[Scott in Houston]

So, I typically clean my firing pin channel and other areas within the slide just using rubbing alcohol. I know how important it is to keep the channel dry and clear of any oil, etc.

The reason I'd like to use this

...is because it would really blow the gunk out quickly! I love this stuff on other areas of a gun.

Is it safe for a detail strip of the slide? Would leave any residue in the firing pin channel?

 

[Fire_Medic]

No!!!!

There's a plastic sleeve in there which will not get along well with the gun scrubber.

 

[Scott in Houston]

Ok... that makes sense.

I use it on my little Taurus TCP to clean out the frame in that tiny little gun, so I could never tell if it's leaving a residue behind.

 

[jimtl]

There is a synthetic gun scrubber supposedly safe for plastics.

 

[kda]

They do make a product with the same name / can but it says "synthetic safe" on it. On the back it says it will not harm plastic and then a whole list of other stuff. I use it for my Glocks when I want to blast them clean since I'm sure it won't hurt the polymer of the frame, etc. I've never thought of using it in the firing pin channel however. Well, the channel liners are so cheap, it wouldn't exactly be a disaster if it didn't work out. Just have a spare (around $3) on hand. Bevel end goes in first. One size fits all the models.

 

[G36_Me]

I have those long q-tips. Bought a bunch from Midway. I just poke a dry one of those down the channel as many times as it takes to come out clean and call it good enough.

I never put any type of cleaner in the channel. Also, it is never really dirty. I detail strip the slide every couple of months (and I shoot alot) and not much ever in there. The channel and the striker are designed by Glock to be self cleaning (and it seems to work).

If a person is getting crude in the channel then they are probably lubing too much or improperly.

 

[Ahmid]

Use the long Q-Tips dry. Have been doing it that way for years.

 

[Pat S]

I've used this product for years on my Glocks with no adverse effects.


Pat

 

[hardcorp]

No!!!!

There's a plastic sleeve in there which will not get along well with the gun scrubber.

There is a plastic sleeve inside the the firing pin chamber? Are you talking about the one that comes out with the firing pin?

After removing the firing pin you can scrub away, can't you?

 

[DaBigBR]

There really is no reason to clean the firing pin channel. If you DO clean it, clean it DRY.

 

[Fire_Medic]

There is a plastic sleeve inside the the firing pin chamber? Are you talking about the one that comes out with the firing pin?

After removing the firing pin you can scrub away, can't you?

There is a spacer sleeve inside the channel, NOT (aside from) the one that comes out of the firing pin.
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[marcclarke]

They do make a product with the same name / can but it says "synthetic safe" on it. On the back it says it will not harm plastic and then a whole list of other stuff. I use it for my Glocks when I want to blast them clean since I'm sure it won't hurt the polymer of the frame, etc. I've never thought of using it in the firing pin channel however. Well, the channel liners are so cheap, it wouldn't exactly be a disaster if it didn't work out. Just have a spare (around $3) on hand. Bevel end goes in first. One size fits all the models.

I have been using the synthetic-safe Gun Scrubber spray to clean the firing pin channel of my Glock for years. I have not observed any degradation of any of the synthetic parts of my gun. I realize that is hardly a statistically meaningful observation; it is just one data point.

 

[AustinTx]

I have those long q-tips. Bought a bunch from Midway. I just poke a dry one of those down the channel as many times as it takes to come out clean and call it good enough.

I never put any type of cleaner in the channel. Also, it is never really dirty. I detail strip the slide every couple of months (and I shoot alot) and not much ever in there. The channel and the striker are designed by Glock to be self cleaning (and it seems to work).

If a person is getting crude in the channel then they are probably lubing too much or improperly.

That's exactly what I do. I'm glad to find out that it's OK. Actually, I just use regular Q-tips. I also, never find much of anything in there, when I do clean it out.

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