How to clean the Walther PDP

[@travisp11]

Uh oh! at 5:20 I should have said ejector, not extractor. My bad.

[@irishwake8347]

Thanks so much. New gun owner. Just bought a PDP. This was very helpful.

[@travisp11]

Glad to help! My PDP has been great!

[@fishingaco]

Same here, thx fot this great easy idea of cleaning.

[@DavidThomas-xo5wv]

Excellent video! I bought my PDP full size in December '23 and I have never field stripped any weapon, until now! Thanks for sharing your skills brother!

[@travisp11]

I love mine! It’s an awesome pistol!

[@mb-nq8fs]

Thank you so much. I’ve cleaned my Pdp compact twice so far and used your video to do it. It’s performed flawlessly so safe to say you do a great job cleaning it. Thank you!

[@travisp11]

Im glad to help! Thank you for watching!

[@bluyetiinc7553]

I had the PDP FS and then couldn't resist getting the PRO SD model. Love this gun. Just cleaned it first time watching your video. Thank you very much.

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching and you made a great choice!

[@cpiper6338]

Little cleaning tip: Q-Tips, especially cheap versions, can leave little cotton strands or minute debris on slide rails, trigger mechanism, etc. I recommend getting (or stealing some of your significant other's) eye make-up applicators. They're as small as q-tips but do not shed at all.

[@travisp11]

Good suggestion!

[@Rider-nb5ts]

Been ticking off the wife for years stealing these! Lol

[@travisp11]

@@Rider-nb5ts me too! She buys the brand name ones!

[@TerminalM193]

Even the slightest amount of carbon buildup after firing acouple shots will be 1k times more of a hindrance than a qtip strand inside a well maintained and lubricated firearm. Not knocking your idea whatsoever, especially if you want to put the gun away for any length of time but for years now I've seen people treat qtips like they're the plague when it comes to firearms lol. Getting ready for the weekly range trip qtips are amazing, but storage the example you gave is perfect, especially the ones that are tough enough that can be used and washed clean acouple times.

[@taemeister9302]

Just bought this gun few hours back. Haven't been able to fire it yet, but watching this video to visuallize what i'll be doing after my first few hundred rounds that'll be fired tomorrow after work. Woo!!

[@travisp11]

It’s an awesome pistol. Mine serves as my bedside gun and I have fired many rounds through it

[@diamonda8464]

Thank you so much for this video for beginners with the Walter PDP. I just received my and I put about 300 rounds in it. Absolutely love this weapon. But by me having arthritis, I wanted to also make sure that I didn’t have to take anyone to get it clean and I can do it myself and you made it so easy thank you for sharing this. Normally I make sure I can break a weapon down before I buy it, but it was something about this one that I jumped the gun purchased first , but grace of God I’m able to do it again. I appreciate you making these videos thank you. God bless you.

[@travisp11]

@@diamonda8464 glad to help

[@travisp11]

@@diamonda8464 thank you for watching. I’m glad to help.

[@Nancoman]

Thanks for this, I just bought a PDP F-Series, and this is a great help to learn to clean and maintain it.

[@travisp11]

Awesome purchase! I’m glad to help!

[@littlebluepickup204]

Thank you very much. First time gun owner and thanks to you this is the first time I successfully cleaned my PDP!

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching and glad to help!

[@KrazyKZs_Garage]

Great video, just took mine to the range for the first time and round ran a couple hundred rounds through it. I will definitely be using this video very, very soon to clean the PDP thank you for this great information.

[@travisp11]

Sounds good! Thanks for watching!

[@khantrollz5655]

You are a rich man

[@jpa281]

Solid video and tutorial. Think I also first watched one of your videos when I was cleaning my first time gun, a P365 XMacro. Tricky part with the Walther was the takedown component to detach the slide. Just watched full length of this and am cleaning down my new PDP Compact 4” right now. Can’t wait to fire it for the first time.

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@motoman5208]

This has quickly become my favorite handgun

[@travisp11]

Same here. It’s my bedside firearm

[@billseaman5974]

I bought one two months ago GREAT WEAPON VERY ACCURATE. I have numerous handguns in various actions and calibers.

