New gun cleaning question

[Rooskibar03]

So I recently (today) picked up my first handgun, a Sig 229 9mm.

The gun is brand new, still in the plastic, and of course has a nice coating
of residual oil from assembly and shipping. Do people make it a habit to
clean a new guy before a trip to the range or is that something better left
till after a few rounds have been through it?

I plan to at least wipe off all the surface oil, but do I need to field
strip it clean the whole thing?

Here is a pre-wipe down picture.  I can't wait to get to the range.

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm251/cmuthard03/7d239772.jpg

[SA Friday]

Exterior oil should be just wiped off. If theres any grease on the slide and rails, leave it there for the first couple hundred to 500 rnds. U can add a couple drops of oil to the slide rails and barrel before shooting it if you want. It helps break in. After the first 500 rounds, field strip, clean, relube. GTG.

[Byte Stryke]

depending on the ammo and rate of fire, you might need to add a drop or two of oil after a few hundred

[ray1970]

Maybe I'm just a bit anal but I always strip my new guns down and give them a thorough look over, cleaning, and re-lube with my favorite products before they ever hit the range.

[kidicarus13]

Wipe off exterior oil and shoot as-is. Clean after a few hundred rounds. Repeat.

[AirbornePathogen]

Personally, I always give a new gun a thorough cleaning before I hit the range with it. SIGs especially don't need much oil- a drop on the slide rails, a drop in the trigger group, and you should be good to go. Enjoy that 229, I bought one back in Jan, and love it!

[gcrookston]

Personally, I always give a new gun a thorough cleaning before I hit the range with it. SIGs especially don't need much oil- a drop on the slide rails, a drop in the trigger group, and you should be good to go. Enjoy that 229, I bought one back in Jan, and love it!

+1. I just field strip and lube, run a swatch down the bore.