Buddy of mine at work just bought a pair of M&P15s.
(after shooting mine this past weekend
)
He is planning to shoot one and keep the other one in the box as an "investment" / for possible future use.
We got to talking and didn't know the answer to the following.
Do you need to do anything to a gun that is bought brand new in box? Does it come from the factory with adequate lube/oil that it can just be left as is for any length of time and stored?
Or does a NIB / never fired rifle need to be wiped down, oiled, etc. in 'storage' as well? He will be keeping it in his gun safe.
(I told him to shoot it, he says 'not yet'.)
Thanks in advance. Eric