How To Clean A Smith And Wesson 45

09-23-2012, 09:46 AM

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Cleaning the Thousand&P ? I've got about 600 rounds thru my Shield, mostly Federal 115, S&B and some WWB. This is my first gun, so I'm non real familiar on how frequently to clean or even how to clean it. The transmission has very little on how to practise information technology.. and not much on the S&Due west site either. I've seen a few youtube videos merely I actually wanted to bank check here get-go. Afterall, this grouping is the virtually knowledgeable and trustworthy - How frequently should I clean my Thou&P ? Does it actually make a difference ? - Is there a specific link/video you experts would recommend ? / ie process you follow ? ps. I do have a gun cleaning kit (no instructions though) Thanks !

09-23-2012, 11:34 AM

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The M&P series of pistols are very easy to take downwards, so cleaning is a simple task. Check the transmission. I clean my Shield and Grand&P 45 subsequently l rounds or every 2nd range trip, whichever comes outset. I shoot at least twice a calendar week depending on the conditions.

09-23-2012, 11:39 AM

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Quote: Originally Posted by nickn10 The M&P series of pistols are very easy to take downward, so cleaning is a elementary task. Cheque the manual... This. I clean my weapons after every trip to the range. It's not just for cleaning purposes, as well I tin can have a await at the details and just check everything... it's a prissy "me" time and sometimes the kids wanna watch. Also I clean them at least in one case a month if they are just sitting in the condom. __________________ Jorge

09-23-2012, 11:41 AM

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You tin can clean every range trip or by round count. I don't clean any of my firearms everyime I shoot. Detach the pistol wipe everything down and then get ahead and run a bore brush and some patches thru the barrel. Lightly lubricate everything and your done. Don't soak information technology in oil. At that place are tons of gun cleaning vids on you lot tube as everyone has their own way. Discover what works for you lot cleaning products and oil is al about user preference. I use biodegradable froglube. Love the stuff

09-23-2012, 11:44 AM

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Clean them the same way you lot would clean a Glock.Simply put them in the dishwasher when done air dry and lubricate.

09-23-2012, 12:59 PM

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Unless I plan to shoot it tomorrow, I make clean my Chiliad&P if I accept shot more 100 rounds through it today, considering it is so easy to clean before all that fluffy blackness turns to concrete. I have shot it over 500 rounds in a weekend without cleaning, and it worked fine. Cleaning is simple. First READ THE FACTORY MANUAL--every word. Field strip. Clean the barrel with pulverisation solvent. Wet solvent patch, contumely brush if you want, wipe clean. In my dry climate, I leave the chamber and diameter dry out. For long storage, oil the bore, Simply WIPE It OUT BEFORE FIRING. Clean the slide with a rag and solvent . DON'T spray everything down with solvent or oil. The striker aqueduct works best DRY (the sleeve is self-lubricating).A brass castor works to quickly clean the breechface. If you decide you must clean out the activity in the frame, I suggest using CRC silicone spray, which has a heptane propellant and leaves only a trace of dry silicone pulverization. That's all you demand on the polymer linkage. Lubricate the gun exactly as per the manual--more is Not better. Gun oil or light grease is fine on the metal-to-metallic points. I wax the exterior of guns rather than utilize oil or grease for corrosion control. Detach and make clean the magazines with CRC and wipe Dry. It takes me 10 minutes to clean an Thou&P- perhaps 15 if I practice the magazines. I've had considerable do, so expect to exist slower at first. __________________ Science plus Art

