biga9999 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 After every 2-3 trips to the range I will clean them. I can not get #9 in a spray bottle. I think I would wear it as calogne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Bear Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Its a glock. I just throw it in the bag. I clean it once a year whether it needs it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmdCtzn Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I have a bucket about half full of mineral spirits. Drop the Glock in once in a while. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasShootR Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Been shooting USPSA for almost a year now with a Glock 35 and at first I cleaned it every match or practice session. Now I've backed it down to about every 500 rounds and then its a complete tear down and cleaning. Twice my glock has encountered a broken trigger spring. The first time i knew something was wrong because of the intermitten firing but on the second broken sping I wouldn't have known if I didn't tear it down for a cleaning. It's funny that most of the guys having problems with their guns on game day are the one who bragg the most about not cleaning the guns. The way I see it if guns had built in burnt powder filters then I would only clean every three thousand bullets or three months, which ever comes first. Kidding aside, burnt gun powder rubbing against two pieces of metal cant be a good thing and I've seen some burnt powders so thick and pasty that it stopped a firing pin and saftey from working in a glock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stony Lane Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I never go to a match with a dirty gun. It's just a ritual I have. I actually like cleaning semi-autos. I call it the "zen of gun cleaning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I clean my mags religously after every stage they hit they ground. The gun I clean once or twice a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Amish 1 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Revo: I push a wet patch with Hoppe's #9 through the barrel and the charge holes, let it sit for a few minutes, then run a dry patch, then a slightly oily patch. Drop of oil on the front and rear sight to keep them dark black. Open gun: I brush the mags that fell to the ground before I leave the match. Before I put the gun up, I make sure the dot is turned off. Top end gets cleaned every couple 1000. If someone shows me how to disassemble the frame, I will clean it, too. Promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasShootR Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Revo: I push a wet patch with Hoppe's #9 through the barrel and the charge holes, let it sit for a few minutes, then run a dry patch, then a slightly oily patch. Drop of oil on the front and rear sight to keep them dark black. Open gun: I brush the mags that fell to the ground before I leave the match. Before I put the gun up, I make sure the dot is turned off. Top end gets cleaned every couple 1000. If someone shows me how to disassemble the frame, I will clean it, too. Promise. YouTube my friend, thats where I learned about my Glock. Don't know about the 2011 frame but the 1911 is pretty simple even if you strip it to the last screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Amish 1 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Revo: I push a wet patch with Hoppe's #9 through the barrel and the charge holes, let it sit for a few minutes, then run a dry patch, then a slightly oily patch. Drop of oil on the front and rear sight to keep them dark black. Open gun: I brush the mags that fell to the ground before I leave the match. Before I put the gun up, I make sure the dot is turned off. Top end gets cleaned every couple 1000. If someone shows me how to disassemble the frame, I will clean it, too. Promise. YouTube my friend, thats where I learned about my Glock. Don't know about the 2011 frame but the 1911 is pretty simple even if you strip it to the last screw. I know how to clean Glocks, too. ---> DISHWASHER when wife's not looking Hey, if you're good with youtube, can I bring you my Open gun? I think I'm too lazy to learn 2011 disassembly. Edited February 2, 2011 by Team Amish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasShootR Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Revo: I push a wet patch with Hoppe's #9 through the barrel and the charge holes, let it sit for a few minutes, then run a dry patch, then a slightly oily patch. Drop of oil on the front and rear sight to keep them dark black. Open gun: I brush the mags that fell to the ground before I leave the match. Before I put the gun up, I make sure the dot is turned off. Top end gets cleaned every couple 1000. If someone shows me how to disassemble the frame, I will clean it, too. Promise. YouTube my friend, thats where I learned about my Glock. Don't know about the 2011 frame but the 1911 is pretty simple even if you strip it to the last screw. I know how to clean Glocks, too. ---> DISHWASHER when wife's not looking Hey, if you're good with youtube, can I bring you my Open gun? I think I'm too lazy to learn 2011 disassembly. I'll be at Bailey's this weekend, bring it with you. I've been thinking about building a 2011 Limited gun and learning how ones put together may help me make a decision. Might also be a good part time business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slodsm Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I clean after every match or practice, detail strip once a month or so. Don't want to, it just seems wrong not to. 11 years in the Marine Corps has institutionalized me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 After shooting I like to take about an hour to clean and inspect my weapon with a field strip. Over 3000 rounds of 230 grain, Clays @ 740 FPS, my model 1911 gets a full take down and magnifying glass inspection of all the pieces. With close inspection of a small sampling of the spent brass and fired primer condition. If the extractor is marking the cases in a bad way or the firing pin changes its strike, I find out why. The grip screw escutcheon gets a fresh application of #242 loctite as well as the rear sight as required. It is a hobby that the trigger pull just aggravates my itch to learn more. Still; there is nothing like the smell of fresh burnt gun powder in the morning. The recoil of the .45 ACP has become familiar to me. Like a handshake from a good friend. Its a good thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loui Loui Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Is it really necessary to clean mags? Under what circumstances would a magazine collect enough carban to affect it feeding capabilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Is it really necessary to clean mags? Under what circumstances would a magazine collect enough carban to affect it feeding capabilities? It's not carbon they're worried about, rather it's dirt, mud, sand, snow, ice, rain, grass, gravel, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I used to detail strip every weapon after every match. Dad was a Marine. now I wet them down with oil, clean them more than they need, less than I'd like to as time has been less available as of late. Mags, generally get a brushing out and occasional retreat with liquid moly and powdered graphite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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