r/canadaguns • u/Benefit_Waste • Jun 14 '26

Misc First time ordering a gun question

Hey all. Looking to order the makasi mk15 when it finally arrives. What are the process of ordering a firearm online? I have always purchased my guns in person, or at gunshows. This’ll be my first time ordering

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u/dke783 Jun 15 '26

I have purchased several firearms from online stores. I have five suggestions :

  1. Get your porch pirate risk down to zero. If you can't guarantee someone home to greet the delivery driver, then proactively arrange to deliver to the nearby office or UPS store. ​

  2. When you open the package, have microfiber rags ready. Expect your firearm to be greasy with cosmoline or other packing oil. Wipe it down cleanly so you can do suggestion 3 below...

3 Diligently photograph the firearm and all box contents as soon as you open it. You will need those photos to dispute any missing parts or broken items.

  1. Perform a disassembly to clean and inspect everything closely. Have more rags ready. ​If you find anything amiss or if there are sharp burr edges anywhere, photograph it​. ​​

  2. Reassemble with a gentle lubing, then go shoot the gun asap. You will want to report any malfunctioning or QA issues within the first seven days.

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u/Benefit_Waste Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

Hi. Thank you for the response. This’ll be my first “modern” rifle since i mostly have milsurp. The rifle in question will be the mk15. I live in a pretty safe neighborhood, i would disclose my location but i don’t feel a need to, family is safe enough to have families outside etc. just a small street, secondly, how should i inspect for cosmoline? Should i use plastic gloves as well and with what you said rags? And should a flashlight be used? Thank you

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u/dke783 Jun 16 '26

I personally bare-hand it when cleaning cosmoline. I find that and CLP oil to be easy to wash off with hand soap.

Flashlight can help to identify any indicators of previous use (e.g. Crud buildup inside the barrel, wear marks on the trigger group internals, dirt inside the locking lug cavities)

What I like to do is to also use my bare finger to feel for smoothness on the chamber wall, receiver wall edges, locking lug edges, feed port edges, and ​any exposed edges. In a perfect Quality Control world, every single gun would be hand-nspected and hand-polished at the factory. In our world, maybe 1 in every 20 guns get that kind of attention, leaving the gun owner with the job of inspecting and polishing.

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Truth be told, I expect any new firearm under $2500cad to need​​​ some sand paper or emery paper polishing. If it is perfectly deburred and pre-polished, then be happy you got the 1 in 20!