09-23-2012, 01:14 PM

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I started out by thinking "Geez, probably a skillful idea to make clean them as stated IN THE Transmission." So I realized that yous had actually read the manual, and they really don't item the cleaning steps themselves lol. At that place are so many cleaning products and tools out there, all of them (can) work simply fine. Really, you just clean the parts you disassembled. You need a diameter brush, rod, patches, paper towels, and maybe one-time rag or towel . . . and a toothbrush helps for the slide and other parts . . . q-tips, pipe cleaners, or maybe a dental pick and paper towels for the tight spaces. The less lint or fuzz from your qtips and towels the meliorate. Newspapers still have a apply . . . they make a skillful embrace for your table top while cleaning As for cleaners and lubes you volition develop your own favorites. Personally I use Breakfree CLP both in liquid and in spray form to glaze inside the barrel and other surfaces quickly. The lubrication role is clearly described in the manual. While I use CLP for cleaning (any left on the pistol is a lube), I prefer to utilize gun oil to wipe downwards the inner surfaces and hitting the 7 lube points. A silicon cloth on the assembled pistol finishes the task for me. I like to clean my Yard&P9FS every 300-500 rounds which occurs every 4-10 weeks. The Yard&Ps are such sweet running machines, its very satisfying to me to treat them as precision machines.

09-23-2012, 01:17 PM

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It tests, Glock Mdl 17s (9mm) are reported to take went over 100,000 rounds without cleaning.

09-23-2012, 05:35 PM

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Quote: Originally Posted past Harrison Information technology tests, Glock Mdl 17s (9mm) are reported to have went over 100,000 rounds without cleaning. My offspring was running such a test, but became concerned when accuracy went to pot subsequently a couple k. A thorough barrel cleaning got the G21 back in the "zero down." __________________ Science plus Fine art

09-26-2012, 12:22 PM

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1 affair I found, lots of people mention using pointed q-tips, then past change I was at the grocery store and Q-Tip at present makes these really cool pointed multi purpose q-tips that are awesome for cleaning my Yard&P you go 170 for like $2 they work every bit good as any other tool I have purchased. I just dip them in proficient ol hoppes #9 and make clean it all out. They are called Precision Tips. Terminal edited past jlfirehawk; 09-26-2012 at 12:23 PM. Reason: Forgot to add together the name

09-26-2012, 12:36 PM

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hickock45 on youtube has a proficient video on cleaning semi-automatic pistols. check it out. I clean my Grand&P FS 9mm afterward every range outing, which is usually 100 rds or so. It's overkill only I enjoy doing it. __________________ M&P FS 9mm M&P Shield 9mm

09-26-2012, 01:40 PM

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Quote: Originally Posted by JJEH This. I clean my weapons after every trip to the range. It's non merely for cleaning purposes, also I tin have a wait at the details and just bank check everything... it's a nice "me" time and sometimes the kids wanna watch. Also I clean them at to the lowest degree once a month if they are just sitting in the prophylactic. I do the same thing and enjoy my "me" time a lot but on the contrary my son does non similar to whatch or aid, neither the wife.

09-26-2012, 07:29 PM

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For my 2 cents, I say respectfully, that cleaning a firearm should never be a chore or drudgery, or something that I "had" to do. It should exist, I believe, a furthering of your familiarization, cognition, agreement, and handling of that firearm. I shoot every other weekend with my elder Son. Nosotros both become through several hundred rounds depending on the twenty-four hours. We might shoot 2 or three different firearms on any given day. We each clean what we have fired within a day or so. If I shoot my Shield that I comport every day, I clean it upon getting habitation, then that Monday morn I'one thousand prepare for piece of work with a firearm that is safe, clean and gear up! The more than yous handle a firearm the more you become familiar with that firearm. If you own a firearm, then at some bespeak, you could become Dependant on it to save your life or someone else'south. Remember this quote? "This is my rifle. At that place are many others like information technology, but this one is mine. My rifle is my all-time friend. It is my life. I must principal it as I must chief my life. Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my burglarize, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my rifle and myself are defenders of my country, we are the masters of our enemy, nosotros are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen". So I say the more you lot handle your firearms the amend, weather shooting, or cleaning information technology doesn't thing! My ii cents! Last edited by Wing FIS; 09-26-2012 at 07:35 PM.

