[LevelG27]

I cleaned my G27 for the first time last night. I am about to hit the range here in a few moments. If I have hands left I will write you back and let you know if I did a good job.

I am not good at taking things apart. I did what the manual said to do and it seems pretty straight forward. I also have to Ptmooma Glock Reference Guide but they go into really breaking the gun down and I know I will screw up something doing it their way. Have a good day. :drinks

 

[capngeo]

I don't think it will go back together wrong!

 

[steve66]

Glocks go together pretty easy.. Ruger MK ll, thats a different story. Especially new ones

 

[jimmills]

I find the only hard part in cleaning my G27 is taking it apart. The little take down "levers" are hard to pull down.

Ain't that the truth. I found it awkward to get both sides of the take down lever down together when I cleaned my brand new G19.

Oh, the manual ain't lying when it says not to pull the slide back more than a tenth of an inch when field stripping the gun. Had to start over twice because I did that. Never did claim to be the smartest monkey in the tree.

Jim

 

[capngeo]

Easiest way to make sure it isn't loaded:rolf:smack

 

[LevelG27]

YES! I went to knights Trail this afternoon (Saturday) and fired 150 rounds with zero trouble. It was my first time cleaning and was a little worried. I just did the basic parts cleaned and oiled. I used the manual instead of that Ptooma guide......

That Ptooma Glock reference guide goes way into to much details breaking it down for a beginner like me. I'd get a spring in the eye or something.

 

[brownie]

Glocks take all of 8 seconds to field strip and 5 seconds to get em back together. I've been timed on numerous occasions.

Once you've done it 14,581 times you can do it while talking to someone subconsciously :rolf

Brownie

 

[LevelG27]

And while we are talking about Glock "imperfections" ;-)... what is it about having to pull the trigger before taking it apart? Just feels wrong.

Hey Paul............I just of two days ago figured that out. I was trying and trying and trying to get the slide to come off. I couldn't do it. My instructor showed me once how to do it and I thought I could do it on my own when it came time. I was frustrated. So read the manual line by line.

A few finger nails later I "did" find out that you had to pull the trigger before taking it apart. Which struck me odd a bit.

I to thought for a moment that "Well I better be damn sure the gun is empty" Always treat all guns as it is loaded as they say did go through my mind. How can I be "REALLY" sure?

So when I leave the range I dry shoot a few times to make sure and thread a piece of plastic through the top and out through the barrel now to make sure there is not one in the chamber.

Yes the thought of having to pull the trigger in order to take it apart bothered me a bit also but still one hell of a gun.

 

[brownie]

Drop mag, fully rack slide three times, pull trigger, move slide back 1/4", pull down both take down levers at the same time, let slide go, remove slide, remove captured recoil spring, remove barrel,

clean,

replace barrel, replace recoil spring, put slide rails on front frame tabs, rack slide, insert mag, rack slide three times.

You'll be able to do it in your sleep in no time. One of the easiest guns to field strip, clean and get back together on the planet.

Brownie

 

[LevelG27]

Drop mag, fully rack slide three times, pull trigger, move slide back 1/4", pull down both take down levers at the same time, let slide go, remove slide, remove captured recoil spring, remove barrel,

clean,

replace barrel, replace recoil spring, put slide rails on front frame tabs, rack slide, insert mag, rack slide three times.

You'll be able to do it in your sleep in no time. One of the easiest guns to field strip, clean and get back together on the planet.

Brownie

Thanks for both posts Brownie always informative. Now that I got it figured out it won't be a problem........

Yes, this is what took me many many times to figure out. "pull trigger, 1/4 back and pull down both take down levers at the same time" Well making sure the trigger was pulled was the issue.

My instructor showed me one time and I thought I could remember it but the "Pull down both take down levers at the same time" I was continually trying with out having triggered pulled.

 

[greatdanes]

The one and only time I tried to do my Glock 23 blindfolded, the spring rolled off the table and I stepped full down on it and ended up having to buy a new spring and my gun shop was out of stock even though they are a Glock distributer (run on springs that week?). so i could probably do it with my eyes closed (not in 8 seconds like Brownie) but I don't think I will try that again soon. You know one bad experience...
That being said, Glocks are pretty simple.

 

[Al Lipscomb]

You just need to learn the "secret handshake"

 

[LevelG27]

You just need to learn the "secret handshake"

To funny :drinks Just like a fraternity.

 

[ron8903]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-HqFri6DCw

Field stripping a glock, this is how I do it.

 

[J T]

Glocks take all of 8 seconds to field strip and 5 seconds to get em back together.
...

Slowing down in your old age? :laughing

 

[Speve]

ive never understood the point of those "levers"

the takedown process is the biggest flaw to me in the glocks imho
i wish theyd done something like the xds and alot of other guns and just used a takedown lever

i have an xd, and the takedown process is very similar (including the pulling of the trigger) except no "secret handshake" is needed

 

[LevelG27]

no kidding. The manual shows how to grip/hold the gun. Any other way and you will fail

Oh I had to correct grip it was the 'having the trigger pulled' to easily move the slide off that caused the bottle neck for me....