need I clean brand new rifle before first time discharge?

bondylee said:
I bought brand new rifle and I found there is oil in the barrel and action, need I clean it before I shoot?
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I take the actions out of the stock and dry the bed of any oil, check the triggers , mounts and scope ring screws and run a patch down every new rifle I have ever worked on for people. Without exception.
I have seen too many rifles come from a shop that were not assembled properly either at the factory or the shop.
Cat
 
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I just picked up a brand new Tikka T3x Roughteck in 6.5 PRC and since it is my 3rd only brand new rifle, I soaked a few patches in Blue Wonder and ran them through the barrel and let it sit for 5 min. It was kind of a shocker to see those patches come out blackish blue. So I grabbed the Wipeout and gave it a shot. All the next patches became cleaner as I went,, used 10 patches with the last 2 spritzed with G96.
 
In the meantime I completely clean, submerge a new rifle (without the stock) in hot soap water. Scrub the bore with soap stainless cleaner then rinse all with boiling water. Blow off the water with air hose and flush all with WD40, blow off again and wipe dry. Then oil/grease where it is needed,
Reason for this is to get rid of left over salts/acids from chemical processes from manufacturing. This will reduce rust in the future. Small work if one intends to use the rifle for years to come.
edi
 
For those preaching people should detail strip and clean are forgetting that there is a very large percentage of gun owners who lack the ability would have a hard time with even the simplist of gun related maintenance tasks.
A can of WD40 and a bore snake is there best friend
 
EJG said:
In the meantime I completely clean, submerge a new rifle (without the stock) in hot soap water. Scrub the bore with soap stainless cleaner then rinse all with boiling water. Blow off the water with air hose and flush all with WD40, blow off again and wipe dry. Then oil/grease where it is needed,
Reason for this is to get rid of left over salts/acids from chemical processes from manufacturing. This will reduce rust in the future. Small work if one intends to use the rifle for years to come.
edi
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You should try the old dishwasher trick for cleaning a new rifle
 
FatCatsDad said:
For those preaching people should detail strip and clean are forgetting that there is a very large percentage of gun owners who lack the ability would have a hard time with even the simplist of gun related maintenance tasks.
A can of WD40 and a bore snake is there best friend
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At the very least, an oiled patch and then a dry one down the bore .
I have had many new shooters at the range ask me what they should do , and everything stops right there for for me .
It takes just a few minutes of my time to take the action out of the stock for them, clean it , check the screws and put it back together again with everythng torqued .
I don't find it a big deal, and a bore snake never need touch the bore or crown.
Cat
 
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I clean new rifles including the trigger group after a new rifle (a Browning A bolt in 338WM) went off when I closed the bolt. Turns out some packing material got in the sear and so it had almost no engagement. Cleaning the gun takes little time or effort and allows checking for any defects before firing.
 
It is best a rifle barrel and chamber be clean and dry before firing... Unless you run a patch through your new rifle, you don't know...
 
It is a bit surprising how ill-prepared many folks are who have bought their rifle - want a scope on it, but do not consider bases (rail) or rings. Do not own cleaning rod, jag, brushes, patches or solvents. Do not own hollow ground screwdrivers or inch-pound torque wrench. Do not consider to acquire brass, dies, shell holders, etc., if they reload. No books or reference material. Do not read owners manuals that come with the stuff.
 
yomomma said:
Most if not all new rifles have been fired before you get them.

One quick patch, is all I do
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That's usually enough, but when I see new off the shelf or out of the box rifle bores coated with jacket fouling, from their factory testing procedures, I don't know how many rounds they've put through the rifle, which makes evaluation difficult.

It's my "personal" choice to clean the bore back down to the steel and start again, with my personal choice of components.

Potashminer, there are a lot of people that get into shooting with only minimal knowledge of what's required to get their firearms up and shooting and the materials required to maintain proper accuracy and function thereafter.

I've seen more than a few decide not to get into the game once they've been informed about the added costs over the base cost of the firearm.

Many can't handle the idea of purchasing a scope/bases that cost as much or often more than the firearm. Then add ammo costs and they fold.
 
Potashminer said:
It is a bit surprising how ill-prepared many folks are who have bought their rifle - want a scope on it, but do not consider bases (rail) or rings. Do not own cleaning rod, jag, brushes, patches or solvents. Do not own hollow ground screwdrivers or inch-pound torque wrench. Do not consider to acquire brass, dies, shell holders, etc., if they reload. No books or reference material. Do not read owners manuals that come with the stuff.
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no here's a very polite response , get a grip

To the OP .. a quick and slight wipe down is all you need .
look thru the bore if any obstructions and good to go
forget the quote above ... trailer park. trying to talk the walk
 
A new rifle was delivered to me an hour ago.

I took the stock off and wiped off the oil on the bottom of the receiver and off the bedding. This should improve accuracy.

I ran 3 patches through the barrel. First with some solvent. Second dry. Third with a little oil.

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