Shoot out of the box

[Arik]

No, my 14 year old Ford F-150 hasn't worn out yet (maybe due to the way I treat it), but I still wouldn't take a brand new vehicle out and see how fast it would go. Actually I think you are wrong about gun tolerances. I find that CNC machining has made tolerances on many firearms much more close than before that process. My brand new AR had a barrel break in recommendation that I followed. Yep, you can take a gun out of the box and shoot the snot out of it without any big problems, but I'll still field strip mine, inspect it, clean it and re-lube with a known lubricant (not preservative) and clean the barrel with my favorite cleaner that conditions the bore. I think it requires so little effort and can pay off down the road, that it is worth it. I don't have to justify it to anyone but myself since I'm the one who spent his money on it. In this throw away and instant gratification society today, some people might find my way old school. I'm fine with that.

Barrels don't know the difference. One shot every hour or every min. Cleaning before, after or in between. Barrels don't know the difference

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[Dave Lively]

No, my 14 year old Ford F-150 hasn't worn out yet (maybe due to the way I treat it)
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Actually I think you are wrong about gun tolerances. I find that CNC machining has made tolerances on many firearms much more close than before that process.

Before I bought my latest car I had the previous one for 13 years. It was going strong when I traded it in despite being driven fairly hard for those 13 years. I did change the oil every 5000 miles along with all the other recommended maintenance. But I didn't baby the car or change the oil every 3000 miles the way some of my peers still insist on doing.

While CNC makes more precise machining possible I don't see much evidence of that in most modern mass market pistols, particularly the polymer frame models. They are designed to not need tight tolerances. In fact deliberately loose fit in some areas is a part of what makes them reliable. They are not as accurate as a custom 1911 but a stock M&P, Glock, etc. will still be running fine after that custom 1911 has stopped from getting too dirty. They can also be shot right out of the box.

But despite that I still always inspect and clean mine before shooting them. I am a bit old school myself that way.

 

[T_Cat]

When I got my shield I cleaned it, and sat in front of my computer field stripping it and reassembling it till I felt I could do it in the dark.

That's just me

 

[BE Mike]

Before I bought my latest car I had the previous one for 13 years. It was going strong when I traded it in despite being driven fairly hard for those 13 years. I did change the oil every 5000 miles along with all the other recommended maintenance. But I didn't baby the car or change the oil every 3000 miles the way some of my peers still insist on doing.

While CNC makes more precise machining possible I don't see much evidence of that in most modern mass market pistols, particularly the polymer frame models. They are designed to not need tight tolerances. In fact deliberately loose fit in some areas is a part of what makes them reliable. They are not as accurate as a custom 1911 but a stock M&P, Glock, etc. will still be running fine after that custom 1911 has stopped from getting too dirty. They can also be shot right out of the box.

But despite that I still always inspect and clean mine before shooting them. I am a bit old school myself that way.

I never said that a plastic pistol couldn't be shot out of the box. I simply said that I didn't find it prudent to do so. I agree about plastic pistols. They don't hold a candle to the current 1911's in the accuracy department. The only gun I was thinking about that was pre-CNC and post CNC was 1911's. I have owned a few custom 1911's. They all ran fine, but I did give them a cleaning after every couple hundred rounds. I used to detail strip them about once a year. I remember a custom pistolsmith saying that one should keep the pistol clean. He said something like, if the pistol shot better dirty, the factories would build them with gunk inside. One can trust that that new pistol was built and cleaned of debris just the way most of them are or one can take a few minutes and check, because they are built by humans.