Lube the Glock

[BigMac]

At the armoorers course, we were instructed to only leave the copper looking paste on for 500 rnds. It is for break in only.

They recomend a half drop on the barrel where it locks into the front of the slide, and a drop for each metal tab. DO NOT LUBE THE STRIKER ASSEMBLY.

The striker rides in a plastic bushing.. it does not require oil. It can and does cause amunition failures if you oil the striker and leave it stored muzzle down ( like in a holster being worn). The oil will migrate and can contaminate the rounds primer in the tube.

[TonyM]

My first Glock, a 23 I got in 1991 is still in great shape. All these years and all those rounds fires and I almost never did more than clean the barrel with a patch, and lightly lube with CLP.

Heck, for the first 10 years I owned it I never even stripped the slide, only lightly cleaned the exterior surfaces of the slide when off the frame.

Glocks are great and bad for a first firearm. Great because they can handle neglect. Bad because they make it easy to get into bad habits that other more "delicate" firearms can't tolerate.

[Shenaniguns]

Correct!!!! Do not put anymore anti-seize after it gets worn/cleaned off... I use Gunbutter on the connector and a little slide glide on everything else, it smoothens everything out but can induce a malfunction if it's too heavily applied. I haven't had any malfunctions in either my G19 or G34 using these products, but my bro-in-law did on his new G17.

At the armoorers course, we were instructed to only leave the copper looking paste on for 500 rnds. It is for break in only.

They recomend a half drop on the barrel where it locks into the front of the slide, and a drop for each metal tab. DO NOT LUBE THE STRIKER ASSEMBLY.

The striker rides in a plastic bushing.. it does not require oil. It can and does cause amunition failures if you oil the striker and leave it stored muzzle down ( like in a holster being worn). The oil will migrate and can contaminate the rounds primer in the tube.

[m1aowner]

Yeah, not much cleaning going on with my Glocks. Maybe a wipe down after shooting and some XF7 on the recommened areas, nothing fancy. It's a Glock, no pampering required.

You clean your glock? Interesting, I've never heard of trying something like this before.

[PressCheck]

What? A Glock needs to be cleaned??????

[oghl888]

There was a FBI HRT team sniper turned novelist who wrote a few books. In one of his books, a recount of his career, he mentioned that he and his sniper team members were attacked with a poorly maintained Glock. The Glock jammed after 1-2 rounds.

I clean and lube my Glocks just as often and as thoroughly as my other pieces. The lube I use is the same as what I use for other hand guns: CLP, motor oil of various brands, Hoppe's gun oil, and a couple of other brands of gun oil in the past that I don't remember (Ram oil? etc).

[WolfMansDad]

Because of the polymer frame and that wonderful tennifer finish, glocks should be run almost dry. Your manual will show you the proper lubrication points, but the short answer is one drop on each of the slide rails, one drop on the disconnector, and lube the barrel lightly inside and out. Take special care that the firing pin and breechface remain dry.

I kept a glock 26 for many years and was very anal about cleaning it. After a thousand rounds or so, it got well broken-in and really slick. It was a joy.

I've since graduated to a 1911. My colt came out of the box slick.

[E. Fudd]

CLP. A little dab 'il do ya..... : )