Glock Detail Stripping Q&A and Instructional References

[BustedFlush]

The topic of Detail Stripping the Glock comes up all the time on GlockTalk. This means completely disassembling the pistol. Anyone who has read the manual knows Glock advises you not to disassemble the pistol beyond a routine fieldstrip - removing the slide, barrel and recoil assembly. Of course many Glockers buy parts and want to install them. If you want to do that, or if you want to learn how to take you Glock apart, please take the time to learn to do it correctly.

If you are new to Glocks, don't feel you need to detail strip your pistol immediately. Take your time, read you Glock's manual, learn the parts, learn to maintain your Glock and of course how to shoot it safely. Detail stripping is not hard, but it's not necessary to enjoy your new Glock.

Here are some decent references for Detail Stripping:

GlockMeister:

Fieldstrip Instructions (http://glockmeister.com/fields.shtml)

Receiver Disassembly (http://glockmeister.com/trigger.shtml)

Slide Disassembly (http://www.glockmeister.com/slidedis.shtml)

TopGlock:

http://www.topglock.com/info/info.htm

[TopGlock uses pics of an older 2-pin model 17, so you will not see the locking block pin]

GlockParts:

http://glockparts.com/tab0/page/ufw0/Disassembly.html%253Fpagecode%253Dufw0%2526topLevelNav%253D1

GlockParts alternate page:

http://www.parts.cc/glock/disassembly/Disassembly1.htm

[GlockParts pushes the trigger pin out first. That's wrong.]


Ghost Triggers (They sell Connectors):

Ghost Connector Instructions - good pics - could be used for any connector change (http://ghostinc.zoovy.com/c=6UJw4lmnI5YzD1R3P0z2n8YJt/category/istallationinstructions/)


While the sites above have good disassembly instructions, when it comes to reassembly, they just say "reverse directions" or something like that. They should post complete reassembly instructions.


If you want a book, consider the Ptooma Complete Glock Reference Guide:

http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=186

If you want a DVD, Lenny McGill has a couple of decent ones:

Complete Glock Disassembly/Reassembly

Mastering the Mini Glock *

* includes about 40 minutes of disassembly/reassembly, in addition to shooting

http://gunvideo.com/index/71/

You can buy the DVDs from McGill's companty, GunVideo.com, or from many other retailers like LoneWolf, Midway or Amazon.


UPDATE (February 2008) This is a video on YouTube that is much better than any other free internet movie that has ever been posted. I've decided to add it to this list. He does make some errors, but if you absolutely must see a free video, this is the bests one I've found.

Link: vaguninfo's Glock Detail Strip YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No4SA6v6xjE)

He makes a couple of parts nomenclature errors. He uses a knife to remove the connector, which is unnecessary and dangerous. He points the pistol in an unsafe direction when he closes the slide. He does not show you how to remove the slide lock or the magazine catch. He misses some great opportunities like showing you the orientation of the trigger spring. If you view this video you should still view the still photos and directions at some of the websites listed at the top.

But overall, this is the "best free" online video on this topic, so I included it. The positives outweigh the negatives, and I think if I don't post a video, others will post the horrible ones.

I did not post links to any other YouTube videos. There have been many hundreds of threads in General Glocking about other videos. The ones in question demonstrate the wrong tools, bad techniques and incorrect part names. The wrong techniques and tools can damage your Glock. This is not just my opinion, but the consensus of the most experienced and respected Glockers and armorers on this forum.

Shoot safely!

BF

If any of these links changes, please PM me and I'll update them.

[GSD17]

Yep. Simple as pie.

1. Top pin back in first.
2. No hammers!

GLOCK doesn't supply a hammer with it's armorer's tool for a reason.

Great post BF!

I see a sticky in the making :thumbsup:

[briansp82593]

quick question... when you go left to right to disassemble do you go right to left when reassembling it? or just push in from the left?

[BustedFlush]

Originally posted by briansp82593
quick question... when you go left to right to disassemble do you go right to left when reassembling it? or just push in from the left? Yes.

Right to left when reassembling. Locking Block pin first, that's the top one.

Next the trigger pin.

Start it through the right side, then get your slide stop lever in place. Manipulate slide stop lever as needed to finish pushing the trigger pin in place.

[BustedFlush]

All of the tutorials show how to remove the slide lock, but not the slide lock spring. Does it just fall out or am I missing something?

Remove the slide lock spring with either a small flat bladed screwdriver or with a small pair of needle nose pliers. This is one of the few steps where the Glock Armorer's Tool (punch) is not the tool of choice.

Sorry it took three months for a response!

BF

[BustedFlush]

Does this video feature a 3rd gen disassembly?
I had to do a little research to be sure I answered correctly.

In Lenny Magill's video Complete Glock Disassembly and Reassembly, he uses a 2nd generation Glock 22. I have not seen the whole video. I looked up reviews online and watched a video clip on the company website to confirm the answer to your question. I believe that video came out in VHS before 3rd generation guns were introduced.

I included it in my reference list based on recommendations of other GT members.

I own another of Magill's videos in DVD, Mastering the Mini Glocks. That one uses a Glock 27.

There's no difference in the disassembly/assembly procedure between a 2nd and 3rd generation Glock. A 3rd generation 22 has the rail and the fingergrooves, the 2nd generation does not.

