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EV1L · 03-09-2008, 04:40 PM

My XD SC-9 barrel finish is wearing out after 400 rounds. Each time I clean the gun after the range, the more the finish is wearing out and the more the metal is visible.

Could it be the gun cleaner, or is that normal?

chupacabrachus · 03-09-2008, 04:41 PM

Normal. That is normal wear and tear from shooting and nothing to lose sleep over.

VermontXD40 · 03-09-2008, 04:46 PM

This is totaly normal, the barrel is only covered with a light bluing (not melonite) and the barrel has many wear points. Don't worry just keep shooting.

Tripledigitride · 03-09-2008, 04:50 PM

Have the barrel polished, and you'll never be able to tell.

EV1L · 03-09-2008, 04:56 PM

I'm disappointed, the finish should hold better than that. I only had the gun for 2-3 weeks, and the finish is almost gone on the barrel.

The overall finish is as good as new, its only the barrel and other hidden places. BTW, My XD is bi tone.

EV1L · 03-09-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tripledigitride

Have the barrel polished, and you'll never be able to tell.

Is it better to have it polished or chromed?

danp · 03-09-2008, 05:00 PM

If it bothers you, just cold blue it and leave it in the safe. It'll never wear that way.

It's normal, as the others have said and will continue. It doesn't hurt anything.

chupacabrachus · 03-09-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EV1L

I'm disappointed, the finish should hold better than that.

You might have a hard time finding a handgun that has a blued barrel that doesn't do that eventually.

**Edubya** · 03-09-2008, 05:11 PM

I had the same feeling, albeit a few more than 400 rounds, I polished up my block to a high gloss (almost chrome looking) and after racking it just ten times, I could see those little scars already

. I have accepted this and put a less shinny, burnished, finish on it now. I figure that maybe it will better hold the gun grease and continue to function for many thousand rounds more as it is. If not, then so be it, I've enjoyed shooting the sweetheart for a little over two-thousand rounds and it has never mis-fired or failed to eject

. I feel that I'll get another XD well before this one is worn out in ten years or so.

Atech310 · 03-09-2008, 05:22 PM

Would IonBonding the barrel make the slide wear out faster? Since ionbond is harder than melonite...

03-09-2008, 04:40 PM	#1
EV1L XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: FL Posts: 214	XD Barrel Finish wearing Out My XD SC-9 barrel finish is wearing out after 400 rounds. Each time I clean the gun after the range, the more the finish is wearing out and the more the metal is visible. Could it be the gun cleaner, or is that normal?

03-09-2008, 04:46 PM	#3
VermontXD40 XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 52	This is totaly normal, the barrel is only covered with a light bluing (not melonite) and the barrel has many wear points. Don't worry just keep shooting. __________________ "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." - James Madison

03-09-2008, 05:00 PM	#7
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,287	If it bothers you, just cold blue it and leave it in the safe. It'll never wear that way. It's normal, as the others have said and will continue. It doesn't hurt anything. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

03-09-2008, 05:11 PM	#9
Edubya XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NC Posts: 408	I had the same feeling, albeit a few more than 400 rounds, I polished up my block to a high gloss (almost chrome looking) and after racking it just ten times, I could see those little scars already. I have accepted this and put a less shinny, burnished, finish on it now. I figure that maybe it will better hold the gun grease and continue to function for many thousand rounds more as it is. If not, then so be it, I've enjoyed shooting the sweetheart for a little over two-thousand rounds and it has never mis-fired or failed to eject. I feel that I'll get another XD well before this one is worn out in ten years or so.

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03-09-2008, 04:41 PM	#2
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,280	Normal. That is normal wear and tear from shooting and nothing to lose sleep over.

03-09-2008, 04:50 PM	#4
Tripledigitride XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hendersonville (Nashville) Tennessee Posts: 675	Have the barrel polished, and you'll never be able to tell.

03-09-2008, 04:56 PM	#5
EV1L XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: FL Posts: 214	I'm disappointed, the finish should hold better than that. I only had the gun for 2-3 weeks, and the finish is almost gone on the barrel. The overall finish is as good as new, its only the barrel and other hidden places. BTW, My XD is bi tone.

03-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#10
Atech310 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	Would IonBonding the barrel make the slide wear out faster? Since ionbond is harder than melonite...