Chaingun81
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I got a brand new Springfield XD-9 the other day and was very happy with the choice until i noticed wierd discoloration inside the barrel. Basically, it has yellowish/brownish stripes along the smaller diameter of the rifling. Itlooks like rust to me, but i have hard time believeing that a brand new gun from a very respectful and reliable store would have such problem.Could thatbecopper resedue from copper-jacketed test fire bullet?Any other ideas? I attacheda picture - they are not perfect but best i could do with a regular camera.
I tried torun aoil-soaked patch through the barrel couple of times and i didn't change anything, but it came out pretty dirty. There is some wear on the outside of the barrel right where the slide touches as it travels back and some wear on the bottom of recoil spring rod. Both are verymild and seem like something that may come up after couple of test fires. Other than that, gun looks absolutely immaculate. Serial number on the barrel matches the rest of the gun too. Any ideas??? I was thinking of bringing it back to the store, but maybe i am just paranoid - i'd really appreciate any input from you guys! Thank you!
I got a brand new Springfield XD-9 the other day and was very happy with the choice until i noticed wierd discoloration inside the barrel. Basically, it has yellowish/brownish stripes along the smaller diameter of the rifling. Itlooks like rust to me, but i have hard time believeing that a brand new gun from a very respectful and reliable store would have such problem.Could thatbecopper resedue from copper-jacketed test fire bullet?Any other ideas? I attacheda picture - they are not perfect but best i could do with a regular camera.
I tried torun aoil-soaked patch through the barrel couple of times and i didn't change anything, but it came out pretty dirty. There is some wear on the outside of the barrel right where the slide touches as it travels back and some wear on the bottom of recoil spring rod. Both are verymild and seem like something that may come up after couple of test fires. Other than that, gun looks absolutely immaculate. Serial number on the barrel matches the rest of the gun too. Any ideas??? I was thinking of bringing it back to the store, but maybe i am just paranoid - i'd really appreciate any input from you guys! Thank you!