[@travisp11]

It really is a great pistol. Especially if you can snag the full size model under $600

[@otheomuse]

Thank you for this easy guide. I just got my PdP F and have shot 100 rounds so far. So now it's time to clean it, and you nailed it. And I'm glad you didn't make it extremely technical. Not everyone knows all the names of the pieces.

[@travisp11]

Glad to help!

[@Erik007]

Same here. Just purchased PDP F 3.5". This was helpful. It is my first Walther

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

@@Erik007 Are you able to carry that concealed or is it still too big? Thinking of getting one.

[@Erik007]

@@RikkiTikkiTavi290 I still have issue fully concealing

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

@@Erik007 Damn. Well thanks for the info.

[@KrazyKZs_Garage]

Second comment, much appreciated. Just followed step-by-step to clean my Walther PDP. Much appreciated for your expertise and tutelage. Really dig your style.

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@muslehed]

Excellent Tutorial!!! New PDP owner, First cleaning. Thank you!

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching. It is an excellent pistol!

[@reinberkhout4753]

thanks for the good explanation. Now it has become an easy job to clean my pdp. Greetings from Holland

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@thereisnoneRighteous-but-GOD]

Very clear and concise tutorial video! NGO and your step by step instructions are at a good pace. Thank you for taking the time to post this video. Very detailed, it was of much help to me👍🏽

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@thereisnoneRighteous-but-GOD]

@@travisp11 yw

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

This is the only PDP field strip video I've found that doesn't show heavy scratching on the underside of the barrel from where I assume the recoil spring is contacting the barrel somehow. I first noticed it in Hickok45's PDP video and when I brought it up I was pretty surprised ( first that he actually responded to me at all) that he got inexplicably mad at me and totally discounted the very obvious heavy scratching and even metal shavings. Was a very strange way to react to a valid concern about a review of a brand new pistol at the time. Seems like maybe Walther fixed the problem or it was a QC issue but its still holding me back from purchase. Nice concise and helpful cleaning video, loved your delivery.

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

Upon closer inspection it actually looks like yours has the same scratching although nowhere near as much as most. Any thoughts or have you noticed it?

[@travisp11]

Thank you for watching! Mine has always had a decent amount of gun oil on it so maybe that is making a difference.

[@Themixup-v8o]

Thank you. Perfectly and easily explained.

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@QV1010]

I recently picked up the pdp f 3.5, just got back from the range to break it in & zero it. Was using this video as guide to cleaning it. Great tips btw, I was using the brass patch holder on the slide & it seem to scratch a bit wher the serial# on the slide is, reassemble it & did a function test, still ok, idk if the scratch will do anything, I’m a first time gun owner so idk much. As well do I need to clean the striker often? I don’t see myself going to the range much but just want to know.

[@travisp11]

I just run a q tip in the channel where the striker is to clean out any residue but I haven’t cleaned off my striker yet.

[@linkbond08]

Cleaner lubricant preservative. It's like putting water in your whiskey to get hammered, and hydrated at the same time. It's like putting NyQuil in your coffee to stay awake, and chilled at the same time. It's like mixing oil, and grease in your brake parts cleaner, to clean, lubricate, and protect the same time.

[@travisp11]

Remember that when you use it, the initial application and removal does just that, gets rid of the muck. The additional applications lube and protect.

[@linkbond08]

@@travisp11 🤔

[@bwilder0487]

Nice video. Seems pretty simple to strip down. I was gonna ask about the gloves but you pointed out. Lol

[@travisp11]

It is very easy to clean. Got the gloves on for my upcoming CZ cleaning video.

[@1swampcroc]

My girlfriend bought me one for my birthday. My first personally owned firearm and I'm just waiting on the background check (Cabela's said it could be 2-3 weeks due to COVID). Do I need to do a cleaning like this before I take it to the range for the first time? Also I appreciate the great video! Made it seem really simple and straightforward.

