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the chamber. Change swabs and continue until a swab comes out
clean.
c. Slide Assembly.
1. Scrub the face of the slide with the small cleaning brush
(toothbrush). With a swab or rag dampen with CLP, wipe all
outer surfaces. Be sure to remove all primer residue and to clean
in and around the exterior of the recoil spring plug.
2. Use CLP to clean the recoil spring guide and helical spring. Keep
the shok-buff clean if present, clean and dry. Clean both the
interior and exterior of the recoil spring plug.
3. Use CLP to clean both the interior and exterior of the barrel
bushing.
d. Receiver.
1. The hammer, ambidextrous thumb safety, magazine catch,
trigger and trigger guard all be scrubbed down using a cleaning
brush and CLP. Use cotton tip applications to clean hard to reach
areas.
e. Slide Stop. Clean the slide stop pin with rag dampened with CLP.
f. Barrel Bushing. Clean the barrel bushing internal grooves with rag dampened
with CLP.
g. Magazine Assembly. Clean the magazine with rag dampened with CLP.
6-2. LUBRICATION THE WEAPON. Field strip the weapon (para 5-1 on page 11)
and lubricate in accordance with TM 9150-15/1. Caution: Use only authorized
lubrication. Do not mix lubricants. In addition there are fourteen lubrication reservoirs
that accept MIL-A-907E. They are: Barrel bushing grooves, slide stop, hammer, receiver
and slide grooves. Only a small amount of MIL-A-907E is needed on the pistol to keep it
functional in all conditions. (Also see 5-2 for dry shooting)
a. Use CLP, an approved weapon lubricant, e.g. LSA, LSA-T, or LAW to
moderately lubricate the following areas:
1. Guide rails of the receiver assembly
2. Grooves internally on the receiver rails
3. Grooves internally of the barrel bushing
4. Guide rails of the receiver assembly
5. Grooves internally on the slide rails
6. Grooves internally on the hammer