hey all i just got home with my new marlin 917v and i was wondering if there is anything i should do to it be4 i go out to shoot it. im really thinking about using the pen spring cuz the trigger seems way to stiff for me.

my dad said that you should take apart all new guns to clean out the grease and crud. but i was thinking if i did that how would i be able to get the torque on the screws holding the barrel/reciever to the stock right? or does it matter wut the torque is?

i also read somewhere that wen u buy a boresnake for a .17hmr, you should remove the wire bristles from it...is this true? if it is true, then why?

another thing. had to drive an hour to get the gun cuz theres no gun shops around but i forgot to get a .17 arbour for my boresighter....any tricks out there to make it possible to at least get the scope to being close without actually using a .17 arbor?...got anything from .22cal up.

any other little tips or anything that might make my first outting more pleasurable?

oh ya...i bought 3 boxes of hornady and 3 of remington ammo and i noticed on the hornady like 40 out of 50 of the red ballistic tips r almost black...is this normal? i can rub it off with my fingers to there origonal bright red...looks like a thin coat of black grease or something...

thx for any help...

ch312