ease of maintenance (disassembly, clean, lube, reassembly)--which brands are easiest?

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longeyes

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I have experience with Glocks and 1911s. How do the various major brands of semi-autos rate on the ease of maintenance scale? I know Glocks are no-brainers.
 
Walther Pistols disassemble similarly to the Glock. The P99 has the two pull down tabs like the Glock. On the PP/PPK you pull the trigger guard down, pull the slide back, lift up and then push the slide off. The P88 is like the Glock and P99, except you turn the latch instead of pulling down. The P.38 is very similar.

P99
 
Someone called Glock a no brainer.........

when it came to disassembly etc. I agree wholehearetedly. But I think that SIG may be even more simple to disassemble and reassemble. At least, that's my take on it.
 
It's also very simple to take down an HK for cleaning/lubing. Pull back slide halfway back, push out slide lock lever, ease slide off frame, that's it!:D

Best,

New_comer:cool:
 
Another vote for Sig-Sauer auto pistol's.
The Classic "P" series, that is.

*Sure hope I get another one for Christmas?
Maybe a P245; or at the very least a P239.

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
 
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IMHO...

After Glocks (and the Walther P99, which uses an almost identical setup), would be P-series SIG pistols and Berettas (and the non-Millenium Tauruses, which utilize the Beretta takedown setup).
 
how difficult are revolvers to clean? I am getting either a 686 or GP100 soon, and I have no idea how involved cleaning a revolver is.

Glocks are ridiculously simple to clean. USP's are easy too, although there is slightly more that needs lubrication. Mags are easier to take down on the USP, though.
 
One thing nice about polymer-framed pistols is that their frames are very easy to clean. It seems to me that "gunk" comes off smooth polymer parts easier, even without solvents, than from metal frames.

A small advantage, but convenient nonetheless.

Skorzeny
 
Ruger MKII ... just kidding. CZ's are a breaze too. Pull slide back 1/2inch, push slide stop out, remove slide. I can do it blindfolded in seconds. I know cause I tried :)

Loch
 
Beretta- P92 and Ruger P95.
With the beretta flip lever down and move slide forward and off.

Ruger- P95 pull slide 3/4" pull slide stop out and agian and slide off slide.
Sounds just like the CZ.
The beretta is even easyer.


Tony
 
I have to say that Sigs are easy to take down, but does it really matter all that much? A 1911 has a much more difficult spring assembly, and that link on the barrel is a pain, but after about the 5th time, it doesn't really matter. You'll learn your gun very well, and it'll be no problem no matter what the model.
 
Thanks to all. I recently got a 1911 (Sistema) and took it down for the first time a couple of days ago. It's, of course, a lot pricklier than the Glock but by no means rocket science. Good to know the major brands are all pretty easy to take care of.
 
BHP.. its like a 1911 without a barrel bushing..pull back the slide to notch #2, push out the slide stop and EASE the slide off the frame, (otherwise when you drop the safety the slide will fliy acrolss the room)

It doesn't get much easier than that.
 
Any firearm with a hard chromed barrel is easier to me. Yeah Glocks and Sigs take down easier but the bulk of my time is spent cleaning the barrel. Gun Scrubber can handle the nooks and crannies of the frame and slide but be careful around polymer or with polymer grips.

I like the barrels on Maks and Berettas for this very reason.
 
I think the Sig classic series is probably one of the easiest and safest. With the Glock, the takedown method includes pulling the trigger while the slide is closed. More than a few dufusess (dufi?) have had an ND doing this. No, I'm not blaming Glock for their NDs.

With the Sig classic series, you lock the slide back, turn the takedown lever 90 degrees, and then push the slide off. Since you are starting from an open slide and the takedown procedure does not involve pulling the trigger, it is perhaps a little more dufus-proof.

I do prefer the Glock's captive spring assembly over the Sig's separate spring guide rod. The captive assembly is easier to reassemble.

M1911
 
Hi, SVTNate,

I notice no one answered your revolver question. First, you don't normally need to "take down" a revolver. Swing out the cylinder, run a brush through each chamber a couple of times, follow with a patch with cleaner. (I like G96 Gun Treatment, but any good cleaner will do.) Do the same with the barrel.

Clean carbon off the inside of the cylinder cut out and from around the barrel with a tooth-brush type brass wire brush. Wipe with a patch. Do the same on the front of the cylinder.

Don't over oil, but if necessary, cock the hammer and put 4-5 drops of oil down in front of it, 2 drops in front of the trigger, and a drop or two on the cylinder ratchet and extractor rod.

This can all be done while a lot of auto loader types are trying to distinguish the takedown lever from the manual safety.

Jim
 
Any firearm with a hard chromed barrel is easier to me. Yeah Glocks and Sigs take down easier but the bulk of my time is spent cleaning the barrel. Gun Scrubber can handle the nooks and crannies of the frame and slide but be careful around polymer or with polymer grips.
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1. The polygonal rifling in the Glock barrels makes cleaning them easy--no small grooves for gunk to get caught in. The Tenifer finish also seems to make them pretty slick--it's certainly harder than chrome at any rate. I can't really tell the difference between cleaning a chromed barrel and the barrel on my Glocks.

2. Gun Scrubber will not harm Glock polymer.
 
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