Glock Cleaning Question

[lemko]

I overheard a conversation at my local gun shop where the owner was telling prospective buyers of a new Glock 26 that one shouldn't clean the pistol for the first 500 rounds; something to do with the break-in period. I just got a new Glock 17 last month at Oaks. I have only 100 rounds through it so far. I'm kind of O.C.D. about my firearms and vehicles. Should I wait 400 more rounds? What do readers think?

[Phlyers13]

Clean it. You will feel better. Plus its a Glock, you can do whatever you want to it.

[InfiniteMotors]

The rails are coated with a mild abrasive-bearing grease that should be left on for initial break in. I personally clean everything else though.

[daschnoz]

Put it in the dishwasher.

[Edg]

The rails are coated with a mild abrasive-bearing grease that should be left on for initial break in. I personally clean everything else though.

^ this.
I rarely clean my guns anyhow, but that gold colored lube that comes on the contact points is abrassive.
I clean them about once a year or every 1000 rounds whichever comes first.

[KAT-21]

The guy at my range told me not to clean a Glock until you run 1,000 rounds through it. He showed me the coating on the rails as an explanation why. I have 700 rounds through my new G19. Since I hate cleaning my guns, I had no problem with this information.

[ar15jules]

You can clean the pistol and leave the copper grease as applied by the factory. It will eventually wear away. As an FYI, it is merely Loctite C5A. You can even buy some if you felt the need.

https://www.zoro.com/loctite-anti-se...47/i/G2063205/

[Gunsnwater]

Put it in the dishwasher.

Hot water can and will penetrate the polymer and stay locked in. It's not good practice.

[ideaman]

I have Permatex anti-seize, will that do? It's not copper.

[Bang]

Hot water can and will penetrate the polymer and stay locked in. It's not good practice

Have a source for that? Like molecular proof? Been hot-water curing my KelTec for years. Nothing squeezes out of it when I shoot it, or when riding in my pocket. Not a trace of moisture in the DeSantis...makes me wonder.