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Is this normal looking ?

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#1 ·
so last weekend I shot 150 rounds 115g and this weekend also shot 150 so in total 300 rounds without a cleaning and today I begin to start the field strip and I saw the dirt look abit gritty, is this normal ?
 

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#4 ·
Man, stop BSing this poor guy, the gun is toast and should be tossed. That grit is the innards of the gun, eating itself up. The slide will probably jump the rails within another 100 rounds or so...




(I kid (sort of))
 
#8 ·
Depends on how well you value your gun and it's dependability. I've seen guys that brag about shooting thousand of rounds without cleaning. Says a lot about their trust in the weapon that might just have to save their lives. Would you drive your car 10,000 miles between an oil change just because some other fool said he did? Mine get a strip, clean, and lube every time I shoot, and a detail strip several times a year. Something I trust my life with is treated like a baby.
 
#9 ·
I know a couple of guys who are LEOs that have held competitions to see how many rounds they could shoot without cleaning their weapons. They even set up fairly complex rules about what is and is not considered maintenance for their competition. I never understood any of this. Heck, I even field strip and clean, relube my range only guns, every single time I shoot them. These do go a little farther between detail strips, but even that starts to bug me after a time.
 
#10 ·
Unless you see unusual wear on the barrel, slide, frame, etc., you are good to go in cleaning the gun after field stripping the gun, lubricating the gun as required, and reassemble. Do a function check and you are ready for the next range session. Enjoy and be safe.
 
#11 ·
Totally normal. Depending on which ammo you are shooting, the residue may look like what you have shown.

Glocks can usually go longer without maintenance. But every 200 rounds or so it is good to give it a cleaning. It doesn't take long to clean a Glock.
 
#15 ·
Looks perfectly fine to me.
Mine gets dirtier than that just carrying it while working in the yard and not firing it at all.
 
#16 ·
Looks typical to me and that stuff might be part of the reason the manual seems to suggest cleaning and lubricating each time it is shot.
 
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#17 ·
I think I spoke to soon and need to get around to cleaning my 27. I ran 200 rounds through it today and for the first time ever, it had two failure to feeds towards the end of the session. Woops... (This isn't my EDC. I keep those clean for the most part.)
 
#18 ·
I did a thread with one of my G41's going 1250 rds before its first cleaning, though I did keep it lubed. I wouldn't have called it terribly dirty when I did clean it and had 0 malfunctions. WWB and ASYM were the only ammos I ran through that 1250. Everything moved freely, too. Nothing indicative of a choke getting ready to happen.
 
#20 ·
Unfired powder residue, some powder carbon, and regular everday dirt granules from the air being sucked into the frame from firing. Totally normal. Get a weapons toothbrush and brush out what you can, or an air compressor and blow it out. Clean and lube as per your owners manual. Complete dis- assembly and detail clean ever 1000 to 1500 rounds. If you do not know how, find an Armorer that will teach you. Glocks are just really simple to take completely apart. Nothing to it.
Enjoy and have fun.
 
#22 ·
I have owned glocks for about 12 years and have put 60-70k rounds through them. Every. stoppage that I had was due to ammunition. Sometimes i clean them after a range trip but lots of times I dont. I have shot over 3k rounds once and well over a thousand several times without cleaning without a problem. I will tell you that 45's burn dirty and need more frequent cleaning. You should clean. Especially if you use it for self defense.
 
#23 · (Edited)
I've seen the torturous tests some have put them through to prove some point that I can't figure out. Every machine requires regular maintenance. What that is (unless warranty requires certain intervals) is up to you. But there is a huge difference between pushing the limits on a static range or even losing a match compared to a failure the one time you may really need it for your life. I don't care if you run 50,000 rounds through it on the range. But if you carry, and depend on proper operation for you or your family, why in the world not maintain your pistol? It only takes a few minutes for a Glock, and a little while longer for me to completely detail strip a 1911, which is my favorite way to clean. Are you really trying to prove a point to someone to those who brag on not cleaning on a regular basis? It really struck home when I started inspecting handguns on the PD semi-annual qualification range and found Glocks that were stuck in duty holsters from not being removed for six months, bone dry, and green ammo in both the weapon and the spare mags from sweat. And we offered free range time, targets, and ammo for practice. Few took advantage of it. Don't be one of those guys!
 
#24 · (Edited)
While testing zclean ammo (great stuff). I fire 1k rounds at one sitting without cleaning. Never a issue with Glock or Sigs. Other than the gun getting hot, they always work. That said, my carry guns always are cleaned after being shot. When it comes to a tool/gun that you bet your families life on....... why subject a firearm to combat conditions when your not in combat? Clean the gun.
 
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