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February 6, 2014
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Ok I am getting a Pointman 7 soon and know I should clean and lube it before I shoot it, I have not done this yet on my Nighthawk because I have not put the rounds they suggest before cleaning yet.
so... I am new to the process and a little nervous that I am going to screw something up, I have been watching several videos/DVD on the subject and I think I am ready to tackle the job, my question is when doing this for the first time on the Pointman should I remove the firing pin and extractor, and clean and lube them?
August 28, 2009
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I would just visually inspect it and spray some Rem-oil in it and shoot it.
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January 24, 2009
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Is this a new, never fired gun, or a used one? If it's used, I would vote to blow it apart & give it a good scrubbing and lube job first.
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March 2, 2008
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New or used, at least lube it well, I'd pull off the slide so the rails on the frame and slide are fully lubed.
While I don't use grease on any of my guns, lot's of guys do use grease on the rails.
If you don't know anything about the history of the gun, I think you want to lube it up pretty well. You can always clean it up, if it's too dry it can seize up, requiring a trip to the gunsmith. There was a point in time where DW's had some rare problems with seizing, they do a pretty good job of fitting the gun and some were a little too tight.
My rule of thumb on any auto new to me is to run it pretty wet at the beginning.
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January 20, 2014
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I use a thin film of TW25B on the rails, have been on my Beretta 92FS for 20+yrs and it's done the job mighty fine! 
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February 6, 2014
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Gun is new. Here's what I already have... Wilson Combat lite oil & universal, Hoppe's lubricating oil & solvent, and Gibbs
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February 28, 2009
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I had some issues with my wife's PM9. Talked to Keith @ DW. He said that Hoppe's is way too light and will cause galling of the rails because the rails on DW's fit so tight. He said to use FP-10 or DW Lube. I'm using DW Lube. You can buy a "cleaning kit" from DW which includes a bottle of their lube for $10. I bought 2 of them.
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February 11, 2010
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oneshot93 said
Gun is new. Here's what I already have... Wilson Combat lite oil & universal, Hoppe's lubricating oil & solvent, and Gibbs
If the gun is new then you should be getting a little bottle of oil with it, or has DW quit sending that
out with the new 1911's ?
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February 6, 2014
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Yeah I think the gun comes with a small bit of the lube, just looking for future needs. I like to have what I am going to need before I need it, I work a lot and you never know when that late night cleaning bug will hit ya:)
February 11, 2010
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oneshot93 said
Yeah I think the gun comes with a small bit of the lube, just looking for future needs. I like to have what I am going to need before I need it, I work a lot and you never know when that late night cleaning bug will hit ya:)
I would use the that Lil bottle of oil that DW sends with the gun for break in and until it is all
gone, should last through quite a few thousand rounds and after that use what ever ya want.
I think the only issue is the tight tolerance and break in deal. By using that oil you will be
covering your butt on Warranty. After that you should be good to go. Trying to get an opinion
on lube is like asking which brand of beer out there is best, just way to much variety.
Anyway, I use Rem Oil and Coors Lite but..hey..I live where it gets 20 below sometimes.
-Blacktop
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February 22, 2009
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Well said Blacktop. I use Slide Glide and drink Guinness.
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February 6, 2014
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Thanks I will take your advice and I'm a Pepsi man
January 20, 2014
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November 17, 2008
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I use Outters and ice tea. Hey I am in the south.
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