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tdyoung58 · 03-24-2008, 04:10 AM

Mine had a lot of factory goo, cleaned, to range, cleaned again.

I clean after every trip to the range, It takes more time to get the cleaning stuff out than it does to clean it so why not. A XD is a whole lot easier and faster to clean than either my Taurus or Ruger . . .

EvoIXGSR · 03-24-2008, 07:06 AM

I fired 50 rounds of Magtech, then 400 rounds of WWB before I cleaned mine.

foo.c · 03-24-2008, 07:41 AM

What's all this "goo" I keep hearing about? Both my xd's came with some thin oil in them, no goo.

Did they really ship them with goo, or are people just calling any factory lube goo?

EvoIXGSR · 03-24-2008, 07:43 AM

If i remember correctly, mine had grease not oil on the slide and various other parts.

Sendmenosigns · 03-24-2008, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slugger6

Field strip it, inspect it, clean it, shoot it, clean it again after each range trip.

+1

ormandj · 03-24-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foo.c

What's all this "goo" I keep hearing about? Both my xd's came with some thin oil in them, no goo.

Did they really ship them with goo, or are people just calling any factory lube goo?

Mine was full of what looked like packing grease. It wasn't *super* heavy, but it was def. there. Nothing some scrubbing couldn't fix, though.

Sendmenosigns · 03-24-2008, 05:00 PM

ive never ever seen any factory goo on any new pistol and ive handled my fair share. ive only seen them slightly lubed...and there is no reason to clean it off before you fire...its lube

Barbarossa · 03-24-2008, 05:01 PM

I put 100 rounds of WWB through my .40 right out of the box. Then another 100 rounds of WWB. Then 50 of UMC in the rain.

I still havn't cleaned it.

I did hose the barrel out with Rem Oil, field strip it and wipe all the crud off, then wiped it down with Rem Oil.

Only had it since January.

Should I give it a through cleaning? Or is this sufficient?

I normally breakdown my Remington 870 3 times every duck season, or as needed. I'm fairly new to pistols.

~Barbarossa

Gorillaman · 03-24-2008, 05:05 PM

When someone describes "Cleaning", we all have our methods and products we use.

Can any one say what cleaning method and with what products can help or hender the "Break in" period ?

I mostly use Dawn grease cutting soap and really hot water and brushes to scrub the slide and grip and then scrub the barrel with the brush and some Blue wonder gun cleaner left in it for about 20 min. then scrub with soap and hot water. Then I use my compressor to blow off the remaining water then lube.

What do you do? and when is the Break in period over ???

USAFdude02 · 03-25-2008, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gorillaman

When someone describes "Cleaning", we all have our methods and products we use.

Can any one say what cleaning method and with what products can help or hender the "Break in" period ?

I mostly use Dawn grease cutting soap and really hot water and brushes to scrub the slide and grip and then scrub the barrel with the brush and some Blue wonder gun cleaner left in it for about 20 min. then scrub with soap and hot water. Then I use my compressor to blow off the remaining water then lube.

What do you do? and when is the Break in period over ???

I use Hopp's #9 to take off all the "goo" from factory as well as clean the barrel. I use these wipes I got from a friend to clean the grip part. I then lube it up with Rem Oil (was recommended by a friend, not bad).

03-24-2008, 04:10 AM	#21
tdyoung58 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 250	Mine had a lot of factory goo, cleaned, to range, cleaned again. I clean after every trip to the range, It takes more time to get the cleaning stuff out than it does to clean it so why not. A XD is a whole lot easier and faster to clean than either my Taurus or Ruger . . . __________________ Guns kill people the same way a spoon made my ar$e fat My "other" auto is a .45ACP

03-24-2008, 07:06 AM	#22
EvoIXGSR XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 129	I fired 50 rounds of Magtech, then 400 rounds of WWB before I cleaned mine. __________________ XD-45ACP Tactical Bi-Tone Mossberg 500 (8-round, top folding pistol grip) SKS (yugo)

03-24-2008, 07:41 AM	#23
foo.c XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 206	What's all this "goo" I keep hearing about? Both my xd's came with some thin oil in them, no goo. Did they really ship them with goo, or are people just calling any factory lube goo? __________________ Springfield EMP

03-24-2008, 07:43 AM	#24
EvoIXGSR XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 129	If i remember correctly, mine had grease not oil on the slide and various other parts. __________________ XD-45ACP Tactical Bi-Tone Mossberg 500 (8-round, top folding pistol grip) SKS (yugo)

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03-24-2008, 05:00 PM	#27
Sendmenosigns XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boonies Posts: 118	ive never ever seen any factory goo on any new pistol and ive handled my fair share. ive only seen them slightly lubed...and there is no reason to clean it off before you fire...its lube

03-24-2008, 05:01 PM	#28
Barbarossa XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA, I miss Butte County! Posts: 401	I put 100 rounds of WWB through my .40 right out of the box. Then another 100 rounds of WWB. Then 50 of UMC in the rain. I still havn't cleaned it. I did hose the barrel out with Rem Oil, field strip it and wipe all the crud off, then wiped it down with Rem Oil. Only had it since January. Should I give it a through cleaning? Or is this sufficient? I normally breakdown my Remington 870 3 times every duck season, or as needed. I'm fairly new to pistols. ~Barbarossa

03-24-2008, 05:05 PM	#29
Gorillaman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SE of Tucson AZ Posts: 380	When someone describes "Cleaning", we all have our methods and products we use. Can any one say what cleaning method and with what products can help or hender the "Break in" period ? I mostly use Dawn grease cutting soap and really hot water and brushes to scrub the slide and grip and then scrub the barrel with the brush and some Blue wonder gun cleaner left in it for about 20 min. then scrub with soap and hot water. Then I use my compressor to blow off the remaining water then lube. What do you do? and when is the Break in period over ???