Cleaning Glock firing pin channel

[ny32182]

So I decided to detail my Glock 19 slide for the first time yesterday (~3600 rounds).

It came apart easy as pie; sure enough there was some junk in there, especially around the extractor. I think I got it all out, except for what may be in the firing pin channel. I ran some wet Q-tips, but I couldn't tell how far in they were getting. I then ran a pipe cleaner, and I could see the wire poke through the FP hole in the breach face. However, I think some of the pipe cleaner strands came off. I could see them in there, but couldn't get to them at that time. I ran dry Qtips since I read the FP channel is supposed to be dry.

I reassembled, and then the first few dry fires did not sound quite normal. I could see the firing pin pushing some of the fluff from the pipe cleaner out through the hole in the breach face. I brushed that off, and a few more trigger pulls and it was sounding pretty much normal again.

I shot the pistol in a match this morning, and didn't have any failures in the 96 rounds expended (I figured some light strikes could result). However I'm pretty sure there is still some crap/pipecleaner fuzz in there. How do you clean the FP channel? Thanks.

 

[bwsmith2850]

I usually just use a q tip like you did. I will use hoppe's if it's really dirty then more dry swabs until it's mostly dry. Then I blow it out with compressed air. The pipe cleaner fuzz should blow out the 'garbage hole' (really) in the bottom of the channel.

 

[easyg]

It came apart easy as pie;

That's one of the great things about Glocks....they are extremely easy to detail strip.

I also use Q-tips and pipe-cleaners.
And a bright flashlight to inspect the channel.

 

[Defense Minister]

How about compressed air?

 

[psyopspec]

How about compressed air?

The canned variety if you don't have access to an actual compressor.

 

[CWL]

Break Cleaner (non chlorinated) will blast junk out and remove all carbon residue from the steel and plastic parts of your Glock.

 

[Ben86]

Two words: Canned Air

 

[ny32182]

I have some canned air; I will give it a try. Thanks guys.

 

[glove]

Pipe cleaners do a nice job of cleaning out that firing pin channel. Also any other small holes a Q tip cant fit.

 

[bwsmith2850]

Beware of brake cleaner & it's cousin gun scrubber. It can melt plastic parts and there is a plastic liner in the firing pin channel.

 

[NOLAEMT]

they make a synthetic safe gunscrubber... seems to work fine on the frame of my usp

 

[1KPerDay]

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[nofishbob]

I have hosed out all parts of my Glocks with non-chlorinated brake cleaner for years with no ill effects.

The blast of brake cleaner fluid seems to dislodge more gunk than high pressure air.

I blow the brake cleaner out of the nooks and crannies of the frame and slide and it's ready to be re-assembled and lubed.

Bob