BF

[BHP9]

Just a quick question. I have my glock 30 detail stripped right now because I wanted to do a really good cleaning. Do I need to oil anything on the inside of the gun?

1 drop of oil is all it takes to lube a Glock.

Look at the owners manual or, if you have it, the Complete Glock Reference Guide by Ptoma Publications.

[BHP9]

I know what it takes to lube the glock in the average field strip but this is a detail strip

Same 1 drop, it's no different.

The firing pin liner etc. remain dry.

1 drop of your favourite oil for a field strip and 1 drop of your favourite oil for a detailed strip.

[MyNewGlock23]

Of all of the instructional videos, I have not seen one that shows how to remove/re-install the magazine release. There's one video on youtube swapping out the mag release, but it's about 30 seconds long with no commentary. Anybody willing to put one together??

[Morgan]

One of the best http://www.guerrillagunsmith.com/glockdetailed.htm
great detail, disassembly and reassembly.

..............Ken

[bdc]

http://www.glockworld.com/Content.aspx?cKey=Glock_Parts_Diagram

Identifies parts AND shows them in action!

Fascinating for gun Geeks!

Enjoy

[BHP9]

Guys, in removing the pins, why left to right? why not right to left? Is there any difference? Thanks

Some guns have tapered holes therefore necessitating L-R removal and thus R-L installing. The same applies to sights.

It has become convention.

[Nakedshoplifter]

Guys, in removing the pins, why left to right? why not right to left? Is there any difference? Thanks

This mainly applies to the trigger pin. It has 2 grooves cut into it and the slide stop lever rides on/in the left groove. If you remove the pin L-R the slide stop release (which the trigger pin goes through) only has to ride out of the one groove, if you remove it R-L it must push through both grooves. The same logic applies in reassembly, you insert R-L so it does not have to be forced over that extra groove.

http://glockparts.com/store/image/ghaw/Pins_and_other_internal_parts_Trigger_Pin.jpg

[VA_Glocker]

The topic of Detail Stripping the Glock comes up all the time on GlockTalk. This means completely disassembling the pistol. Anyone who has read the manual knows Glock advises you not to disassemble the pistol beyond a routine fieldstrip - removing the slide, barrel and recoil assembly. Of course many Glockers buy parts and want to install them. If you want to do that, or if you want to learn how to take you Glock apart, please take the time to learn to do it correctly.

If you are new to Glocks, don't feel you need to detail strip your pistol immediately. Take your time, read you Glock's manual, learn the parts, learn to maintain your Glock and of course how to shoot it safely. Detail stripping is not hard, but it's not necessary to enjoy your new Glock.

Here are some decent references for Detail Stripping:

GlockMeister:

Fieldstrip Instructions (http://glockmeister.com/fields.shtml)

Receiver Disassembly (http://glockmeister.com/trigger.shtml)

Slide Disassembly (http://www.glockmeister.com/slidedis.shtml)

TopGlock:

http://www.topglock.com/info/info.htm

[TopGlock uses pics of an older 2-pin model 17, so you will not see the locking block pin]

GlockParts:

http://glockparts.com/tab0/page/ufw0/Disassembly.html%253Fpagecode%253Dufw0%2526topLevelNav%253D1

GlockParts alternate page:

http://www.parts.cc/glock/disassembly/Disassembly1.htm

[GlockParts pushes the trigger pin out first. That's wrong.]


Ghost Triggers (They sell Connectors):

Ghost Connector Instructions - good pics - could be used for any connector change (http://ghostinc.zoovy.com/c=6UJw4lmnI5YzD1R3P0z2n8YJt/category/istallationinstructions/)


While the sites above have good disassembly instructions, when it comes to reassembly, they just say "reverse directions" or something like that. They should post complete reassembly instructions.


If you want a book, consider the Ptooma Complete Glock Reference Guide:

http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=186

If you want a DVD, Lenny McGill has a couple of decent ones:

Complete Glock Disassembly/Reassembly

Mastering the Mini Glock *

* includes about 40 minutes of disassembly/reassembly, in addition to shooting

http://gunvideo.com/index/71/

You can buy the DVDs from McGill's companty, GunVideo.com, or from many other retailers like LoneWolf, Midway or Amazon.


UPDATE (February 2008) This is a video on YouTube that is much better than any other free internet movie that has ever been posted. I've decided to add it to this list. He does make some errors, but if you absolutely must see a free video, this is the bests one I've found.

Link: vaguninfo's Glock Detail Strip YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No4SA6v6xjE)

He makes a couple of parts nomenclature errors. He uses a knife to remove the connector, which is unnecessary and dangerous. He points the pistol in an unsafe direction when he closes the slide. He does not show you how to remove the slide lock or the magazine catch. He misses some great opportunities like showing you the orientation of the trigger spring. If you view this video you should still view the still photos and directions at some of the websites listed at the top.

But overall, this is the "best free" online video on this topic, so I included it. The positives outweigh the negatives, and I think if I don't post a video, others will post the horrible ones.

I did not post links to any other YouTube videos. There have been many hundreds of threads in General Glocking about other videos. The ones in question demonstrate the wrong tools, bad techniques and incorrect part names. The wrong techniques and tools can damage your Glock. This is not just my opinion, but the consensus of the most experienced and respected Glockers and armorers on this forum.

Shoot safely!

BF

If any of these links changes, please PM me and I'll update them.


I see the last updates were made around Feb 2008.... has things changed since the original post (2007)...???