Glock is a dry gun?

[Dead Duck]

OIL?

Would this require me to take the slide off? Mine haven't even been cleaned.
I thought Glocks were oil and maintenance free guns.

 

[shibumiseeker]

OIL?

Would this require me to take the slide off? Mine haven't even been cleaned.
I thought Glocks were oil and maintenance free guns.

They are, but some people can't be told to not do these things, so you put in instructions like that to make them happy.

 

[Dead Duck]

They are, but some people can't be told to not do these things, so you put in instructions like that to make them happy.

That's good.
I just shoot them till they stop working then just buy a new one.

 

[shibumiseeker]

That's good.
I just shoot them till they stop working then just buy a new one.

If you can afford that much ammo then the cost of a new one is minuscule!

I was being sorta tongue in cheek with my earlier response, but in a way that is true. Considering that abused Glocks can easily exceed 100k rounds and ones that have been taken care of can go 250k readily, the cost of a new gun is a pretty small part of that.

I oil mine once in a while because the machinist in me simple can't have metal on metal go without some type of lube.

 

[bradmedic04]

Read the manual? What about those of us in NWI? Didn't you know we can't read?

 

[chezuki]

You could just switch it over to Frog Lube. No mess as long as you apply it according to directions. It will make it smell better too. (At least that way SOMETHING good could be said about it)

This.

 

[Leo]

We had a "glock days" at a gun shop where I worked. The glock factory guy put one tiny drop of oil on each slot in the slide where the frame lugs ride, and with a tiny drop of oil on his fingers, he wiped the last 1/2" of the barrel. The man said that was all, no more needed.

 

[NHT3]

Remember I do free inspections .. Part of the deal is a lube chart
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[gjclark]

Do you offer other lube charts that a man might find himself in need of?

 

[rkwhyte2]

Read the manual? What about those of us in NWI? Didn't you know we can't read?

They have pictures?

 

[nascarfantoo]

We are supposed to "Read" those.....really. Who knew....

Your right on that, Churchmouse. Didn't think we were suppose to read manuals or maps.

 

[Vigilant]

I quit using oil, and just do the James Yeager white grease method. I have a Gen 2 with more than 30k through it and the only thing that I have done is replace the sights, because the front one wore down to a nub. I am now experimenting with Frog lube cuz it smells good, and the teacher can't tell me not to eat paste anymore!

 

[bkflyer]

We ran them COMPLETELY dry in Iraq. Never had an issue. Fired several thousand rounds (at the range). If in doubt, less is better.

 

[Who Dares Wins]

Was that to stop the sand from sticking??

 

[bkflyer]

Mostly, yes. We just hit them with a paint brush after every flight.

 

[IndyGlockMan]

A friend of my Uncles has a Gen2 Glock 17 he bought new back in the early 90's and it's had probably 10,000 to 20,000 rounds through it and never cleaned or oiled.
Cleaning & oiling on Glocks is optional i think... LOL

I clean my Glock 19 a couple times a year. It gets a couple thousand rounds a year down the pipe.
Come to think of it... I can't remember when I cleaned it last

 

[iChokePeople]

I think you just have to spit on them. It's not to lube them, or anything, it's just an excuse to spit on them.

 

[AllenM]

I am glad to learn these don't need hardly anything in the way of oil. They way I was doing it combined with a suppressor it was blowing a ton of debris back on to my red dot window. Thanks for all the info

 

[IndyGlockMan]

I am glad to learn these don't need hardly anything in the way of oil. They way I was doing it combined with a suppressor it was blowing a ton of debris back on to my red dot window. Thanks for all the info

Could this be from the type of powder being used in the round?
Factory ammo or reloads?
Maybe try something that shoots a little cleaner since you have optics.

 

[AllenM]

There reloads but its pretty clean powder S1000