[@travisp11]

I always clean before I go to the range. This gives me a chance to get the factory oil out of it and inspect it before the first range trip. The PDP is pretty easy to disassemble and clean so it should be easy for you. Thanks for watching and I hope your PDP shows up soon!

[@TerminalM193]

I took mine directly to the range and then put about 500 rounds through it and it was probably just as dirty as the one in the video.

[@gtiguy1992able]

Holy shit 2-3 weeks for background check here in Idaho most the time u walk out the same day

[@Dante-tk7gb]

My wife bought me one for my birthday too!

[@Dante-tk7gb]

@@gtiguy1992able It takes about 2-3 weeks for NICS due to so many first time buyers.

[@brinzy6160]

Just picked up the compact model today . Just loved the grip, trigger, overall look, and slide serrations. Cant wait to get it to the range!

[@travisp11]

It is a great pistol!

[@brinzy6160]

@@travisp11 thinking about converting my channel to a gun channel.

[@brinzy6160]

I dropped a sub bro!

[@travisp11]

@@brinzy6160 it's not easy getting views and a good chunk of your content gets limited or no ads slapped on it. Unless you get lucky and your channel picks up a lot of viewers you will have a long road ahead of you.

[@travisp11]

@@brinzy6160 welcome to the channel!

[@Luvmygrands10]

Great video, will definitely be using this in the near future. Thanks.

[@travisp11]

Glad to help!

[@Luvmygrands10]

​​@@travisp11 Cleaned my gun yesterday with the step by step of your video running, thanks again. Subscribed.

[@travisp11]

@@Luvmygrands10 Thanks for watching! My PDP is awesome and I have no plans to get rid of it!

[@m.p.2482]

I do this a couple times of year no matter how much time I've spent behind the trigger. I use a good trans fluid to clean it and then wipe it down real good. I then use a few drops of synthetic motor oil and call it a day til the next time it crosses my mind.

[@top6ear]

Are you guys having issues charging the first round with the 10 round magazines? Racking the slide seems to be quite stiff with lots of friction.

[@travisp11]

I wonder if the 10 round magazines are using some sort of spring that has too much tension. The first round should be easy to charge.

[@top6ear]

@@travisp11 I think the 10 round springs are too tight and they can't compress one of those a full 10 rounds in there

[@Lol-jp7sx]

Just got my Walther a couple weeks back and have taken it to the range a few times.. didn't even clean when I first got it. This video helped me a ton! Love my Walther, thing is a beauty and handles itself very well. Great vid! Earned a sub

[@travisp11]

Welcome to the channel! It is a great pistol and is very accurate.

[@rdizzo1313]

I use a CLP spray and spray out the whole gun. I use a paint brush with semi soft bristles and some oil and cleaner to clean the more stubborn stuff out. Dry the gun completely, blow out with an air gun then re-oil. Youll have a more perfect clean gun at that point.

[@rdizzo1313]

Small corner edging brushes are the best.

[@travisp11]

I agree!

[@ramonbenitez4093]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@bmarzke]

Great video! Is there any benefit with a chamber snake over a barrel brush?

[@travisp11]

Just convenience and time. You may get a slightly better clean but my barrels always come out clean with bore snakes.

[@mattkeyes9153]

Trigger spring has coating peeling?flaking? Contacted Walter & said shouldnt be an issue , but sending out one. Other than that, the gun feels great , full size 4"

[@travisp11]

Right on!

[@TerminalM193]

My springs doing the same

[@BeachVision]

No lube on the internals at all before re-assembling?

[@travisp11]

CLP or Clenzoil does soak itself into the metal and lubes. I do leave a thin coat on all metal components.

[@carolinpennsylvania5994]

Sweetest pistol I own! So accurate. Put about 500 rds thru it so time to clean it. You used oil to do the cleaning? No gun cleaning solvent? I use Hoppe’s cleaner & oil on all my other pistols so curious why just oil on this one? Thx for any advice!

[@travisp11]

Safariland CLP and Clenzoil both clean and lube. They function as solvent and also lubricant in the same step.

[@carolinpennsylvania5994]

Thanks much!! Great video!

