Keep your carry guns lubed!

[Indy_Tim]

A buddy of mine carries a P10C and neglected the cleaning and lubrication needs during mowing season.  He went to eject the mag and the mag release was locked solid.  He eventually got the mag out but the gun was inop since now a mag would not lock.

I took a look and here's what I found inside.  The mag catch plunger is rust welded into the mag catch.  I'll order new parts and get it running again but thought I would share what happens when you sweat soak a dry gun.

[seebee62]

How long did he go without maintenance?


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[Indy_Tim]

About 2 to 3 months I think.  I don't think it ever occurred to him to lube that particular spot though

[M1A4ME]

I wonder what keeps the striker, striker spring, striker return spring, striker block and spring from corroding/seizing up?

If someone says stainless doesn't rust, well, not as bad/quick at regular steel, but it does.

And, why don't they make the magazine release, and spring out of stainless?

I routinely field strip, clean/wipe off and oil my carry guns.  I'm a compulsive over oiler and just let the excess go where ever it ends up (clothes, hands, holster, air).  I hate rust.

[Indy_Tim]

I tend to do the same.  I don’t like a dry gun

[DOC 1500]

JMHO, I don't think that gun was ever lubed or oiled. 2-3 months that should not occur .Looks like typical CZ pins that need to be polished.

[nitesite]

bleep it.  Rust/Corrosion like that has never happened to me.  Either in police or combat environments where bleep gets wet and dirty now and then before you get around to cleaning or lubing a sidearm.  And I have been shooting pistols (including CZ75s) for DECADES..

I admit that I keep my duty pistols pretty wet with oil, and also use red grease on almost everything that slides.

Something is amiss here.

[DOC 1500]

bleep it.  Rust/Corrosion like that has never happened to me.  Either in police or combat environments where bleep gets wet and dirty now and then before you get around to cleaning or lubing a sidearm.  And I have been shooting pistols (including CZ75s) for DECADES..

I admit that I keep my duty pistols pretty wet with oil, and also use red grease on almost everything that slides.

Something is amiss here.

+1

[SI VIS PACEM PARRABELLUM]

JMHO, I don't think that gun was ever lubed or oiled. 2-3 months that should not occur .Looks like typical CZ pins that need to be polished.

Go back and read the entire content of the opening post. You carry a gun through the hottest time of the year in an outdoor environment and soak it in salt laden sweat from your body and this is EXACTLY what will happen. If you are not maintaining the cleanliness and lubrication of the guns you carry on a daily basis at least every 2 weeks you are destined to fail. If you sweat enough to wet your holster and gun more often is needed. This is a tool you may need to trust your life to and it deserves every respect possible.

[Indy_Tim]

While the gun got lubed in the usual spots, I don't think he ever thought to lube that particular spot.  To be honest, I don't know if I normally pull the mag catch out for lube regularly.  I sure will going forward though.

[SI VIS PACEM PARRABELLUM]

You should be able to drop some oil on the mag catch with the slide off. Even dripping some oil on it from the outside and working the catch in and out will work oil into it.

[M1A4ME]

You should be able to drop some oil on the mag catch with the slide off. Even dripping some oil on it from the outside and working the catch in and out will work oil into it.

That's it, right there.  Easy to do either way.

[Indy_Tim]

I’ve probably not had issues due to running my guns on the wet side.  That area tends to get soaked with Hoppes #9 when cleaning as well. 

I think that a lot of folks buy into the ‘striker fired guns need little lube and less cleaning’ mindset.  Anything that gets wet and especially anything that gets sweat soaked should see frequent cleaning and lube

[Gunnerdad80]

Uuuuuuuh, DEFINITELY more to that story.
Remember, THE SAFE BET IS TO KEEP IT WET!!! And yes I mean oil, not water or sweat. 

Dang, did I just spit some lyrics?

[M1A4ME]

Uuuuuuuh, DEFINITELY more to that story.
Remember, THE SAFE BET IS TO KEEP IT WET!!! And yes I mean oil, not water or sweat. 

Dang, did I just spit some lyrics?

The older folks around home used to say:

He's a poet
You wouldn't know it
But his feet show it
They're longfellows.

Now, something I just ran across today (well, seen it before but this post got me to checking before I went outside) is your back up magazines.

I carry mine in Safariland double mag. pouches on the thigh panel of the drop holster rigs I open carry with around home.  All but a small part of the magazine is covered but I work around outside with the pistol and magazines on my right thigh.  Tilted the rig up, looked close and the mags. and the part I could see was just nasty.  Popped the snaps, pulled the mags out and they were dusty/dirty all the way to the feed lips (P07 9MM mags.)  Didn't think to take pictures.

When I went out this afternoon I wore short pants and the rig on those is for the M&P 9MM.  Mags looked the same and that time I got some pictures.  Just haven't transferred them to the laptop yet.

I wiped them off but I'm kind of thinking I ought to unload them, disassemble them and clean them out good.