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[zum97]

hello everybody

Just wanted to let you all in my excitement, my first Ar15 arrived in the mail today courtesy of Wolverine supplies, its a Bushmaster.

Since I am a rookie with AR's I was hoping for some input, should I give it a good cleaning, ie field strip it and clean all the parts in case there is any shipping oil on this and would be bad to fire first, I am going to clean the barrel but wondering if I should go further?

also it there a "gentle" way to let the action close after clearing the rifle, as I do not like the clunk when I release the bolt and it slams shut.

thank you all for your input and hope to see you on the range

 

[blackout]

I'm new to ARs as well. Check out AR15.com though, lots of great info.

 

[22lr]

hello everybody
also it there a "gentle" way to let the action close after clearing the rifle, as I do not like the clunk when I release the bolt and it slams shut.

You gotta live with it, proper way of closing the bolt is just that - let it fly home.

 

[kenjuudo]

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should I give it a good cleaning, ie field strip it and clean all the parts in case there is any shipping oil on this and would be bad to fire first, I am going to clean the barrel but wondering if I should go further?

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Yes. Besides, it's a great way to get familiar with the innards of the rifle...

Dave.

 

[mmmmmsteak]

also it there a "gentle" way to let the action close after clearing the rifle, as I do not like the clunk when I release the bolt and it slams shut.

Are you talking about releasing the hammer? If so; crack the rifle open and you can grab the hammer, pull the trigger, and slowly ease it forward. But that is unnecessary, as previously stated that is how the rifle is made to operate. It wont hurt anything.

 

[Scharfschütze]

should I give it a good cleaning, ie field strip it and clean all the parts in case there is any shipping oil on this and would be bad to fire first

It says to do that right in the manual.

As for the bolt let it fly home its designed to do it. If it was bad they would tell you how to close the bolt slowly in the manual.