How do I clean my HK USP .40 pistol?

Herbie

August 14, 2003 23:44

Hi everyone,
I bought an HK USP .40 semi-auto pistol several months ago and when I went to buy cleaning supplies, the guy at the gun shop loaded me up with a bunch of stuff. Can someone please tell me how to clean the gun and any tips (like how much solvent do I put on the boresnake)?

Here's what I have:
-Boresnake
-Cleaning Rod (w/ a slot and jag tips) and cleaning patches
-Hoppe's No. 9 Powder Solvent
-Zero Friction Synthetic Firearms Lubricant

Should I get anything else to clean or protect the surfaces?

Thanks for your help![:D]

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  rsnyder55

  August 15, 2003 00:09

  I've never used a bore snake, just the rod with patches. I soak a patch in the Hoppes and run it through the bore. The a clean patch to clean it. I repeat this until the patches come out clean.
  
  I put a drop of solvent on a toothbrush to clean the inside and rails of the frame and slide and then a clean cotton cloth to remove the solvent and burned powder.
  
  After everything is clean a drop of oil on the rails and an oily patch down the bore. Before shooting again, run a clean patch to remove the oil.
  
  I use a silicon cloth to wipe down the outside of the gun.

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  Pearyw

  August 15, 2003 07:42

  On my USP 40, I take the pistol apart and clean the barrel from the breach first with a brass brush soaked in No 9. I then dry it with a patch and lube the barrel with something like your Zero Friction. I clean the rails and breach face with an old tooth brush and Q tips. I lube everything lightly with a tooth brush with lube on it. I use the boresnake when I am doing a quick barrel cleaning. I generally put just lube on the loop at the end and sometims a little No 9 on the brush part.

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