R9s elite

[Richard S]

As a post script, I found out from Maria that my gun was delivered to the dealer in May, '07. That meant it had sat on the shelf for 5 months prior to my purchase. Must have been bone dry. My bad for thinking that "fresh out of the box" meant "ready to fire". Maybe someone else can learn from this...isn't this what the forum is all about?

Benjamin

Benjamin:

That is good advice to keep in mind. Thanks for posting it.  

I've always believed in field stripping, cleaning, and lubricating any firearm I aquire before I shoot it for the first time. I go through the same process each time the weapon is used, no matter how few rounds were fired. Back in my Army days, I was accused of being obsessive/compulsive about my gear. I guess I still am -- but I make no apology for the affliction.  

Thanks again for the report.

[riffraff]

This is a good topic and one which I wish to add to.  
Always, always strip and clean ANY new firearm.
When I got a Remington Peerless shotgun a few years back I striped and cleaned it over a auto type oil pan.  The pan was black plastic.  After I sprayed everything down into the pan if you moved the pan around as if you were panning for gold there were a LOT of metal flecks in the solvent.  The metal flecks were numerous(thousands) and easily seen.  Never assume that anything that is new or factory fresh is really clean.  You don't want to break in any mechanical device with crud from manufacturing left inside it.  Another way to see what comes off is to clean over a white towel.  Everything shows up.  You would be suprised, I sure have been with more than one firearm that was straight from the factory.

Mike

[harrydog]

I would like to update my Nov 3rd comments. Since that time,my gunsmith/firearm instructor and I cleaned, lubed and changed the recoil springs.Coupled with his expert instruction in shooting techniques, my FTE occurrences dropped dramatically. At my last visit to the range on Friday, using 6 in the mag and one in the chamber, with Winchester 115 Silvertips, she was perfect. I can now carry with confidence.

Benjamin

Benjamin,
I'm glad to hear you got through a range session with no problems. Still, I wouldn't feel completely confident in the gun until I had a few more problem free sessions with it. But that's just me.
Keep us up dated.
Bill