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Mookow

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Are there any websites out there that provide instructions on how to strip many models/makes of guns for cleaning? I know its an odd question, but my friend just picked up a pistol and doesnt know how to clean it... and he didnt tell me who manufactured it (it was a very brief conversation). About all I know is that its an automatic, not a revolver, chambered in .357

EDIT: I guess I shopuld have made this clear in my first post. I am not a gun n00b. Far from it. I know all the safety rules, and I follow them religiously. My friend isnt a total n00b, either, but he definitely doesnt have my level of experience. I am just looking for a website that has takedown instructions for several makes/models of pistols.
 
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BigJelly

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After I took my fathers ppk to the gun range i cleaned it and I assume you can look on line for a manual so you can remove the slide to clean it. With the ppk you can strip it to a barrel, grip frame and slide rail without needing any tools. I'm assuming your friends gun would be simular so once you have the manual, you could do that.
 
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Provider

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You can take all auto's apart without any tools...

you need to get a cleaning kit from your local
Wal-Mart for that caliber (the one for my .40 cal
was about $10.00).....
It comes with a cleaning rod, pads, and oil.

1)Put the pad on the rod dip in oil not to much.
2)Slide it into the barrel.
3)Remove the pad put a clean dri one on and
run that down the barrel...
Do this until the pads come out clean........
 
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styrafoam

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Originally posted by: Quixfire
If it's a 357 auto, it's most likely a Sig Sauer.

Here is a good forum > sigforum
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About every pistol maker has a model chambered for .357 sig. Maybe he has a .357 magnum Desert Eagle.
 
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Mookow

Lifer
Apr 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: Provider
You can take all auto's apart without any tools...

you need to get a cleaning kit from your local
Wal-Mart for that caliber (the one for my .40 cal
was about $10.00).....
It comes with a cleaning rod, pads, and oil.

1)Put the pad on the rod dip in oil not to much.
2)Slide it into the barrel.
3)Remove the pad put a clean dri one on and
run that down the barrel...
Do this until the pads come out clean........
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I've cleaned plenty of guns often enough, when I was younger my uncle would take me shooting and instead of buying ammo I would work it off by cleaning all the guns used that day. I just dont know which manufacturer this is from. I think it may be a glock since he likes those, but I'm not sure, so I'm looking around for general ideas
 
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MrBond

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Feb 5, 2000
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I've cleaned plenty of guns often enough, when I was younger my uncle would take me shooting and instead of buying ammo I would work it off by cleaning all the guns used that day. I just dont know which manufacturer this is from. I think it may be a glock since he likes those, but I'm not sure, so I'm looking around for general ideas
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Glocks are very distinctive. They're very "box shaped" with few smooth edges. They also have a saftey built into the trigger (it's kind of like a second trigger built into the main one.

If looks like a glock, it could also be a Springfield XD in 357sig. they have a metal slide and a polymer frame.

The manufacturer SHOULD be stamped on the gun somewhere.
 
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tnitsuj

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Any gun manufacturer will send you a manual free of charge if you call them up and ask for one, many have them downloadable from thier web sites. We need to know more about the gun before we can give you detailed takedown and cleaning instructions.

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING BE FAMILIAR WITH THE GUN AND ITS CONDITION

General Rules when Cleaning a Semiautomatic Pistol.

1. Make sure thier is no ammunition present (VERY, VERY IMPORTANT)
2. Ensure that gun is unloaded
( proper way to do that is to remove magazine, rack slide with finger off trigger and pointed in safe direction to either eject round in chamber or verify chamber is empty)
3. Ensure gun is unloaded again
3a. Make absolutely sure gun is unloaded
4. Filed strip pistol according to manufacturers directions.
generally you will then end up with a barell, recoil spring, recoil spring guide, maybe a slide release, and a few other parts.
5. Soak patch in CLP, and run down barell from BREECH, NOT MUZZLE. Keep doing this with clean and soaked patches and maybe a bore brush if neccessary until the patches come out clean.
6. Clean feed ramp
7. Spray gun scrubber or some other cleaner into frame to get gunk out.
8. Sparingly lubricate areas such as slide rails etc. (use hoppes #9, militec, CLP etc. for this)
9. If neccessary dissasemble and clean magazines
10. Reassemble
11. Wipe down exterior of gun for loose lube etc. I like to use silicon rags for this


 
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Mookow

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Apr 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: MrBond
I've cleaned plenty of guns often enough, when I was younger my uncle would take me shooting and instead of buying ammo I would work it off by cleaning all the guns used that day. I just dont know which manufacturer this is from. I think it may be a glock since he likes those, but I'm not sure, so I'm looking around for general ideas
Click to expand...
Glocks are very distinctive. They're very "box shaped" with few smooth edges. They also have a saftey built into the trigger (it's kind of like a second trigger built into the main one.

If looks like a glock, it could also be a Springfield XD in 357sig. they have a metal slide and a polymer frame.

The manufacturer SHOULD be stamped on the gun somewhere.
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I've fired my uncle's glock 23 fairly often, but I've only cleaned it once, and that was a while ago, so I'd like a brief refresher on stripping it, if indeed my friends new acquistion turns out to be a glock... and I know how to find out who the manufacturer is, I just havent seen the gun yet.
 
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