[JFZ59]

Ok, my first question on this forum...please be gentle with the Newbie...

I actually went thru the forum discussions looking for the answer but I dont think I have enough Adderall to treat the ADD I was getting while trying to fish out the answer; however, I did find this:

"I wouldn't trust any firearm until I cleaned it properly first then took it to the range and loaded it there then fired it"

Well! that is my question! What is the proper way to clean prior to initial usage?

 

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Thanks Azfist...the last time I did a field strip cleaning...I was in college and there was an empty bottle of Night-train involved. I assume we are talking about two way different things. Will have to look for videos on field stripping...should be interesting.

 

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Thanks Zenbox...note to self "google stricker channel"

 

[JFZ59]

Thanks Willjr....which leads to second question!
Recommended cleaning kit for my xds9? I hope that I am not opening up the proverbial "Pepsi/Coke" Debate found on so many other forums!

New York? Just moved down from there after 30 yrs.

 

[JFZ59]

Thanks Teddy And PCarter...will read the playbook and learn how to conduct a field strip. Will look for videos on the xds.
Will wait for recommendations on the "holy grail of cleaning kits"

 

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Thanks Cbaldwin...will look at the Otis. Build my own?...I dont think so...hehehe

 

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Bunk 22: I tried that same approach first time I attempted neurosurgery...half way thru I remember saying to myself "dang, wish I would have read the instruction guide book"

Thanks all for your advice. Glad to see that "Field Stripping" was not what I had originally thought it was and that it actually exists.

Well, you guys will be seeing me here often asking more newbie questions

 

[JFZ59]

Willjr...Orange County. Beautiful area. There will be days that you will miss the change of seasons and days that you will smile when your friends are under two feet of snow and you are drinking a fruity girly drink on the beach in shorts and flip flops