Hey everyone,
I’m in the process of buying my first handgun for home defense.
What are some things you would recommend I purchase to complement the gun in terms of maintenance, storage, and other must-haves or even nice-to-haves?
Already on my list is a carrying case, fire-proof safe, dummy rounds for dry-fire practice, and a good pair of ear plugs for the range. Not sure if I should throw in a speed-loader with that or not. I feel like I’m missing some stuff, hence this post.
For the future, I plan to build the gun out. I have already decided on purchasing an optics-ready pistol, so I can throw a red-dot on it down the line, and also a light.
Looking forward to your responses, cheers!
All the metal bits like bore brushes, barrel snake brush bits, and metal picks are all brass for me. I would rather leave a microscopic speck of carbon that dig up the whole area with steel dental picks.
For cleaning the barrel just a bit of oil and a few runs with a bore snake are usually enough. The only time I go further is the special ritual when shooting Soviet surplus ammunition, where boiling water is first run through and then lots of barrel snaking to get everything dry.