09-26-2012, 09:29 PM

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Sometimes I wipe it off. I shoot up to 300 rounds per month, my K&P nine'due south are happy dirty, just wipe them off, oil on the spots mentioned in the transmission and snake the bore every calendar month or two. I took an intermediate pistol class from a guy who just uses Thousand&P'southward, and the rest of his staff apply other poly pistols. They actually just pushed keeping the gun 'clean plenty', and oiled on the barrel lug, slide points and sear and action points (keeping the striker dry on Thousand&P'south), wiping backlog oil off the exterior if you deport, or get out it wetter for storage or contest.

09-26-2012, 09:58 PM

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Quote: Originally Posted by highaltitude I've got nearly 600 rounds thru my Shield, mostly Federal 115, S&B and some WWB. This is my get-go gun, so I'm non real familiar on how oftentimes to make clean or even how to clean it. The manual has very little on how to do information technology.. and non much on the S&W site either. I've seen a few youtube videos but I actually wanted to check hither first. Afterall, this group is the most knowledgeable and trustworthy - How oftentimes should I make clean my M&P ? Does it really brand a departure ? - Is at that place a specific link/video you experts would recommend ? / ie process you follow ? ps. I do take a gun cleaning kit (no instructions though) Thanks ! Most people prefer to behave a clean gun, nevertheless, most people seem to over make clean, and that can do harm as well, mostly from the use of unnecessary abrasives then forth or from damage that results from attempts at complete disassembly equally opposed to an ordinary field strip for cleaning. Unless it is dropped in a mud pigsty, there is simply no need to endeavour disassembly any further than is recommended in the transmission. Hither it is: Required cleaning equipment: - Cleaning rod with brass bristle castor and jag - Cleaning patches - Hoppes No. ix Solvent - Pause Gratuitous CLP - Store rag or quondam T-shirt - Old toothbrush (for any nooks and crannies - use is optional depending upon status of the firearm) Cleaning procedure: UNLOAD. CHECK IT AGAIN. UNLOAD. Cheque IT Once more. REMOVE ALL AMMO FROM YOUR Work SPACE. CHECK IT ONCE More. Field strip co-ordinate to instructions in manual. Dip a brass type cleaning brush into a canteen of Hoppes No. 9 Solvent. Run the wet brush with the solvent through the butt a few times and lay it aside so the solvent has time to "work" while yous are cleaning the rest of the pistol. Using a clean store rag or onetime T-shirt, wipe the ash and burned pulverization from the exposed parts in the height of the frame, from the slide, the breach face and from the magazines. (This is where yous may demand to give a very quick scrub in hard areas with the one-time tooth brush moistened with the Solvent.) Using a jag, run a make clean patch back and forth in the barrel until it appears bright and shiny inside when you expect down the butt. It unremarkably takes simply 1 or two patches. (They volition never come out make clean equally near instructions say, so just move on when the patch is a foul black colour and the interior of the diameter appears make clean and shiny.) Then use your clean shop rag to wipe off all solvent from the outside of the barrel, the feed ramp, etc. Using a high quality gun oil, such as Break Gratuitous CLP, utilize one drop to the following locations: - The cage end of the barrel (use your finger to spread information technology around the cage end - The butt hood - The unlocking surfaces of the "cam" nether the sleeping accommodation - Each slide rail - The tiptop inside of the slide Reassemble co-ordinate to instructions in manual. Wipe backlog oil from exterior surfaces. This whole process should accept no more than 3 or 4 minutes.

09-26-2012, ten:03 PM

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Quote: Originally Posted by catcus-jack Make clean them the same way you would clean a Glock.Simply put them in the dishwasher when done air dry out and lubricate. Indeed. Cascade's sheeting action works like a champ...

09-27-2012, 09:34 AM

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I pretty much follow Shawns advice also and clean mine later each range use, but each time I put at least 300 rounds through it so I figure it needs to exist cleaned, I enjoy cleaning information technology and dont see information technology as a task, the only thing I would like to acquire is how to work on it further than the normal field stripping then I have been researching all that I can find.

10-03-2012, 11:12 AM

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At least once every 1000 rounds or so (whether information technology needs it or not, usually not). Heck, I shot 200+ twice concluding week.

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