Stripped....g30sf

[biogenic]

Just stripped my g30sf down to the bone....I was a little scared at first but it turned out good... Took it all apart cleaned it with some Simple Green, rinsed, dried it with compressed air and a blow dryer and used little Ballistol @ the friction points.

Smelling good !

[leman77]

good job!

[Baconator]

no pics?

[biogenic]

no pics?

I'll post some next time I do it ...

[llamatrnr]

Been there myself and amazed at how "smithy" I felt afterwards. Not so sure I'd want to try a 1911, though . . .

[SJgunguy24]

Been there myself and amazed at how "smithy" I felt afterwards. Not so sure I'd want to try a 1911, though . . .

Just gotta remember which way the sear and disconnector goes back and what order the safeties and main spring get installed.
OP, do not lube the striker channel, it has the plastic sleeve for that.

[perpetual otter]

Been there myself and amazed at how "smithy" I felt afterwards. Not so sure I'd want to try a 1911, though . . .

I learned a very valuable lesson the day I detail stripped a 1911...

I had it all broken it down and I then decided to open up the mainspring housing. What happened next shock me to my core. Being the noob 'smith' that I was at the time, I didn't realize how much pressure that spring inside was under and when I pushed the tiny pin out, the damn thing blasted right into my face hitting me straight on lower part of my eyebrow. It missed my eye by less than half an inch. If it would have smashed into my eye, I would have probably lost it. When I finally realized what had happened, I instantly thanked the lord and never again broke down a firearm without knowing exactly what I'm doing. Moral of the story? It's 2011!!! Get your noob @$$ on youtube and see how its done before you put an eye out!

And wear safety goggles.

Stay safe.

[chim-chim7]

I once used a home steamer and distilled water to clean my Glock. Field stripped it, held over sink and blasted with hot steam. Every particle of soot came right off and the hot distilled steam dried up instantly. I wiped it down added exactly two drops of oil and done. No stinky chemicals to deal with.

[backup]

Just stripped my g30sf down to the bone....I was a little scared at first but it turned out good... Took it all apart cleaned it with some Simple Green, rinsed, dried it with compressed air and a blow dryer and used little Ballistol @ the friction points.

Smelling good !

Detail stripped? If yes, it's fun to do and learn more about what you have and how it works, but don't ever do it again. It is completely unnecessary to detail strip a Glock for cleaning ever.

I laugh when I read about others cleaning procedures with their guns. Some never bother to follow what their manual tells you to do, and waste time over cleaning and playing around.

Now see if you can figure out how to detail strip it with no tools.

[sirgiles]

Detail stripped? If yes, it's fun to do and learn more about what you have and how it works, but don't ever do it again. It is completely unnecessary to detail strip a Glock for cleaning ever.

I laugh when I read about others cleaning procedures with their guns. Some never bother to follow what their manual tells you to do, and waste time over cleaning and playing around.

Now see if you can figure out how to detail strip it with no tools.

actually, its recommended to be detail stripped once a year by glock (le dept.).

[biogenic]

I once used a home steamer and distilled water to clean my Glock. Field stripped it, held over sink and blasted with hot steam. Every particle of soot came right off and the hot distilled steam dried up instantly. I wiped it down added exactly two drops of oil and done. No stinky chemicals to deal with.

Pretty cool... I'll have do try that myself.

[sirgiles]

Been there myself and amazed at how "smithy" I felt afterwards. Not so sure I'd want to try a 1911, though . . .

not as easy as a glock but not that hard as well.
youtube is your friend.

[DaveFJ80]

Not so sure I'd want to try a 1911, though . . .

I've torn apart my Glock 19 and my Kimber TLE. IMO, stripping and putting back together the 1911 is more fun than the Glock. You can really see the details that go into a 1911, how each part has a specific purpose in the gun. With the Glock, it felt like building up a Lego project .

[locosway]

Not only should you detail strip and clean your Glock once a year to get all the crap out of it, but it also lets you do an inspection of all the parts. It's better to find abnormal wear before something breaks.

I just cleaned a Glock that was first sold in 1994. I was amazed it was still working properly with all the crap inside.