FTC = "Failure to Clean" as was mentioned here about the gunked-up striker bar and channel.
TIP #1: Don't use oil. Use Tetra Gun Grease on the rail tabs instead. Tetra is a synthetic lubricant that will make your slide feel like it
is riding on Teflon rails. After putting the Tetra on the rail tabs, fully run the slide back and forth about five or six times to distribute the grease along the slide channels, then take a soft nylon or silk-like microfiber cloth and gently rub it along the length of the channels - once in each direction - to work the grease into the metal.
In this case, less is more.
You can also put Tetra along the striker bar and in the channel after thoroughly cleaning it with Tetra Action Blaster or Break-Free CLP and drying it.
Oil tends to collect dust and dirt particles and should never be used on slides, striker bars, or anywhere else that has to be kept slick and clean, esp. where metal is constantly rubbing against polymer.
Tetra, being a thick, synthetic lube, does not attract dust and dirt particles - especially when it's meant to be rubbed into surfaces instead of just dropped onto them.
Out of 120 reviews on Amazon, Tetra got 105 5-star ratings and 10 4-star ratings. As I noted elsewhere, the 1 oz. tube will last you two months even if you cleaned & lubed your gun every week. The Action Blaster is not as long-lasting, since it as an aerosol under high pressure and the spray button requires a gentle modulated finger push.
But, as the name implies, it does blast the gunk out of the channels and crevaces.
There are a few brands if ammo that have a "clean burning" series. Has anyone used them and found them to be cleaner than the stock stuff like Federal and Winchester?
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Originally Posted by koine2002
I clean and lube it after every use. I oil the rail-tabs as per the manual each time with one drop (along with the two spots on the barrel).
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