andyo5
Single-Sixer
This subject concerns my new 4 5/8" stainless Blackhawk flat top.
Before shooting the gun, I decided to first clean and lubricate it. I cleaned the barrel with my usual bore solvent, that turns the patch blue if copper has come out of the barrel. There was a little blue on the patch, but I noticed that the barrel still retains an even copper colored coating full length. I was wondering how a brand new gun could have collected so much copper. So I swabbed the barrel again and waited 15 minutes. This time, no copper came out of the bore but it remains copper colored. So this is not copper. I doubt that it is rust, either. It looks like the factory put some sort of coating in the barrel. Under strong light it appears to be a dark golden color.
Anybody know what this is?
Before shooting the gun, I decided to first clean and lubricate it. I cleaned the barrel with my usual bore solvent, that turns the patch blue if copper has come out of the barrel. There was a little blue on the patch, but I noticed that the barrel still retains an even copper colored coating full length. I was wondering how a brand new gun could have collected so much copper. So I swabbed the barrel again and waited 15 minutes. This time, no copper came out of the bore but it remains copper colored. So this is not copper. I doubt that it is rust, either. It looks like the factory put some sort of coating in the barrel. Under strong light it appears to be a dark golden color.
Anybody know what this is?