New gun owner, Question inside
I recently acquired my CCW permit and I picked up a Glock 26 for my first handgun. I was wondering how I should break my gun in. I don't want to go out and start shooting it mindlessly without knowing how to properly break it in or how often I should clean it.
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I would suggest you use full metal jacket target rounds at a certified gun range. I would also say clean the handgun after every practice. The more you break it down the more you get used to the hand gun. How often you practice is up to you, the more the better. I would shoot 50 to 100 rounds per practice session. My 2 cents
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Yeah. I bought some full metal jacket rounds for the gun. I live out in the country so I could shoot all day long and no one would care [:D]. 0 -
I agree with gap. The more you break the gun down. the better you learn about your weapon. I too, would start out with hardball and then after a while I would try a brand of hollowpoints. Every gun has a particular brand that "they" like. Start at close range(5-7yds) and after you feel comfortable, move back. Hitting well out to 25 yds is as good as you need to be with a handgun. Some experts will tell you how they can shoot flies out of the air at 75yds in the middle of the night with one eye closed but alas, that talent seems to have eluded even me. Good luck and welcome to the forum.[:)] 0 -
Read the manual, it gives good detail on how to field strip your Glock, and where to (and not to) lube.
Stick with the jacketed bullets, lead bullets have been linked to some problems.
Clean out the factory preservites(sp), but leave the copper colored stuff you find on the frame tabs intact (it's a anti-sieze lube).
You might find some more answers over at www.glocktalk.com also
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Correction: It is not a weapon until the moment it's intended use is as such!
We in the firearms world should stop using this term so losely, anything can be a weapon.
It is a firearm, handgun, pistol, shotgun, or rifle.
Gun owners get enough crap from the liberals as it is, we need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. I know that in the military and law enforcement a firearm is termed a weapon and the term is drilled into you. Once you are brainwashed it's hard to break the habit.
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Congratulations on your CCW! I assume you had to go through some sort of rudimentary training in gun handling, when to shoot/not shoot, etc.
Now would be a good time to practice what they taught you in those classes.
Try to improve your muscle memory as regards sighting, grip, reloads, malfunction drills, and drawing from concealment. Work slowly so that you avoid unsafe behavior and try not to pick up too many "bad habits" like; keep the finger off the trigger until the gun clears your outer garment, muzzle control (don't point it at anything you don't want to destroy), reholstering drills with no finger on the trigger(source of many Law Enforcement accidental discharges), and when you get really good, try some "weak hand" stuff to bring your left brain into the equation.
Good luck and happy shooting!
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Get a .22 conversion unit for your Glock, and look into bulk buys of low cost 9mm ammo. Preferably get some real instruction, so that you don't waste time and money, just building bad habits. such instruction is NOT common, even at $50 an hour, and in "name" schools. If you can't handle that, get some "how to" videos and books, look for such info in the gun mags, too. Remember, over 70% of all justifiable civilian defensive shootings occur at 6 ft or less, and over 85% occur at 10 ft or less. Well over half occur at arm's length. The reason that this is true is that MOST (meaning over half) attacks are NOT made with a gun. Shoot a knife or club wielder at much more than 6 ft away, and you stand a good chance of going to prison, and an EXCELLENT chance of losing all the money you EVER earn. That's a fact about our "justice" system. 0 -
Acy, The guy wants to know how often to clean his gun. He did not say a thing about shooting someone.
You'v gota kill it to grill it0 -
he aint CARRYING it to plink with, and what I told him is MINIMAL advice and skill level, for ccw with any sort of responsibility at ALL. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Acyman
Shoot a knife or club wielder at much more than 6 ft away, and you stand a good chance of going to prison, and an EXCELLENT chance of losing all the money you EVER earn. That's a fact about our "justice" system.
I don't know what state Acyman is in, but in "Right to Self-defense" states--like the South Carolina I'm in--you wouldn't have trouble with the above assuming the attacker was on your private property. Acyman's comment does raise an important issue, know what you can and can't do for "self-defense" in your state. Something I'm sure was covered in your class, synseq.
quote:Originally posted by synseq
I was wondering how I should break my gun in. I don't want to go out and start shooting it mindlessly without knowing how to properly break it in or how often I should clean it.
Don't worry about any sort of "break-in." A basic initial cleaning (as already suggested, read the owners manual) before shooting is a good idea, then cleaning after shooting sessions makes sense, but you could probably go through quite a few thousand rounds before you ever really need to clean a Glock. Case in point, one of the local ranges that rents Glocks never clean them; they have thousands of rounds through them and still keep shooting just fine.
Personally, I clean firearms more to prevent damage from the handling (salts from your hands/body can attract moisture and cause rust) than to remove shooting residue, and because I just like to keep them looking "like new."
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