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mrmom61 · 07-09-2008, 07:43 PM

Im new here and just ordered a xd 45 tactical. I've been reading the archives and learned not to use Wolf ammo or wadcutters which I was planning on using. Here's a question I have for you, should I clean and oil my new pistol before I shoot it?

**PackerfanXD** · 07-09-2008, 08:02 PM

Welcome from Phoenix.

I shot mine out of the box but it certainly could not hurt to clean and oil it first.

gkelley3 · 07-10-2008, 03:15 AM

Welcome to the forum from Florida!

**edm24** · 07-10-2008, 04:25 AM

Welcome from south Florida. I've never cleaned a gun prior to shooting it except my S&W 410S, because the manual said it should be done. Never had a problem with just shooting XD's right out of the box.

KingWulfgar · 07-10-2008, 05:33 AM

I shot my XD right out of the box. Actually, we went straight from the gun show (where 2 of us bought XD's and one a Sig) to our buddy's land and shot them all right then and there.

Oh, and you can use Wolf ammo if you want--it's just really dirty stuff. It's not gonna hurt your XD, though. I can get factory loaded brass cased stuff as cheap when I buy in bulk, so I don't bother.

slugger6 · 07-10-2008, 05:34 AM

Welcome to the forum.

**jtaliani** · 07-10-2008, 06:03 AM

Welcome! I personally always clean mine up before going to the range. I like to know what's going on with them before putting rounds through it.

Liquid Rhino · 07-10-2008, 07:26 AM

Welcome from Florida!

**vthompson** · 07-10-2008, 08:01 AM

Hello from West Virginia. I too have a 45 tactical and I absolutely love it, and I am sure that you will feel the same way also.
I always clean mine before I shoot, but that is just a personal preference. I say go for it if you want to though.

Kaboom · 07-10-2008, 10:27 AM

Just make sure the barrel is clear, then go for it.

07-09-2008, 07:43 PM	#1
mrmom61 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	New to the forum Im new here and just ordered a xd 45 tactical. I've been reading the archives and learned not to use Wolf ammo or wadcutters which I was planning on using. Here's a question I have for you, should I clean and oil my new pistol before I shoot it?

07-09-2008, 08:02 PM	#2
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,053 Blog Entries: 1	Welcome from Phoenix. I shot mine out of the box but it certainly could not hurt to clean and oil it first. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html PALIN/McCAIN '08 An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

07-10-2008, 03:15 AM	#3
gkelley3 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,305	Welcome to the forum from Florida! __________________ "Better to fight for something than live for nothing." Gen. George S. Patton

07-10-2008, 04:25 AM	#4
edm24 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Broward County, FL Posts: 1,239	Welcome from south Florida. I've never cleaned a gun prior to shooting it except my S&W 410S, because the manual said it should be done. Never had a problem with just shooting XD's right out of the box. __________________ "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!" edm24 NRA Member Springfield XDM (bi-tone) Springfield XD45 Springfield XD9 - 3" compact (bi-tone) S&W 410S FNP-9 (bi-tone) Glock 23 Bersa BT380CC Colt Detective Special, circa 1978

07-10-2008, 05:33 AM	#5
KingWulfgar XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dallas, Georgia Posts: 530	I shot my XD right out of the box. Actually, we went straight from the gun show (where 2 of us bought XD's and one a Sig) to our buddy's land and shot them all right then and there. Oh, and you can use Wolf ammo if you want--it's just really dirty stuff. It's not gonna hurt your XD, though. I can get factory loaded brass cased stuff as cheap when I buy in bulk, so I don't bother. __________________ http://firesaxby.com ------------------------------------------------------ XD 45 Compact S&W 4" Model 15 1985 Bulgarian Makarov 9x18 Ruger Mk II 50th Anniversary Edition (the wife's) Ruger K10/22RPF (stock for now)

07-10-2008, 05:34 AM	#6
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,103	Welcome to the forum. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-10-2008, 06:03 AM	#7
jtaliani XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 267	Welcome! I personally always clean mine up before going to the range. I like to know what's going on with them before putting rounds through it. __________________ http://mp-pistol.com/boards/ Nug is Gun spelled backwards.

07-10-2008, 07:26 AM	#8
Liquid Rhino XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: three\|zero\|five Posts: 964	Welcome from Florida! __________________ Keepin' It Real Since '79...

07-10-2008, 08:01 AM	#9
vthompson XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 205	Hello from West Virginia. I too have a 45 tactical and I absolutely love it, and I am sure that you will feel the same way also. I always clean mine before I shoot, but that is just a personal preference. I say go for it if you want to though. __________________ The RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms,SHALL NOT be INFRINGED. USCCA Member NRA Member The 2nd. Amendment says that I dont have to apologize for carrying my weapon. WVCDL Member My concealed carry permit is the 2nd. Amendment

07-10-2008, 10:27 AM	#10
Kaboom XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mid-Coast USA Posts: 2,301	Just make sure the barrel is clear, then go for it. __________________ The disinformation here has officially made me NOT give up.

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