Accidentally grabbed Ballistol instead of compressed air and sprayed a small amount into the firing pin of P380 while cleaning.
Should I remove the firing pin and wipe it down or will it be OK as is?
Thanks!
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Accidentally grabbed Ballistol instead of compressed air and sprayed a small amount into the firing pin of P380 while cleaning.
Should I remove the firing pin and wipe it down or will it be OK as is?
Thanks!
If it is a carry gun you should clean it out, lest it leak onto your primers. Otherwise just let it go. No harm will come. it will eventually be blasted out by shooting, until your next detailed cleaning.
Ballistol is not regular oil, it's made from mineral oil. It evaporates fairly quickly.
Shoot some brake cleaner into the clean out hole and work the striker back and forth and you should be ok. That will clean it out.
Gotcha. Thanks for the tips. Just curious - how often is detail-stripping and cleaning that area a good idea, generally?
Good question. I dont know either but have somewhere betwn 2-300 round thru my CW380 and have never stripped the striker nor cleaned it with anything other thanQuote:
Originally Posted by cz9
wipe off the externals. In fact, when I feel it needs a cleaning, I'll blast it with brake cleaner, blow it dry with a hair dryer, and call it a day.
PS: wear safety glasses when you use brake cleaner.
Correct. And when it dries, it becomes wax-like and is very sticky. It should definitely be cleaned out. That can be done by detail strip of the slide, or by flushing it well, as described by others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pointblank
got it. Will do. Thanks for all the tips!!
I'm not sure what product by Ballistol you are using, but mine doesn't dry "sticky". Check out Hickok45's videos, it's all he uses and he hoses down his weapons in the stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by RRP
RE: drying sticky. The Ballistol Company claims otherwise. FYI.Quote:
Originally Posted by RRP
http://www.ballistol.com/longevity/