How to Clean a Glock

Proper cleaning of your Glock is the best thing you can do to keep the gun looking good and functioning well for decades to come. Luckily, the intelligent design of Glocks makes cleaning a relatively simple and, for some, even pleasant experience. Follow these steps to clean a Glock gun.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Lay the Glock out. Put the weapon on a clean cloth after you've gone through your field stripping steps and made sure, and double and triple checked, that the gun is unloaded and that there is no bullet in the chamber. As you go through the field stripping process follow the gun's manual and be cautious to point the gun in a safe direction and keep your fingers away from the trigger at all times.

2. Start with the barrel. Use a bore brush with some solvent on it to clean the interior of the barrel, going all the way up to and through the chamber. After you've done this use a jag to clean the barrel from the chamber back, scrubbing the inside of the barrel. To complete the barrel cleaning use dry patches of the jag to clean the inside until the patches come out completely clean. Then do a good once-over on the exterior of the barrel and make sure all parts are dry.

3. Clean the slide. Once you've finished the barrel move onto the underside of the slide with a solvent soaked rag and some Q-tips. Keep the slide pointed muzzle down as you clean so solvent doesn't leak into the firing pin channel. Wipe the top of slide with your solvent rag and then dry it completely with a clean rag.

4. Move on to the receiver. Use a clean rag dampened with a bit of solvent to thoroughly clean the receiver. Make sure you get all parts of the receiver including ejector, connector and locking block. As with the other cleaning steps make sure you dry everything completely before you finish the cleaning job.