Glock Cleaning

[JS41989]

So I just got home from my first trip to the range with my new Glock 19 and I wanted to give it a cleaning. Now this is one of my first pistols so I don't have much cleaning experience. The guys at my local gun shop sold me this 3 pack NRA brand cleaning kit with cleaner, oil, and grease. Honestly the cleaner kind sucks. My slide almost looks more dirty than before I cleaned it.

Any insight on cleaning products or techniques?

[02Caltaco]

I recommend a YouTube search. You will probably find a video on cleaning your exact gun.

[hermosabeach]

You tube is your friend...

Wipe everything town with cotton cloths....

Run dry patches down the barrel
then wet patches- soaked with a solvent
then dry patches until dry.

Take a patch with solvent and wipe out the inside and outside of the slide...



Glocks are fairly easy to maintain as long as you do not shoot lead bullets....

4 drops of oil once the gun has been dried

one on each rail and one on the last part- I now forget the name

[Thepug99]

the instruction manual tells you how. I would follow that. I use a CLP

[Just-in]

Everyone has a preference. I use Hoppes No. 9 solvent and Oil or Ballistol. Both work well. Glocks do not need grease. My agency uses MPro7 cleaner and oil. Again they work well, I just prefer the smell of Hoppes.

The NRA brand kit is probably Slip with an NRA sticker on it. They make good products, I use the Slip2000 carbon killer on my AR.

As far as tools, a bag of cotton patches, a few rags, some q-tips with a wooden stick, a brush, and a pic should be sufficient. The Glock comes with a cleaning rod and bore brush, it works fine.

[JS41989]

Read the instruction manual... Watched some clips on YouTube... Seeing what works for other people...

[ocabj]

Any insight on cleaning products or techniques?

https://www.ocabj.net/cleaning-firearms-part-4-the-how-for-the-glock/

[T6pilot]

Bore snake
CLP either triflow or breakfree
Cleaning patches
Toothbrush
Field strip pistol
Run a patch with CLP through barrel
Use bore snake to fully clean barrel
Another patch with CLP through barrel followed by dry patch
Toothbrush bro clean around extractor and firing pin
One drop of CLP on four steel guides on frame
One drop of CLP on finger lightly coat outside of barrel and inside top of slide
Reassemble gun
Function check
DO NOT GET ANY OIL IN FIRING PIN CHANNEL
Your done total time five minutes

[Redeyedrider]

Get a tube of Tetra Gun Grease....... It will be your best friend.

[Bad Caselaw]

Get a GLOCK maid.

Caselaw

[Cokebottle]

DO NOT GET ANY OIL IN FIRING PIN CHANNEL

This.

It's not that it will cause a malfunction immediately, but it will collect dirt and residue, and can lead to the pin getting gummed up, particularly if you do not pull the pin when you clean it.

Same goes for ANY handgun... striker fired or otherwise.
Lubrication is needed only on the moving contact parts.

Outside of the barrel, slide to frame, seer/transfer bar.

For storage, a wipedown with an oiled cloth and an oily patch down the barrel can help prevent corrosion, but run a solvent followed by dry patches down the barrel before shooting.


Also, if there is residue on the breech face that you feel must be removed, hold the slide muzzle-down when cleaning.
Holding the slide muzzle-up will lead to debris falling into the firing pin hole.

[P5Ret]

So I just got home from my first trip to the range with my new Glock 19 and I wanted to give it a cleaning. Now this is one of my first pistols so I don't have much cleaning experience. The guys at my local gun shop sold me this 3 pack NRA brand cleaning kit with cleaner, oil, and grease. Honestly the cleaner kind sucks. My slide almost looks more dirty than before I cleaned it.

Any insight on cleaning products or techniques?

Does you slide now look kinda dull and dingy? If so the cleaner probably contains some type of solvent that removed the oils from the finish. Put a bit of oil on it and rub the oil into the slide finish it will probably look good as new when you do that.

[Libertarian71]

For a cleaner, MPro7 is good. For an oil, I use and recommend Weapon Shield. Both are fairly reasonably priced, and non-toxic. My favorite CLP is Gibbs Lubricant, which is an excellent cleaner.

When cleaning the barrel, I recommend MPro7, along with a brass brush.

[Packy14]

MPRO 7 cleaner and lube are good, I also like militec 1 for lube and have used weapon shield with good results... I try to not use super toxic stuff as over time it adds up. Wear gloves so you don't absorb the lead and other crap (solvents make you absorb even more than normal through your skin). Check a blood lead level every so often it may be higher than you think.

[swiss_]

I use CLP + a bore snake + a toothbrush (if the internals are really dirty.)

The factory lube is pretty good. I wouldn't necessarily clean your Glock until you've burnt through 500+ rounds.