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Originally Posted by Jeppo
I've never fired a newly purchased (new or used) without a thorough cleaning and lube.
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Ditto. Field strip it, clean it, and inspect it to make sure all parts are present and in their proper place. Then lube it, resemble it, rack the slide and dry fire it to make sure everything was put back together right and functioning properly. Now you are ready for the range.
It may sound silly to do all this with a factory fresh gun but remember these things are assembled by humans and humans make mistakes. I've heard of new guns that had a missing ejector or other part(s). Loose screws are more common than you would think. I even heard of one gun that had no riffling in the barrel. Metal shavings and other crud left behind during the manufacturing process is common as well.