oldsparky,
Recommended steps to take as soon as your new PP700 arrives:
*Unpack
*Fill with air
*Load a pellet
*Shoot
I might be forgetting something important...
Oh yeah, before or after step 2, Scope it if there's no sights.
Annnd... Have Fun!
I usually shoot my rifles / pistols before cleaning the bbls..
That way, I have an idea of how they'll shoot 'dirty' first..
I shot my PP700S-A straight outa' the box, and it worked Amazingly!
Tins of pellets later, and dead on accuracy still - I haven't cleaned it once.
[But, if you'd like to . . . it definitely can't hurt]
Congrats on your new pistol, and welcome to the PP700-Club!
Sam -