"Well you know, it's a toolbox. You put the tools in for the job." Sam
Beats me.
I was just curious, given there were other, firearm specific cleaner solutions available? But I'll defer to anyone with specific knowledge on Simple Green. It just seemed kinda alkaline to me, but I'm no ChemE, for sure.
My general approach for solvents is a "do least harm" approach; so if I can shift caked on gunshot residue and carbon using a wet patch wrapped around a plastic toothpick, or maybe a toothbrush, I'll tend to do that.
I used to really really geek out on this stuff, and have done a lot of research and testing over the years. Wasted time and money, for the most part.
Here's my recommendations for the Glock -
1. Glock manual and a Lone Wolf reference guide.
2. Glock factory punch or standard 3/32 pin punch
3. Glock factory cleaning rod and brush
4. Hoppe's Boresnake for quick cleanings
5. Double-ended GI style nylon cleaning brush
6. Q-tips and pipe cleaners
7. Roll of Scott Heavy Duty solvent resistant paper towels.
8. A Mag Claw magazine disassembly tool is awesome, but not a must have.
9. A plastic box or ammo can to store everything.
Solvents and lubricants - there are two ways to go here. You can order the Gucci stuff or shop what is locally available. No wrong answers here.
I like low or no odor, and non-toxic whenever I can get it. Milcomm TW25-B grease is excellent but expensive. The products from Breakthrough Clean and Slip 2000 are great.
Break-Free CLP and the Mpro-7 line are widely available and they will work just fine. As others have said, don't over-think this, or worse yet, over-spend.
Loctite, a brass or Delrin punch and a 3/16" nut driver are about the only other things you might need, if you throw some different sights on your Glock down the road.
Hope this helps.
SLIP2000 has a water based cleaner designed for firearms
725 Gun Cleaner http://www.slip2000.com/slip2000_725.php
Just tripped over the link below and remembered this thread:
http://www.slip2000.com/blog/wp-cont...itrunning1.pdf
S.W.A.T. DECEMBER 2006 KEEP YOUR CARBINE RUNNING, PATRICK A. ROGERS
Definitely worth a read.
Last edited by Gater; 07-11-2020 at 11:42 AM.