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Old July 4, 2009, 02:33 PM   #1
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Cleaned my frst gun today!

I just got my first Rifle recently, cleaned it for the first time today, on the 4th!!!!! So excited to exercise my rigts; up until recently i was against gun ownership because of media propaganda, luckily i see the light now.
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Old July 4, 2009, 02:44 PM   #2
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Congrats!
What did you get? This is a great place to keep informed and you'll soon discover yourself adding to your collection! Welcome and enjoy your newly realized rights
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Old July 4, 2009, 02:48 PM   #3
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I remember the first time i cleaned a gun. Was an M16 issued from my ROTC department that had been used and abused by the MA national guard. Took about an hour and a half to get all the carbon out of it.

Congrads though, there will be plently more opportunities for cleaning as you will soon find out
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Old July 4, 2009, 02:53 PM   #4
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I got an FN AR because i wanted a semi-auto 308 and the m1a's were out of stock everywhere. My dad is LEO and has a moderate collection of rifles so i have shot mini-14, Enfield, sks for my first time a few weeks ago.

next time i'm not broke i will be buying a more modest gun, lol. this forum is very helpful.
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Old July 4, 2009, 03:09 PM   #5
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Composer,

Welcome to the wonderful world of firearms ownership ... you will find the shooting community to be incredibly diverse and complex with a great many cross sections representing every walk of life. You will also find that nearly every stereotype regards firearms to be incorrect - enjoy!

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Old July 4, 2009, 03:50 PM   #6
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Good job Composer! Next, you will want an FN FAL!
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Old July 4, 2009, 09:32 PM   #8
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Welcome to the world of firearms, and TFL. Now as a rule you must post a picture of that rifle. ..... Everyone on TFL loves a nice picture of a firearm. Congrats.
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Old July 4, 2009, 10:04 PM   #9
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Excuse the mess it's just me and my friend living here, lol. The gun was expensive and its kind of ugly and has a sub-par stock but i got it for the power and performance it supposed to shoot an 1" or better. I just my gun cleaning kit and ammo so i should be taking it to the range soon.






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Old July 4, 2009, 10:05 PM   #10
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Cleaning a gun is definitely a great way to learn its workings and components, first gun I ever cleaned was one of those Nagant revolvers. I was terrified of taking apart something I didn't know much of anything about, even though for cleaning purposes it breaks down into only 3 pieces. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get it back together again and somehow ruin it, or I'd put it together wrong, and render it dangerous to use. Once I tried it, I realized there was nothing to it, and that (most) guns aren't 5000-piece jigsaw puzzles that once you break down you spend forever trying to get it together again.
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Old July 4, 2009, 11:43 PM   #11
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Congrats. The FNAR's are nice accurate rifles. They are bit harder to field strip than an M14 but are good rifles for the money.
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Welcome to the party, pal, as John Mcclain would say...
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Old July 5, 2009, 01:17 AM   #13
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lol^ thanks guys!
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Old July 5, 2009, 11:33 AM   #14
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I just got my first Rifle recently, cleaned it for the first time today, on the 4th!!!!! So excited to exercise my rigts; up until recently i was against gun ownership because of media propaganda, luckily i see the light now.
That's great. Congratulations!!
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