Hi folks,
So I'm about 1000 rounds in on my Glock 17. At about 700 rounds I started to notice that while the barrel looked clean and shiny at a quick glance, turning it around in front of a good light showed some streaks/fouling along the lands in the barrel.
I've cleaned my gun after every range session (100-200 rounds). I usually put some Ballistol GunCer in the barrel, let it soak a bit - do 10 to 20 passes with a brass brush and then push through Ballistol soaked patches until they come out clean (usually takes me about 15 patches atleast before it they start looking really clean).
The brass brush is clearly not effective enough, as I once even did 50 passes and the fouling was still there.
The guy in my gunstore told me that my gun is too new to use strong copper solvents in (is that even true?) that it might damage the barrel surface. Is it normal for such a new gun to have this stubborn fouling - and how should I clean it out?
About 800 rounds has been Sellier & Bellot 124 grain FMJ. The rest were ARES 150 grain painted led bullets.
So I'm about 1000 rounds in on my Glock 17. At about 700 rounds I started to notice that while the barrel looked clean and shiny at a quick glance, turning it around in front of a good light showed some streaks/fouling along the lands in the barrel.
I've cleaned my gun after every range session (100-200 rounds). I usually put some Ballistol GunCer in the barrel, let it soak a bit - do 10 to 20 passes with a brass brush and then push through Ballistol soaked patches until they come out clean (usually takes me about 15 patches atleast before it they start looking really clean).
The brass brush is clearly not effective enough, as I once even did 50 passes and the fouling was still there.
The guy in my gunstore told me that my gun is too new to use strong copper solvents in (is that even true?) that it might damage the barrel surface. Is it normal for such a new gun to have this stubborn fouling - and how should I clean it out?
About 800 rounds has been Sellier & Bellot 124 grain FMJ. The rest were ARES 150 grain painted led bullets.