Possible defect in the bore of my Ruger LC9s. Opinions?

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burritoman

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I noticed these "dents" on the interior of my LC9s barrel when cleaning it the other day. They look like they may have been caused by a loose cutting tool on the lathe when the barrel was made? I have only put 300 rounds for American Eagle/Federal White Box through the gun so barrel wear is out of the question. The "dents" also have the bluing intact, which tells me that they were present PRIOR to the barrel being blued. Is this a common thing in an LC9s or any handgun for that matter? I'm wondering if I should contact Ruger. Also, I uploaded the photos incorrectly at first. I think I fixed it but let me know if they dont open!

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By all means,contact Ruger CS ASAP. They are excellent and will have your Ruger right!Good Luck. :D
 
By all means,contact Ruger CS ASAP. They are excellent and will have your Ruger right!Good Luck. :Dw
 
Links are working now. Those look like chatter marks from the rifling tool. I don't think they will hurt accuracy but Ruger's customer service is excellent.
 
Agreed they are from a dull cutting tool and with an LC 9 will not make one toot of difference in accuracy. Just clean, load and reholster.
 
I don't know if those are chatter marks from when the barrel was made.

After using it for several years, I found similar marks in a BHP barrel a while back. They hadn't always been there. Several were close to the crown of the barrel. I didn't notice any big difference in performance, but it bothered me.

I got an after-market barrel, but kept the original. (Browning/FN wanted $400+ for a new barrel. Ugh.)
 
I would definitely contact Ruger. It may not affect anything but it would drive me nuts every time I cleaned it and looked down the barrel.
 
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