. It is part of my routine that involves reading the manual and learning to operate and field-strip the firearm.
- To Look for Problems. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes you find things wrong. I found a bunch of what appeared to be bead-blasting media in the recesses of a new gun once, for example.
- So I know how the gun looked BEFORE I fired it. That way when I come back from the range I don't have to wonder if it was that way when I bought the gun or if that happened to the gun at the range.
- To get it clean and properly lubricated. I've never bought a new gun that didn't benefit from being cleaned and properly lubricated. It's been my experience that the factory often seems to be more concerned with preserving the condition of new guns than with carefully lubricating them for use.