CM9 Slide disassembly: Do it or not?

[lee1000]

I took my PM9 apart before I shot it and then applied used motor oil from my truck to lubricate it. I haven't had a malfunction in 500 rounds. I did find a small shaving in the striker channel.

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[Cymerej]

Unless I begin to experience some issues with my cm9 I think I am going to do what Kahr says and stick with the standard field strip clean/lube. Does anyone do the more detail clean after higher round count intervals? Say every 1000 rounds or so?

[Cymerej]

Ah. I reread page 1. It seems some do detail every 1000 rounds.

[lee1000]

Ah. I reread page 1. It seems some do detail every 1000 rounds.

I take apart the slide every 500 rounds or so. The larger slot in the slide allows more oil and garbage to get in the striker channel. I never oil the striker but always find oil in there, I use the thicker EWL 30 sparingly.

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[vinnier6]

I take it apart every time I clean...it’s to easy to do and it’s peace of mind that I know it’s clean in there

[Old No7]

Strip it down and clean it! My P380 had metal in the striker channel and my first PM45 was full of metal...

My new CW380 was pretty clean, but I installed a Lakeline Improved Striker while I was in there; but the used K9 I got recently was full of crud, including small metal flakes and chips -- very glad I cleaned that out before trusting it to concealed-carry duty.
I highly recommend it also.

Old No7

[drw]

My PM9 had small brass chips in the striker channel when I took it apart after 500 rounds. It was cleaned with brake fluid after every 100 round range session and it still had the tiny chips in the channel.

[antifa]

One more question...
So many different opinions out there on solvents for cleaning. Setting aside the plastic frame, if I want to remove every trace of oil, grease, etc from the metal, what do you recommend ?

[unclenunzie]

synthetic safe gun scrubber, or for a lot less, non-chlorinated brake cleaner. I have found the brake cleaner rather harsh, but either will strip all oil from the metal.

[tony k]

One more question...
So many different opinions out there on solvents for cleaning. Setting aside the plastic frame, if I want to remove every trace of oil, grease, etc from the metal, what do you recommend ?

synthetic safe gun scrubber, or for a lot less, non-chlorinated brake cleaner. I have found the brake cleaner rather harsh, but either will strip all oil from the metal.

Do not use the brakleen in the red can. Use the GREEN can only.