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Doug, the riskiest part of Mini takedown is replacing the recoil spring on reassembly. If it gets away from you it will launch the guide rod briskly and it has quite a sharp nose.

To make things easier, lube the guide rod but not the spring until you have the spring back in place. Then lube the spring through the holes in the oprod. Otherwise a lubed spring can be quite hard to control under tension. This is not a problem in disassembly, only reassembly.

Allow lots of time to familiarize yourself with the Mini - it become much easier with a little practise. Don't take it apart the first time 10 minutes before you plan to go and shoot. If you must, drench the action with CLP and wipe off the excess. Wipe the bore with CLP and then wipe it dry. Shoot the gun and if it is unhappy, field strip and clean it properly like you should have to begin with.

 

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Doug, if you are going to oil the inside of a mag, use a paper towel or cloth and leave only an almost imperceptible film. You do not want oil on the ammo as the cases are meant to grip the chamber wall on firing. Oily ammo greatly increases bolt thrust and would be like shooting proof rounds on every shot with respect to the load the locking lugs have to bear. A few times won't matter, but don't make a practice of it.

Ruger factory mags should be good to shoot as they are. If you must, spray them inside with carb cleaner, swish around and let it drain inverted. Do not spray oil into the mags.

You can wipe the outside of the mags down with a little CLP to prevent corrosion from handling.