Glock Cleaning

[JS41989]

Thanks P5Ret, that worked wonders!

[Jeepergeo]

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

All the above PLUS....
Run a quick safety check. Basically, its a combination of a push and rattle of the firing pin safety system...it should be covered in your manual and takes just a few seconds. It's a good check to make sure the safety mechanism is not gummed up.

[billped]

Great advice by all. Keep it simple and you'll find that doing a very good job takes 5-10 minutes. Doing a fantastic job takes an hour - you decide if that's important to you.

[Chapped Hide]

I don't worry about when or if my Glocks get cleaned.

[003]

As noted above, more guns are damaged by overzealous cleaning than by neglect. While I do think it is good if your learn how to completely disassemble your Glock, and how to do a thorough cleaning, it is really not necessary to do much more than run a bore snake down the barrel and wipe it down a bit after your leave the range. I try to do a good cleaning every 1000 rounds or so. Sometimes it slips to closer to two thousand. I went through the Glock Armorers course a few years back. Trust me, your Glock will run for many thousands of rounds with minimal care.

Now having said that I am not suggesting negligence, a Glock like all guns does need a certain level of maintenance, just do not overdo it, and whatever you do, do not use force to remove the pins.
I shoot at Oak Tree just about every week. If you are in So Cal, shoot me a PM, and I will be happy to hook up with you and show you how things work.

[451040]

Glocks do not need grease.

grease > oil

[static2126]

Don't overclean. Like a few members have said overcleaning is worse than undercleaning.

Have a glock.on 7k or so rounds without a cleaning..i just oil it and run the gun. No issues yet

[Munny$hot]

Return your NRA cleaning kit and never take what a salesperson at a gun store to seriously. Buy a bottle of ATF automatic transmission fluid from Walmart for @ 1.50. Use it to lube and clean your gun. 1 bottle should last your a life time. Watch YouTube on how to clean a Glock.

[Munny$hot]

grease > oil

Grease traps and holds onto dirt/sand which can cause malfunctions > oil

[Win231]

Get a GLOCK maid.

Caselaw

Those implants are expensive. I wouldn't want to get solvent & CLP on them.

[451040]

Grease traps and holds onto dirt/sand which can cause malfunctions

but it doesn't. If any lubricant doesn't "trap" dirt/sand, it's because it is no longer present doing any lubricating. Furthermore, I can't take anything seriously from a guy who recommends ATF for gun care.

[Munny$hot]

but it doesn't. If any lubricant doesn't "trap" dirt/sand, it's because it is no longer present doing any lubricating. Furthermore, I can't take anything seriously from a guy who recommends ATF for gun care.

Apparently you no nothing about lubricants. Grease is great for cold weather and water applications, but for anything other than that its a magnet for dirt and debris which will act like sandpaper as it grinds into any bearing surface. Keep using grease for killing paper targets, but for thoses who use our guns for more than static range use oil is where its at. Also what does the military uses CLP oil based which is a cleaner, lubricant, and protectant. What is ATF it has detergent which is a cleaner, its an oil so it lubricates, and it protects go figure.

[BarrettM99]

Grease is great in cold weather applications. In warmer environments, I prefer oil.

As for cleaning...

Solvent down barrel, run some wet patches, run some dry patches, then take a tiny drop of oil onto exterior barrel shaft and spread it around with your finger, place a a small drop along the rails and all contact surfaces and you're good to go.

[timbo399]

Don't mean to confuse you as already great advice from Calgunners that know much more than me, -- but main thing is just chose a product that has good recommendations from fellow Calgunners from posts above (don't listen to guy behind the counter at LGS)- and stick w it.

For the rails- which is key to find the right balance for something that will allow the rails to slide nice and easy as well as stays in place for a decent amount of time- I actually use Tetra Grease on some of my guns and Slip 2000 EWL (or other oil/lubricants) on others.

Some of my guns- seems to be more my polymers such as S&W M&Ps etc, I can put Tetra Grease (which has much higher viscocity and stays in place better) on rails and it stays for long time- especially if using as bedside gun and don't want to be reapplying grease/oil to the rails every week.

The grease stays on and spreads out well on some of my handguns where as I find on others- such as some of my 1911's w tighter tolerances- an oil or light lube will work better than the grease- yes it runs down the sides a bit but just mop up the excess after applying.

There I go- all I've really done is complicate things- I really think bottom line is read other posts on this forum as this question comes up a lot- and find a cleaner and oil/lubricant and just stick with them- nothing magic about it- a ton of products out there that are not expensive that work. Good luck and keep shooting that Glock of yours!!

Even w my 1911's , I only disassemble and clean every 2-3 range trips- w a Glock- maybe every 3-4 range trips depending on how many rounds.

W Glocks main thing is just making sure adequate amount of lubrication (whichever you choose- MPRO 7, Miltec, Slip 2000, CLP, etc etc) on the rails and reapply each range session and unless you enjoy cleaning your gun- just do field strip at home per above and simple 5 min cleaning every 4-5 range trips- your Glock will be fine I promise! Good luck and listen to people above and you will be all good.

[wl518]

In terms of frequency I generally clean my glocks anywhere from 500-1000 rounds. The key is lubrication vs constantly cleaning. I worry more that my gun is dry than it being dirty. There are a bunch of cleaners and lubes on the market. Bottom line is make sure the gun is well lubed at all times to avoid any malfunctions.