Last Thursday I bought a Glock 17. Before Thursday I only had my three .22 pistols. In the manual for my new Glock it says a few times do not over lubricate the pistol. I have been doing some searching around the web. I have found this pistol uses almost no lubrication at all. I want to hear from you guys your take on this. I lubricated the pistol the other night but now I am thinking I used way to much. I plan on going shooting tomorrow after work. I am starting to think I should go down stairs and clean the gun up and re-lubricate. I really don't want to have problems my first time out with this thing. Any help you folks can give would be great.
Proper Lubrication of an Glock????????
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Glocks are remarkably forgiving in terms of maintenance, just wipe it down after you shoot and use a little less oil next time, 4-5 DROPS is all you need. it will be fine.
Put it this way, if you break it post pics because I will be amazed!
Put it this way, if you break it post pics because I will be amazed!
The Lone Haranguer
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Somewhere in here there is a lubrication point diagram. All you need is a single drop of oil - or even brushed on with a cotton swab - on each point. Because it does not have frame rails that fully contact the length of the slide, it does not need grease or other heavy lubrication.
Minimal lubrication, only what's called for in the manual.
Step 5 of the Glock "torture test" was the chemical degreaser test. A G17 was field stripped, completely degreased to a bone dry state (this after being frozen, caked in mud, immersed in water etc.), then fired 100 times with 0 malfunctions.
Step 5 of the Glock "torture test" was the chemical degreaser test. A G17 was field stripped, completely degreased to a bone dry state (this after being frozen, caked in mud, immersed in water etc.), then fired 100 times with 0 malfunctions.
aliasneo07
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The only only lubuing I do on any of my glocks is a very light coat on the barrel, ill run a patch with a little bit of oil through the barrel if its going to be sitting for a while, and I also use a TINY amount of grease on the slide rails. Thats it. And I've never had a malfunction out of my G19 with 9k rounds, or my G21 with 600 rds.
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A drop of Rem Oil on each of the frame rails section...so like 4 drops total. I like the Rem Oil for these applications on polymer pistols, as it doesn't stay noticeably wet while the Teflon remains slick after the Rem Oil "dries."
REAPER4206969
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Six drops. Follow your manual. Failure to lube the six points demanded by Glock (especially the connector) will eventually lead to serious weapon failure (trigger bar seizing to the connector.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGobEpUO3Uc&videos=u4b2R1MJaeU
possum
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it takes very little lube to keep a glock running, go with what the manual says you will be fine i promise. and if you have specific questions on how to clean and lube the glock, and you want a walk through look up James Yeager on youtube and watch his glock cleanning video and his glock lubing video. He knows what it takes to keep a glock running he has been running them for years, and see many many 100k's of rds through glocks a year that come through his classes.
That video is what got this thread started. I watched it and went no way a guy can use that little oil and not wreck the gun. From all the responses I guess I am wrong. I field stripped the gun this morning before I left for work. I give it a quick wipe down and used the 1, 2. 3 method. I don't know if I will go shooting today or not it's going to be really hot today. I think it is going to be a long day at work.
Zerodefect
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I use a slightly thicker oil that stays in place and won't evaporate. I'm testing my own blend. Allmost to the point where I need to find some beta testers soon.
But Wilson Ultima lube or Mobile1 15w40 should also be fine.
1 drop on the connector/trigger bar junction.
Then I paint on lube using a tiny testor model paintbrush. It deosn't leave lint behind like a q-tip. Paint oil onto:
-The 4 little rails or the slide rails
-the area of the barrel showing wear
- bottom of slide that hits the connector
- barrel lugs
-tip of trigger bar that hits the fp safety
shucks, my hands are so oily at this point that the whole darn gun is lubed.
As long as you check your glock for lint regularly and clean the firing pin chamber dry on a regular basis, You can overlube and not hurt a thing. You can lube a Glock with sand and Ketchup, oil ain't going to hurt it LOLz.
But Wilson Ultima lube or Mobile1 15w40 should also be fine.
1 drop on the connector/trigger bar junction.
Then I paint on lube using a tiny testor model paintbrush. It deosn't leave lint behind like a q-tip. Paint oil onto:
-The 4 little rails or the slide rails
-the area of the barrel showing wear
- bottom of slide that hits the connector
- barrel lugs
-tip of trigger bar that hits the fp safety
shucks, my hands are so oily at this point that the whole darn gun is lubed.
As long as you check your glock for lint regularly and clean the firing pin chamber dry on a regular basis, You can overlube and not hurt a thing. You can lube a Glock with sand and Ketchup, oil ain't going to hurt it LOLz.
johnmcl
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Right on with the six drops. I've been doing that for a decade with my second Gen Glock. I'm on CLP for the lubricant.
In short, follow the instructions.
In short, follow the instructions.
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