reddish sheen are u shooting wolf ammo with that red stuff over the primer?
What's lurking on the Extractor claw???
Good evening everyone!
I just finished oiling my wife's XD. It's been about 5 weeks since it's been "out" and it felt a little dry (I know, we've been shooting the P22 lately cause it's cheap).
Anyhoo, I've got a question for you all, and I'm sure the following paranoia only comes from reading all of the "rust" postings:
Whilst having the slide turned upside down on my cleaning mat for oiling and wiping, I noticed a little bit of a reddish sheen on the bottom corner of the extractor claw. GASP! :shock: I thought, could it be??? Was it rust? I couldn't tell, but it's color certainly looked right.
The thing that puzzled me was that the area was still a little wet with oil from the last time it was oiled. It was wet enough to have a "sheen" on it from (presumably) a coating of oil.
Is it possible that the reddish sheen I saw was caked brass shavings from casings sliding under the extractor claw during cycling? Thinking more about it, the color really had a copper-like tone to it.
If it isn't too much trouble, and your XD is nearby, would anyone mind field stripping it to see if you've got a little metallic buildup on the very corner of your extractor claw? I'd be very appreciative, thanks in advance for all those that look!
-stunks
I just finished oiling my wife's XD. It's been about 5 weeks since it's been "out" and it felt a little dry (I know, we've been shooting the P22 lately cause it's cheap).
Anyhoo, I've got a question for you all, and I'm sure the following paranoia only comes from reading all of the "rust" postings:
Whilst having the slide turned upside down on my cleaning mat for oiling and wiping, I noticed a little bit of a reddish sheen on the bottom corner of the extractor claw. GASP! :shock: I thought, could it be??? Was it rust? I couldn't tell, but it's color certainly looked right.
The thing that puzzled me was that the area was still a little wet with oil from the last time it was oiled. It was wet enough to have a "sheen" on it from (presumably) a coating of oil.
Is it possible that the reddish sheen I saw was caked brass shavings from casings sliding under the extractor claw during cycling? Thinking more about it, the color really had a copper-like tone to it.
If it isn't too much trouble, and your XD is nearby, would anyone mind field stripping it to see if you've got a little metallic buildup on the very corner of your extractor claw? I'd be very appreciative, thanks in advance for all those that look!
-stunks
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While using a flashlight to look into my safe, I did notice a rust like color on the pins that hold the XD together. Turns out with a little oil, and the right kind of lighting and the pins will look brownish red. Scared me too, but it's not rust, it's the color of the metal.
Pheeeew!
Pheeeew!
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