Barrel rifling rusting??

[bountyhunter]

Originally Posted by Krackels

probably copper fouling.

Use bronze bore brush, Blue Wonder gun cleaner, and clean as normal repeating as necessary.

I just cleaned my XD after putting few hundred rounds through it, and now the bore is mirror shiny again.

Just a note: copper attacking solvents also destroy bronze or copper bore brushes. The bristles break off an go everywhere. use nylon brushes if you are using an ammonia based cleaner for stripping copper.

[Krackels]

Originally Posted by capnkirktm

Is Hoppes #9 not good at removing copper? Also, is it bad to use a back and forth motion with a nylon brush? I've read that people think its best to just push it through and unscrew the brush and do it again.

Back and forth motion isn't necessarily bad, but it is possible to get the brush stuck if you change direction while in the bore.

I cleaned my XD by repeatedly brushing back and forth. The main thing is to be careful about the muzzle (Damages are sometimes caused by the shaft of the brush or rod brushing up against it repeatedly) damages to the crown can affect accuracy.

[Krackels]

Originally Posted by bountyhunter

Just a note: copper attacking solvents also destroy bronze or copper bore brushes. The bristles break off an go everywhere. use nylon brushes if you are using an ammonia based cleaner for stripping copper.

Good point, thanks for that. I guess I'll have to dig up my nylon brushes.

I'd recommend Iosso brand brushes. The nylon is very stiff. Unfortunately I don't have one for my .45.

[bountyhunter]

Originally Posted by Lab_guy

once in a while I want the "Look at me, I shoot 1,000 rounds through my gun and could eat off it afterward." look

Once in a while is OK, but the consensus among pros I have reas is that most of the wear done to bores is from cleaning, not shooting. I keep hearing pros say they clean their guns every day, but leave the bores alone until the end of the season. A little residue in the corners of the grooves doesn't hurt anything, and the following round will move out whatever shouldn't be there.

Frequent scrubbing to get them "squeaky clean" does a lot of abrasion.

[Grip]

i use hoppe's on mine and i could definatley eat off the inside of my barrel (if i could stuff food into a 9mm hole) haha

just clean your gun better....spend a little more time and use alot more detail.

a Bore snake with a few drops of oil after the bush's does a good job on the barrel, after youve done the nylon brush and solvent job.

[cjive134]

Originally Posted by Kaboom

most likely just residue from the copper bullet jackets.

If this is the case, get some Break-Free barrel foam. It lifts that copper right off. Even works on that pesky copper stain that forms around the striker.

[jlmdlm]

Originally Posted by capnkirktm

Is Hoppes #9 not good at removing copper? Also, is it bad to use a back and forth motion with a nylon brush? I've read that people think its best to just push it through and unscrew the brush and do it again.

When I have heard people state that it is bad to use a back and forth motion, they are talking more about situations where the barrel is not being removed from the action. Thus, you would be pulling the dirt, grit, metal fouling into the action. When you field strip your XD, this would not be a problem. Also, it is usually recommended that you pass or push the brush all the way through the bore each way and not switch directions in the middle. This can damage the barrel or cause the brush to get stuck.

[rogerxd45]

and foam ear plugs work great at pluging the barrel i used them when i was polishing mine and didnt want the compound getting into the barrel