Cleaning/Lube Questions

[Bubbatn]

Hey guys, Well I finally got that gun I had been wanting....Thank you tax return . Ended up with a used M&P9c from a fellow TGO'er...Thanks!

Anyways, I got a question for you guys. Since it will be a couple days before I get to shoot it, I had to play with my new toy this evening...haha. Went by walmart and got a bottle of Hoppes #9 solvent, a pistol cleaning kit, and some remington gun aerasol spray oil(Is this stuff OK?). I decided I would practice stripping, cleaning, and lubing the gun. I found what looked to be a good detailed "how-to" on youtube...this one(this is the first of 5)

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When you guys are using the solvent, do you use it just inside the barrel? Or do you use a solvent soaked pad for cleaning/wiping off the entire gun?(does a polymer frame change anything?)

Also, I have noticed in reading that quite afew of you guys use grease for your slides. What kind of grease is good to use for this?(and easy to get)

Anything else I need to know(that I may overlook) on cleaning/lubing this gun as well?

[Guest m&pc9]

I use shooters grease on my slide rails.

http://www.shooters-choice.com/synthetic_weather_grease.html

I think I got mine at Bass Pro or some other gun shop.

And Oil on everything else. Oil in the barrel to prevent rust and I use patches to apply it.

Congratulations on the M&P9c. I hope you like it as much as I like mine.

[DavidD]

When you guys are using the solvent, do you use it just inside the barrel? Or do you use a solvent soaked pad for cleaning/wiping off the entire gun?(does a polymer frame change anything?)

I generally use solvent in the barrel first and let it soak for at least 10 minutes or so. Then I use a solvent soaked pad for wiping down the outside of the barrel and slide or anywhere else where there is powder residue.

[Oh Shoot]

Everyone has their fav lubes.

Your Hoppes for cleaning and Rem Oil for lubing will do fine.

- OS

[Erik88]

I didn't realize it was that important to clean the magazines. How often to you guys actually do that?

[Oh Shoot]

I didn't realize it was that important to clean the magazines. How often to you guys actually do that?

Hardly ever to never.

Unless they're Hi-Points. Or Butler Creek .22 mags.

Blow the lint out of them once in a while.

- OS

[Lumber_Jack]

I use Hoppes #9 cleaning, and oil. I use Mil-Comm TW25B Grease on my 1911 slide and barrel lugs. Just a side note, my father used Rem Oil and nothing else for all of his 65yrs!