After much research I took the plunge, got my first ar the sport. I have used ars as Leo but never owned before. Out the door for just over $700.

Welcome to the club.
Geoff
Who doesn't shoot his enough.

Congrats on your first AR. Before you add anything to it, shoot it with open sights. Shoot it alot!

Plan to I am kind of old school I prefer the irons to optics, if anything down the road I may put a co wittenessing site. I do have one question I have heard different opinions on this. Should I clean before I shoot it for the first time she is really wet and oiled or just wipe off excess oil?

I'd clean it a bit before shooting. About ten years ago I got a new Colt 1911 Series 80. Took it out and it wouldn't cycle with any ammo. Brought it home and found it was full of old dried up brown grease. Looked like the grease came out of WWII. Now that's a Colt! I'm sure your gun will shoot without cleaning but you might run a patch down the barrel and wipe off excess oil before taking it out. It will at least make it a lot cleaner to shoot.

Always clean before shooting... always. Clean, inspect, and lube.

First, WELCOME to the forum! Second, congrats on the new Sport. Clean it, then shoot it............a lot!

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ALWAYS, clean before you shoot. You don't know where it's been, the bore must be clean and ready. Bolt gas rings NEVER aligned, bolt and carrier "wet not white" with classic CLP military issue. Field stripping tools available at and Academy Sports near you (USofA only).
Geoff
Who remembers the one his Uncle Sam bought him for $106 US 1972

Put a hundred rounds through her today, flawless. Nice groups at hundredyards wit iron sites.

What tools do you suggest for field stripping an AR? I've used the platform for many years and the only tool I've ever used for field stripping is a FMj cartridge.

Hey, congrats on that Sport.

I purchased mine 'cause I wanted a cheaper rifle to keep around the house.

Turned out my Sporty is so accurate that I added a free-floating hand guard and popped on a 9 power scope with a quick release.

Wonderful shooter. I keep it as one of my most prized possessions.

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Congrats on your new Sports.

They are certainly a keeper.

I had a red dot and a laser on mine but I went back to old school, the iron sights.

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_It was love at first shot_

Ammo, mags and a sling- then shoot the snot out of it. No special tools are needed to field strip an AR. Don't worry about ring gap alignment, it will make no difference in reliability.

Pull the fire control group out of the lower, clean it and apply grease to the sears, the pins and the bottom curve of the hammer before reinstalling

I'm getting old, I like a tool for pulling down the ring and removing the handguards.

One of the brush sets for cleaning specific areas is nice too.

Geoff
Who was a 45B20 back in the 1970s

Not exactly field stripping but the tool does allow you to remove the handguards without chasing down the wife. The brush sets are nice to have.

Congrats on your new Sport, they really are great rifles for the money.

For field stripping, you probably need nothing. My takedown pins were real tight so I used a small wooded dowel to help get them moving. They are now finally loosening up enough I can push them with my thumb. Other than that, for routine cleaning and dis-assembly you really need nothing special.

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