# Let's see your new gun! **URL:** \ **Category:** Guns\ **Created:** [April 4, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lets-see-your-new-gun/996 "2019-04-04T02:59:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6250
**Author:** ![Gary\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/gary_h/32/5302_2.png) [@Gary\_H](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gary_H)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lets-see-your-new-gun/996/6250 "2025-12-10T18:47:45Z")
> [@Karacal](#): > > I believe purchasers do not take the time to work their pistols in, especially with different grain ammunition and brands. You are 100% right! I believe many new range trip issues are due to lack of preparation. > [@X Macro Non Comp Rust](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/x-macro-non-comp-rust/121938/7): > > It received a through cleaning with alchohol, a generous more than normal oiling, and roughly 200 slide racks and dry fire prior to the range trip. The magazines were fully loaded, unloaded, and reloaded every day for about a week prior to break in their springs. Ammo was not run through the pistol for the magazine unloading. This process has been 100% successful for me with all new acquisitions. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lets-see-your-new-gun/996)._