New spear Lt owner
Good morning! I recently bought a spear Lt 16 inch from Sportsman’s and finally got the chance to open it up to get it lubed for an upcoming range day, while I know that most if not all manufacturers do test fire guns before they leave the factory , I was curious as to how many rounds they fire through them. When I wiped it down I noticed that it seems to have a noticeable amount of carbon fouling around the area where the charging handle is inserted into the upper receiver, enough to make the tip of the qtips I use pretty dirty ( not super black but enough to make them darkish gray) and when I rack it I can smell the spent powder. I’m sorry if this is a stupid question this is the first new rifle I’ve bought and I’m fairly fresh to the firearms community I just wanted to make sure this is normal and that I didn’t somehow get a used rifle at a new rifle price.