Joe D Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 It is 16 degrees in B'ham right now and I am getting ready to go set up some stages for a match today. It will be interesting to watch the 1911 guys that have slathered their guns in grease shoot today. Glock? Just took mine out of the dishwasher and put a couple of drops of oil on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bell Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 It is 16 degrees in B'ham right now and I am getting ready to go set up some stages for a match today. It will be interesting to watch the 1911 guys that have slathered their guns in grease shoot today. Glock? Just took mine out of the dishwasher and put a couple of drops of oil on it. Interesting comment. Do people actually put their Glocks in the dishwasher? If so, all parts, some parts? This may be the most pro Glock post I've ever seen. As much as I shoot and as many guns as I shoot, such a simple answer to gun cleaning is very appealing. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Although I'll be shooting IPSC today, I share the same mental alffliction here in Mobile. It's about 25 and still dropping and I'm about to leave to set up our match. Joe D, will you be shooting at the FOP range this morning? dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike P Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 It is 16 degrees in B'ham right now and I am getting ready to go set up some stages for a match today. It will be interesting to watch the 1911 guys that have slathered their guns in grease shoot today. Glock? Just took mine out of the dishwasher and put a couple of drops of oil on it. Why oil it Joe? Just use Jet Dry in the rinse cycle, eh? And yes, you are. Why would anyone slather their Colt in grease? I doubt you'll see too many problems out of 1911's that are using anything close to a factory ball load. Watch for puking on the carbine side match though, too much oil on an AR in this weather might cause problems. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Although I'll be shooting IPSC today, I share the same mental alffliction here in Mobile. It's about 25 and still dropping and I'm about to leave to set up our match.Joe D, will you be shooting at the FOP range this morning? dj We're shooting IDPA this weekend at Steel City. Weather Channel says it'll be 40 @ 10am match time. I should have enough carbon build up in my CZ not to have to worry about it...besides it's from eastern Europe, it should be used to the cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatepickles Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 First, I use the right viscosity of grease for the temperatures, so my 1911 will run. Second, why are you cleaning your Glock? Repeat after me: I will not clean Glocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 It has about 20,000 rounds through it so I thought it might need a bath. Match turn out was a little light 12-14. Where are the rest of you candy asses? The new CZ Tactical shoots pretty good. Drop it off and let me put the "blue tip wrench" to that extended dust cover. On a more serious note it was as good a gun as any STI 2011 I have seen. That thing might make a pretty darn good Limited gun. I like the built in slide racker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Match turn out was a little light 12-14. Where are the rest of you candy asses? Cowering by the fireside. 40 @ 8 is my threshhold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 16 degrees above ? Yes Joe, you are crazy. Maybe when I was in my early 20's I'd have done something like that to earn my Man Card but not now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 If its 16 and no wind I put thin stretch 'one size fits all' gloves on and go at it. Of course I reload my magazines in the nice warm truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 I have my wife load my mags. I allow her to carry my bag and tag along at matches. She picks up brass after each match. When we get home she cleans my guns. If you doubt my words just ask Jim Watson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Heck it was above freezing by 9am when I arrived to help set up. Folks were shedding layers by 11am and it was 51 degrees diving home. Joe's minor .40 loads in the CZ TS were like shooting an open gun with no muzzle rise at all. With major pf loads I watched the sights lift and return on every shot. I will admit that running the big CZ though a short IDPA stage felt like driving a M1 tank after having shot the match with a regular sized CZ 75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Went to an IPSC match this morning and just before getting out of the car hit the outside temp button.....24 degrees at 9am. What was I thinking when I left this morning. By 11 the temp was quite nice and I was glad I went after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huck377 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I have my wife load my mags. I allow her to carry my bag and tag along at matches. She picks up brass after each match. When we get home she cleans my guns.If you doubt my words just ask Jim Watson. Hey Audrey, when are Joe's funeral services? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liota Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I was just wondering that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 I do talk big when she is not around don't I. I did have to chuckle when she showed up for the match. She looked like the little kid in the snow suit from that Christmas Story movie. She must have had 10 layers of clothes on. I should have taken a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moneypenny Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 If half the people put their glocks in the dishwasher that say they do, it would be interesting to see how warped the frames get and which internal parts really WILL rust with a little use Lube is very important below freezing... i do like to see those who prepared. TW25B is awesome stuff in the cold down to zero.. below that i haven't tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) I really don't put it in the dishwasher. I have used FP 10 for years. I really like the stuff. Tetra is good, but remember to shake it up. I just noticed something. Steve joined this Forum one day after I did. What's the deal with the member numbers? Why so far apart? Edited December 11, 2006 by Joe D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allgoodhits Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 It is 16 degrees in B'ham right now and I am getting ready to go set up some stages for a match today. It will be interesting to watch the 1911 guys that have slathered their guns in grease shoot today. Glock? Just took mine out of the dishwasher and put a couple of drops of oil on it. Dishwasher. Hmm hadn't thought of that. I switched to KYDEX holtser and now use nylon belts. I put my paints in the MAYTAG (no bleach) with the gun in the holster, loaded mag pouches and all. Works great, but make sure you do a second rinse and low heat on the tumble dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 It is 16 degrees in B'ham right now and I am getting ready to go set up some stages for a match today. It will be interesting to watch the 1911 guys that have slathered their guns in grease shoot today. Glock? Just took mine out of the dishwasher and put a couple of drops of oil on it. Yes, Joe, you were crazy, and so was I. It was 14 degrees at my house when we left for Cherokee. Luckily, I'm naturally well insulated. ===================================== A few years back, on a cold morning very much like last Saturday, there was a massive dose of 'broken-gun' running up and down the range during a local match. Seemed like damn near every Open gun was jamming and wouldn't feed for love nor money. Turned out one of the local guys had discovered Slide Glide and had gotten a lot of his friends to try it. Don't get me wrong -- it's a great product. I use it in moderation on some internals. But I guess they hadn't yet experienced what cold grease can do to guns with light springs, and a bunch of folks found out that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Tom Graham, the Glock pistolsmith who did Making Glocks Rock, and I used to be good friends when he lived in Tacoma. I watched Tom clean his Glocks in a dishwasher many times. No possibility of BS, he really did it - and never had a problem with it. As he said with grin afterwards, "Just be sure not to put the frame on the bottom rack." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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