[@travisp11]

@@carolinpennsylvania5994 you are good to go using what you currently use and if I need to do a deeper clean, solvents always come in handy. Thanks for watching!

[@carolinpennsylvania5994]

You bet! Thx for your replies - I subscribed!

[@travisp11]

@@carolinpennsylvania5994 thanks and welcome to the channel!

[@AAron-ji9hm]

Why did you only clean it with oil? I'm still new to this so I'm genuinely curious. Every video I've seen uses a cleaner then oil. They say not to cake it with oil at all and that looks caked.

[@travisp11]

The oil that I use which is either Clenzoil or Safariland CLP are cleaner, lubricant, protectants. So they break down carbon, and function as a lubricant. It takes two steps to make it work. Apply CLP, scrub and/or wipe off, apply second coat with cotton patch.

[@Steven_Bo1]

Question: I just cleaned my walther pdp for the first time and forgot lube. I cleaned it exactly how the video showed with single purpose firearm cleaner but skipped the parts that called to lube. Is it okay for now until next cleaning? Or should I take it apart and live it up before I go shooting? Any advice is appreciated

[@travisp11]

Id clean it so you don't experience any excessive wear or malfunctions.

[@Steven_Bo1]

@@travisp11 just to clarify I did clean it with firearm cleaner I just didn’t have any oil/lube. Should I get some and add it before I go shooting again or can it wait until after and do one session at the range without any oil/lube?

[@travisp11]

@@Steven_Bo1 the gun will function but you don’t have any additional protection against the elements aside from the coating on the parts. At a minimum, wipe off the exterior of the gun with a light coat of oil, lube or CLP.

[@alecarchuleta9090]

When would you take the entire gun apart? Or is there no reason to?

[@travisp11]

Possibly to replace the trigger.

[@aicardoramos]

Thank you just clean my first gun

[@travisp11]

Excellent! Thanks for watching!

[@peterodushkin8434]

Thank you.

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnweimer3249]

Great video, but that was enough oil to fry a nonstick egg. Just like seasoning a great frying pan, less is more. Wipe everything away whatever is left is all that you need. Too much oil especially left in the barrel can heat up and polymerize and attract dust and dirt leading to a complete mess. It just gets cruddier. Thanks for the breakdown tutorial.

[@travisp11]

@@johnweimer3249 Fair enough.

[@shellygross3769]

Thanks for this video

[@travisp11]

Glad to help!

[@GunsNGames248]

can't go wrong with good old hoppes

[@travisp11]

Exactly!

[@wpsinc61]

But then the manufacturer states Never use any ammonia solvent.

[@GunsNGames248]

@@wpsinc61 right but everyone uses it to clean they guns. I mean its metal so for me if any is good for use on metal I'm using it

[@rickyfitness252]

​@@GunsNGames248 no ammonia dummy

[@TerminalM193]

I picked up both CLP and ballistol. I'm about to sit down and clean my first pistol for the first time. Can the CLP or the ballistol also be used to clean all the polymer on the outside of the gun and then run a dry patch over to get rid of any access? Also, can both ballistol and CLP be used for both cleaning AND lubing or should I use them for cleaning, dry up the cleaning solution and then apply actual lubricant?

[@travisp11]

Yes on that first question. You can use both CLP and Ballistol to clean, lube and protect. I think CLP is a bit thicker when applied but Ballistol is solid.

[@travisp11]

Use one coat to clean, then apply a light coat to lube and protect. Wipe up the excess.

[@TerminalM193]

@@travisp11 ty for the reply!

[@travisp11]

@@TerminalM193 yup! Glad to help!

[@tonymarinelli7304]

I blast the entire pistol with CLP, however clean the barrel by marinading it like you do for a few minutes. I’ve been utilizing this method after seeing it on Brownell’s KZbin channel and I’ve been using it for years it’s so easy and fast

[@lazarnikolovski7571]

Thank you!

[@travisp11]

You are welcome!

[@darekdabrowicz809]

Great vid :) Cheers mate :)

[@travisp11]

Thanks!

[@coinjoinersunlimited1140]

Talks about gloves… doesn’t wear em! Man’s Man - for sure !

