Maintaining Your Firearms

"How do I take care of my new firearm?"

This is something we are asked daily, and I can relate. Anytime I invest in a premium product, I take all precautions to keep it in "like new" condition. At the same time, like most of you, if I purchase something, it will get used.

Your time is valuable, and we know you don't want to spend any more time than necessary maintaining your firearms. We keep this in mind as we build all of our firearms. They're built to require as little cleaning and maintenance as possible. This is achieved by utilizing premium finishes and materials during the manufacturing process.

Let's look at some general guidelines for all our firearms.

Break-in: This one always seems to be hotly debated online, but no actual break-in is required for our barrels. We typically recommend you shoot 50-100 rounds through the barrel, clean it, and then start testing. Before testing particular ammo for accuracy, one thing to remember is to be sure and fire 5-10 rounds downrange with that particular round. This fouls the barrel to match the ammunition and can save you a lot of aggravation and money as you try and determine the best ammo for your application.

Barrel Cleaning: Cleaning frequency will vary by caliber, but regardless of caliber, we always recommend cleaning breech to muzzle using a pull-through cleaning kit. Several brands are available, and all seem to get the job done. We prefer the pull-through method as it is quick and easy but doesn't cause any harm to the barrel. The Breakthrough Battle Rope is what we use both in the shop and on the range. We recommend pulling once through with fresh solvent and then a couple of times dry, and you should be good to go.

Lubrication: When it comes to lubrication, less is more when it comes to a rimfire. Excess lubrication only gives all that residue from shooting a rimfire round something to adhere to. We do not recommend any lubrication on our internal parts, such as our hammer, sear, or disconnector. You can apply a small about of lubrication to the bolt area. However, a few drops are more than enough. Any good lubricant such as Breakthrough All-in-One - CLP will work.

Compensator Cleaning: Stayed tuned as we're planning to cover this next week!

Let us know if you have any other questions!