clean glocks

[TripleB]

Been hearing alot of people using different methods to clean them. Last week I tried the one where you take down the gun and the firing pin out and swooshed it around in hot soapy water then into just hot water dried all the parts with a towel and dried it with a hairdryer then a few blows with a air compressor. Then put used a oil wipe on the outside of barrel and slide and put oil on the oil points.  Very clean and made it smell pretty

[NW-GSP]

My g20 is probably due for a cleaning like that. I will try that

[Biggerhammer]

Glocks are tough! I've gone thousands of rounds just making sure they are slightly oiled on the slide guide rails and have never had a issue.

[marlin]

Im a clean freak when it comes to guns..
I detail strip my glocks, and make them look better than new all the time. Pop the pins out of the frame and disassemble until its just a piece of plastic with a serial number, then use soapy water and toothbrush on the frame, blow it dry with canned air.. I meticulously clean every part. Strip the slide down and even take the striker and spring apart.. Not a speck of dirt or fouling anywhere.
I do this with all of my guns. Theyre not dirty for more than a couple hours after shooting. Detail strip everytime.

[aaronoto]

Interesting. I rarely clean mine and it goes bang every time and eats anything I feed it. My 1911 on the other hand I baby...

[ellensburgpo]

Glocks are tough! I've gone thousands of rounds just making sure they are slightly oiled on the slide guide rails and have never had a issue.

   I ran almost 4,000 rounds through a Glock 35 in a week of training and never cleaned it to see how it did. Did oil the slide rails and had zero malfunctions other than the guide rod spring wore out. Dropped a new one in and carried on.

[NW-GSP]

Glocks are tough! I've gone thousands of rounds just making sure they are slightly oiled on the slide guide rails and have never had a issue.

   I ran almost 4,000 rounds through a Glock 35 in a week of training and never cleaned it to see how it did. Did oil the slide rails and had zero malfunctions other than the guide rod spring wore out. Dropped a new one in and carried on.

They are built to handle it!
Most people would take years to put that many rounds through a pistol

[CAMPMEAT]

I hardly ever clean my Glocks. I take them apart and blow the belly button fuzz out of them once in awhile and that's it. They shoot every time.

[JLS]

Glocks are tough! I've gone thousands of rounds just making sure they are slightly oiled on the slide guide rails and have never had a issue.

   I ran almost 4,000 rounds through a Glock 35 in a week of training and never cleaned it to see how it did. Did oil the slide rails and had zero malfunctions other than the guide rod spring wore out. Dropped a new one in and carried on.

It really is amazing how tough and foolproof the Tupperware guns are.

[Sun195]

I bought my G19 back in 1993 and have shot it plenty since then. During that time, I've only cleaned the barrel, scrubbed the breech face with a toothbrush, and lubed the rails - nothing else. Still works great; no problems.

[steeleywhopper]

Been hearing alot of people using different methods to clean them. Last week I tried the one where you take down the gun and the firing pin out and swooshed it around in hot soapy water then into just hot water dried all the parts with a towel and dried it with a hairdryer then a few blows with a air compressor. Then put used a oil wipe on the outside of barrel and slide and put oil on the oil points.  Very clean and made it smell pretty

That is how I clean the action of my good ole 870. Still going strong after all these years.

[jeepasaurusrex]

Just make sure you put it on the top shelf with the rest of the Tupperware.... 

[marlin]

Of course it will keep running through thousands and thousands of rounds without cleaning.. Its the AK of the pistol world. You could probably run 500k rds thru your Glock and never clean or oil it, and replace no parts.. I like to keep my guns clean like theyre brand new, thats not because I dont think they will work if theyre dirty.. Its because I like them to be clean and I enjoy cleaning them.

[ellensburgpo]

Of course it will keep running through thousands and thousands of rounds without cleaning.. Its the AK of the pistol world. You could probably run 500k rds thru your Glock and never clean or oil it, and replace no parts.. I like to keep my guns clean like theyre brand new, thats not because I dont think they will work if theyre dirty.. Its because I like them to be clean and I enjoy cleaning them.

Good for you I wasn't advocating not cleaning them ever. Mine is spotless when I'm carrying it and my life could depend on it working. I was just pointing out that a Glock doesn't have to be showroom clean to function unlike some other handguns.

[Bean Counter]

I had one of the slide rails bust off on mine. Not sure if that was a result of not cleaning it enough or what, but I know I'm not into digging around and fiddling with stuff so I dont' think I broke it. 

[JLS]

I had one of the slide rails bust off on mine. Not sure if that was a result of not cleaning it enough or what, but I know I'm not into digging around and fiddling with stuff so I dont' think I broke it. 

What caliber is it?  .40?

[Bean Counter]

Yep, G23.

[JLS]

It is because of the high pressure of the .40 round and has nothing to do with how much you cleaned it.  That was part of the reason Glock designed the new recoil springs for the gen 4 pistols was to reduce the stress cracks that would occur on the 22 and 23 frames.

[FALFire]

Glock usually replaces the frame no questions asked, so give that a try.

[Mongo Hunter]

Field strip and use CLP and normal brushes, goes bang every time. Why to you think Police departements switched to them, they got tired of Cops not cleaning their Berettas good enough lol.

[ellensburgpo]

You funny mongo. I saw plenty of clean Beretta's fail in the Army. Now back on the leash mongo.

[DoubleJ]

Froglube and forget about it

[Bean Counter]

Glock usually replaces the frame no questions asked, so give that a try.

Yep, did that years ago. But now I have two different serial numbers on the same gun 

[marlin]

If the .40 s+w Glocks are breaking from high pressure, that concerns me about my 10mm Glock. I have thought about just buying a backup frame for it. My current G20sf frame probably has close to 1000 rounds on it, and no signs of wear yet, except on the locking block.

[Mongo Hunter]

You funny mongo. I saw plenty of clean Beretta's fail in the Army. Now back on the leash mongo.

lol yet they still use the M9. I like my G34 just shoots everything.

[Bean Counter]

I only shoot factory ammo. No special hot handloaded concoctions. 

[jeepasaurusrex]

I carried a M9 for 8 years and never had an issue with it.