[@travisp11]

Yeah, I think I forgot on that particular video. I do try to wear them in newer videos. I record these videos, get all done and then I’m like “damn, I forgot my gloves” so we just go with it

[@ojwhittle4960]

Thank you sir

[@travisp11]

You are welcome!

[@jasons3233]

just curious my mags came with blue followers and yours are orange . any diffrence in the two?

[@travisp11]

I believe the blue followers are updated followers. I can't remember is walther is retrofitting earlier mags or not but Im pretty sure you got the newer ones.

[@AlvDani]

🐐 , thx

[@billseaman5974]

I use a toothbrush to clean the mag well.

[@travisp11]

That works good, too!

[@linkbond08]

"first you're gonna need some sort of a lubricant, or oil, or cleaner to use on it" Me: pulls out a 5 quart bottle of 10w30 full synthetic...

[@travisp11]

That works!

[@cpiper6338]

LOL!

[@Cold_Mustard]

What happened to your gloves bro?

[@travisp11]

Good question. I usually wear them in every video.

[@kingpin7673]

nice

[@FahimSalehi786]

Have you noticed any wobble from the gun and the slide itself. I noticed if you hold the gun shake it it wobbles too much this was one big reason I didn’t buy it.

[@travisp11]

Mine has maybe 1/8" of side to side play but it doesn't interfere with my accuracy.

[@TerminalM193]

That wobble is actually designed purposely in the design. Walther wrote up a great peice on the gun about it and how it actually greatly improves the life of the firearm.

[@gtiguy1992able]

@@TerminalM193 that’s why diesel pistons are looser is for longevity

[@TerminalM193]

@@gtiguy1992able that's actually a good comparison as far as showing the purpose of the entire idea. I'm sure Walther wouldn't lie about such a thing and extensively tested their theory and then design of the pistol.... What I do find odd though is that they don't really advertise the system whatsoever.... Or even mention for that matter.... It took tons of online concern and misinformation for them to even address the concerns.

[@slanderous.j]

I don't wear gloves either. Neither did my dad, my gramps, great gramps, etc. We're men. We'll be ok.

[@travisp11]

Yup!

[@JudokaEric]

Way too much oil. Walther is pretty specific in a few drops in a few key places and not all over (especially not the slide). You do not need to clean the recoil spring assembly with oil. Just go to the Walther website and watch their videos on the right way to clean a PDP. Similar to a Glock, these are DRY pistols with drops of lubrication in key areas of the pistol which Walther details in the manual. I have over 5k rounds and mine and probably have used less oil than in this vid and it works as it should....

[@travisp11]

For the first few range trips I tend to use a bit more than is advised. Then after that it’s mainly the rails and barrel that get light lube

[@Argonaut80]

I’m gonna have to agree. That’s a lot of oil. I also just put 100 rounds through a brand new 4.5in, and probably won’t clean it until after 1000, or if it begins to malfunction. If I were going to store it long term, I may have used that much oil, but would wipe as much oil off as possible before using it. Excess oil attracts dirt, that causes excessive wear.

[@trentenr7255]

Why watch the video if you're an expert

[@erykstypua2103]

👍👍👍

[@travisp11]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimmysmith3255]

No bullets no ammo? Its no brass no ammo. Just messing with you, awesome gun brother

[@travisp11]

Good point! Thanks for watching. Thats the danger of going unscripted!

[@mgymman3436]

Good job, forgot the gloves?🤔😉

[@travisp11]

Yup. I always try to practice what I preach and have made it a habit in most of my cleaning videos since then.

[@GunsNBBQ]

🤠🤝

[@napsguns]

the whole slide and grip are covered in oil what a mess

[@travisp11]

Hit it with a patch after you are done like I mentioned in the video.

[@mmafanatic-tz5or]

Too oily. Just gets your gun dirty quicker.

[@travisp11]

Possibly. I just wipe off any excess and go with it.

[@kodlcan]

Thank you.

[@travisp11]

You're welcome!

[@otheomuse]

Thanks!

[@travisp11]

Thank you!