looks like the two users used way too much grease, also.
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looks like the two users used way too much grease, also.
Cool! Mission accomplished!
Folks, remove the FPS and extractor is so easy on a Glock, that I would do it EVERY TIME I shot a one thousand rounds or more. Why? Because it takes just a few extra minutes and you just never know what you will find in there (like big chunks of brass).
C4
I own Glocks and can attest to them needing cleaning and lubing. Once I was doing a bit of causal shooting at the range, the guy next to me was trying to shoot his 17. Malfunctioned every shot. After a while I decided to step in (something I don't usually do). Asked if I could take a look, gun was bone dry, zero lube anywhere, he had never taken it apart. I showed him how to disassemble and lube it, it worked fine then.
I'm surprised that many/some now feel the need "to alter their cleaning regimen". I don't understand why one WOULD PURPOSELY CHOOSE to have a filthy weapon. Maybe it's because of my love affair with the 1911. But I keep "tupperware" pretty clean, too: no several thousand rounds between cleanings.
My Glock has just shy of 1200 rounds and I clean it every 200-250 rounds. Just a basic cleaning and relubing. Thanks to this thread I will learn to detail clean my Glock.
IMHO, cleaning the barrel, inside of the frame and outside of the slide (which is what most people do when they clean their Glock) is not nearly as important as cleaning the FPS/Extractor and the corresponding areas in the slide. Reason is because Glock funnels debris towards those areas in an effort to make the run more reliable. The down side to this is that those areas become dirtier than in just about any other pistol AND have the biggest impact on reliability.
As an example, the FPS and extractor in my M&P (with over 10,000rds through it) looks like a Glock's FPS/Extractor with only 1,000rds through it.
C4
I have been inspired. Did mine yesterday and cleaned some gunk out of the fps and extractor. hoping this was the cause of cases to the face.
Never realized it was so easy to do....
This thread crossed my mind yesterday. I was meeting with a "gun guy" and he was telling me his vast knowledge of Glocks when he quipped, "Well I haven't ever cleaned my Glock. I don't even oil it. These guns can run wet or dry."
I made an attempt to persuade him otherwise, but in the end, he was not swayed. Luckily he works for EMS and I won't need to rely on him for backup in the future. :confused:
I guess he must think cleaning supplies and kits are a conspiracy.
I started getting some brass in the face with my Gen4 G19 during my last range session at 1000 round count. Well, I detail stripped it and am headed to the range today for about 350 more rounds, so I am anxious to see how the detail strip/ clean versus a field strip/cleaning will do. Furthermore, I am still really new to the Glock platform and I was able to detail strip and reassemble with NO issues...aka, it is easy enough for anyone to do. Will provide post-range follow up...
Good info