Posted: 9/25/2009 12:38:39 PM EDT
| I have a Springfield Armory XDM 9 mm coming next week . I was wondering if I should break it down and Clean it before shooting. I know sometimes they come very oily. What do you guys do when you buy a new one? |
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I have a Springfield Armory XDM 9 mm coming next week . I was wondering if I should break it down and Clean it before shooting. I know sometimes they come very oily. What do you guys do when you buy a new one? Hell yes . . . break it down and clean it. It's a quick and painless process (which you'll do every time you shoot it –– right?), it won't hurt anything, it will ensure that the pistol is working correctly and doesn't have any obstructions, and it will teach you about your firearm. |
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I bought 2) XD 9's at the same time.
1 - I wanted to check reliability. I fired 500 rnds - straight out of the box without cleaning. I got some wear on the top of the barrel where the slide rubs. BTW: not a single problem - Winchester Wht Box. 1 - I clean and lube as I normally would. Fired 500 rnds - cleaning between range trips - and had virtually no signs of wear on the top of the barrel. Again - no problems. I would clean it and save the wear. |
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And come to think of it . . . basic field-stripping and cleaning of your gun should be fairly easy and quick. Not the first or second time perhaps, but after that it will be easy.
You're actually going to spend more time posting the question, and checking for follow-ups, than it would take you just to clean the gun . . . . . :) |
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On the subject of the cleaning and reassemble, I got the dreaded ‘stuck slide’ the other day.
If your guide rod is not lined up properly when you reassemble the slide it will drop the barrel and jam the slide up so tight you will be amazed. (Pics copied from XDTalk.com) Guide rod is off center during reassembly 
Results in dropped barrel and jammed slide 
Basic Fix Instructions that worked for me (Supposedly from SA customer support): 1) Point the gun at the ground holding about 3 inches above the ground. 2) Take a crescent wrench and open it slightly to fit around the skinny part of the guide rod. The side of the wrench should sit on the dime-sized end of the guide rod. The end of the wrench can rest on the ground. 3) While holding the gun grip (gun not touching the ground), strike the crescent wrench with a hammer (I used a piece of 2x2 wood), forcing the guide rod forward. VOILA! Squeeze the trigger and move the slide forward and off. I now reassemble with the gun up side down to help prevent this from happening (barrel can't drop) – making sure the guide rod is dead centered. There are several guys on the internet suggesting that you beat the hell out of end of the slide and force in back into position. This NOT a method of gun repair I would recommend! |
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I clean all new guns before shooting, better safe than sorry. You don't know if they're over-lubed, bone dry, lubed with nasty stuff, have metal burs/shavings in them (hopefully not, but you hear the horror stories)
Why not take the extra 15 minutes to make sure something is operational that could badly injure you or worse if it kaboomed? |
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Quoted: I have a Springfield Armory XDM 9 mm coming next week . I was wondering if I should break it down and Clean it before shooting. I know sometimes they come very oily. What do you guys do when you buy a new one? I field strip new/used gun purchases. Clean the factory lube off. Go over the gun and make sure everything is the way it is supposed to be. Lube it up and go to the range. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I have a Springfield Armory XDM 9 mm coming next week . I was wondering if I should break it down and Clean it before shooting. I know sometimes they come very oily. What do you guys do when you buy a new one? I field strip new/used gun purchases. Clean the factory lube off. Go over the gun and make sure everything is the way it is supposed to be. Lube it up and go to the range. +1 At the very least a visual inspection of the internals and a wipe down with some CLP is in order. |
| In my opinion and experience (which isn't a whole lot) it is always a good idea to strip down a new gun and make sure there is no grit of any sort in it and to make sure it has been properly lubricated before you go shoot it. There is not point in skipping 15 minutes of work to ensure your hundreds of dollars worth of new gun is not going to be damaged or destroyed the first time you take it to the range. |
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I always clean and lube a new gun.
Often the factory lube that comes on them is more for preventing rust in shipping and storage. I might as well start out with the (hopefully) better lube I'm going to be using anyway. And it helps prevent any reactions between the shipping lube, and what I normally use. |
| I have four (fifth one on the way) and have stripped them all down to clean soon as I got em' home. Also I have Powder River trigger springs I put in them after a little stoning of a few gibbletts to get that trigger pull down and smooth things up before they are even shot!! |
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In my opinion and experience (which isn't a whole lot) it is always a good idea to strip down a new gun and make sure there is no grit of any sort in it and to make sure it has been properly lubricated before you go shoot it. There is not point in skipping 15 minutes of work to ensure your hundreds of dollars worth of new gun is not going to be damaged or destroyed the first time you take it to the range. + 1 lots of good common sence on this subject.I hope the OP can pick out the good from the typical redneck,hammer mechanic BS,I dont know shit but aint afraid to open my mouth and give bad and possible harmfull advice. being sarcastic-I usually put oil and throw sand on every thing. put rocks down the barrel. stuff like that too smooth it up for when I pop the first round. ya dont have to clean them or even waste your time reading the frickin manual that came with it. sorry I'll take a valium and chill. stupid just gets to me after awhile. good luck on your new gun and enjoy. |
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In my opinion and experience (which isn't a whole lot) it is always a good idea to strip down a new gun and make sure there is no grit of any sort in it and to make sure it has been properly lubricated before you go shoot it. There is not point in skipping 15 minutes of work to ensure your hundreds of dollars worth of new gun is not going to be damaged or destroyed the first time you take it to the range. + 1 lots of good common sence on this subject.I hope the OP can pick out the good from the typical redneck,hammer mechanic BS,I dont know shit but aint afraid to open my mouth and give bad and possible harmfull advice. being sarcastic-I usually put oil and throw sand on every thing. put rocks down the barrel. stuff like that too smooth it up for when I pop the first round. ya dont have to clean them or even waste your time reading the frickin manual that came with it. sorry I'll take a valium and chill. stupid just gets to me after awhile. good luck on your new gun and enjoy. This is ARFcom. If you can't handle Stupid, you can't handle ARFcom.  Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |