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Shadow9mm · April 12, 2024, 08:39 PM

Read your manual, see if and or where it says to put oil, not just the slide channel. sometimes its the barrel or other places.

More of a concern with rifles, but its advisable to run a lightly olef patch down the barrel to clean out and debri or machining /protective oil from the inside of the barrel.

Clean it
Oil it
Shoot it

Most modern pistols do not need to be broken in, unless you bought a high dollar competition gun that is fitted very tightly. But cleaning the gun, and shooting it to make sure its working properly is reccomended.

April 12, 2024, 08:39 PM	#5
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 4,043	Read your manual, see if and or where it says to put oil, not just the slide channel. sometimes its the barrel or other places. More of a concern with rifles, but its advisable to run a lightly olef patch down the barrel to clean out and debri or machining /protective oil from the inside of the barrel. Clean it Oil it Shoot it Most modern pistols do not need to be broken in, unless you bought a high dollar competition gun that is fitted very tightly. But cleaning the gun, and shooting it to make sure its working properly is reccomended. __________________ I don't believe in "range fodder" that is why I reload. Last edited by Shadow9mm; April 12, 2024 at 10:15 PM.