"All New" is a broad term.....
If only Glocks your inquiring about,the answer could be "yes and no".
I've seen/witnessed both.
How long does it last is up to the owner's habits of shooting and cleaning.
Can you purchase this "lube" and apply it yourself??? Why sure!
Good luck and enjoy your new firearm!
Let me rephrase. At this point would you expect to see the copper anti seize inside of a factory new Glock generation 5, and if it wasn’t there would it’s absence concern you?
I am talking going to LGS, buying a factory new 19.5/17.5
Purchased 2 Glocks new and both had it. Never had a problem with it while it was there and it was gone after my first range visit with them, I do a thorough cleaning. I never saw the copper grease on any other firearms I've purchased new, must be a Glock thing.
I would ask to see another pistol if it will ease your concerns. When I bought my gen5 the other week the lgs tried to push the display on me. Gold anti-seize was nowhere to be found and smilies were present. Pistol had been cleaned but carbon was still there. I think the lgs used it in their YouTube review and cleaned it and returned it to display case. I didn't buy it and went elsewhere. You're spending your money, don't settle for less.
If your bothered by"lack of copper grease" ask to see/buy another one.
I did such thing when I recently purchased my new 43.
Had the sales guy grab the "box" on the bottom of the pile in the cabinet.
First one had "finger prints" all over from customers handling.
Yes,....I admit I'm OCD-ADD-MFP- and any other acronyms you can come up with! :freak:
Well that’s my concern. Permit is gonna take another week or two but I have a deposit down for a 19.5 with Ameriglo bolds. Haven’t had a chance to field strip the firearm but it appears to have a grease mark on the slide. Maybe the gun shop worked had sweaty hands? That just raised a flag for me, but I’m a total novice so maybe it shouldn’t.
Two local gun stores by me offer "Free No Questions asked" life time repair "Insurance" on new guns. I believe $30.00 is all. Any problems bring it back for FREE repairs. Not a bad deal,really!
Since this stuff is commonly used on cars, I have a tube of it. From what I understand it's best used post-production in case of long storage times before purchase?
My year and a half old 17 Gen 3(Born in the USA)had copper anti seize on it. If your gun was cleaned and re-lubed by the shop it's maybe been a demo(I said maybe). If it's been used you'll see powder caked to the breech face and smileys on the barrel, doubt that's the case though.
From my first Glock in the 1990s through my latest summer 2017, every one except my Davidson's Cerakote has had it. No big deal to me one way or the other. Although someone could easily put a little in a used pistol to make it appear lightly used or unused, it's usually a good sign when looking at a used pistol.
I use copper anti seize on everything. I think it is good tuff. When you apply, just don`t over do it. You should not use so much that it oozes out from between frame an slide.
Just purchased a NIB 19.5 with much MORE copper anti seize lube than ANY new Glocks I've purchased since 1989! Either way, not a big deal as I clean before I shoot the first time and after each range session.
As for lube? Red plasti-lube for the rails; good enough for a 1955 H&R M1, good enough for a Glock!
Glock's slide to frame mates via frame guides (4 of them) instead of one solid frame guide like in a 1911 or Sig ( and others, of course) may make them a little more prone to galling and the wear marks the guides make in the slide rails could let rust develop. Copper anti seize is designed to prevent all the above, as well as provide lubrication and fill in micro gaps, in high heat situations, and obviously...to prevent seizing. There's been a few pics posted, here, of frame guides that looked like they were galling. Probably from some of those that say a Glock will run forever with no lube. My guess is if you continue to use a quality anti seize in your slide rails where the frame guides run, you'll probably die of old age before you have any issues with wear in those areas. The copper in the stuff as well as the grease it's mixed with are both lubes between steel to steel contact.
Contrary to the Glock manual, I'd much prefer to clean the anti seize and just replace it with new. It will eventually get dirty and deteriorate as a quality lube.
An old tooth brush and some CLP will get it right out. Dry the CLP with your favorite old Tshirt, dry patch, or whatever you can fit into the rails. Put on new anti seize and Bob's you're uncle.
I'd typically just clean it off anyway, but on my first Glocks I left them and cleaned around them as per manual. It'll be gone in no time.
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