So, you decided to clean your pistol eh? WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES!

[Big JD-From the hills]

I recently made the mistake of doing a deep clean of a new to me pisto'sl barrel. I fired some cast lead loads in it and noticed some leading, decided to brush it out. Sent a few patches down the bore, quick look...hmm some of those lead deposits are stubborn. I let it soak overnight with 'whipe out' bore cleaner. Gasp!!!!! Anyone want to guess the model/caliber of firearm? Ill give you a clue: its not milsurp, build date is 2016, less than 1000rds(estimated). will post pics of the whole gun later after everyone has time to panic and 'deep' clean there own pistol barrels(DON'T DO IT!!??!!)

 

[Shooter1971]

Good Lord...thought wipe out was safe. That already there may be?

 

[Big JD-From the hills]

oh yes whipe out is safe, well atleast in my 30 cal rifles it has been, infact its one of the few cleaners that you don't have to add a preservitive/oil afterwards just patch it out dry and its good to store again.

 

[Shooter1971]

Put some more lead through it...fill those in lol

 

[Paul_T]

Norinco 45ACP?

 

[Big JD-From the hills]

Norinco 45ACP?

Nope,they coat everything with an uneven but healthy dose of chrome lol

 

[Still alive]

CZ Shadow 9mm?

 

[old303]

Rifling reamer was run dirty and embedded a bunch of random swarf into the grooves?

 

[Canuck44]

Since it is in the Pistol Section and made in 2016 I am going to say CZ Shadow2. Ballard rifling rules out a Glock.

Take Care

Bob

 

[FarmerDanz]

Never had wipe out do that to my guns. Left it for days... That looks pre existing.

 

[MuthaFunk]

I'm gonna say a 1911 in 45ACP by Norinco.

 

[Harry Callahan]

Definitely a CZ SP-01 Shadow

 

[Harry Callahan]

Since it is in the Pistol Section and made in 2016 I am going to say CZ Shadow2. Ballard rifling rules out a Glock.

Take Care

Bob

Bob,

The SP-01 Shadow was still made in 2016.

 

[Musky Hunter]

Definitely a CZ SP-01 Shadow

wow.. i have 10k rds in my sp-01 shadow and the barrel looks new.

 

[just having some fun]

Reloads ???

Lilgun powder ????

 

[Canuck44]

Bob,

The SP-01 Shadow was still made in 2016.

One or the other is my guess. CZ marks the year of production on the frame or slide. Got to be a CZ but only the OP knows for sure. I'll stick with the Shadow2 as a guess for now.

Take Care

Bob

 

[Big JD-From the hills]

Haha yes it is a shadow 1!

guess people could have just searched my posts to see what I have posted about before. I have two of these models, the other has probably around 10-20k or more rds through it. I have converted that one to SAO trigger. It has similar but not as bad of pitting after the wipeout treatment. prior to using wipeout and just using a clp for cleaning they both looked shiny and smooth and shot great.

I'm wondering now being that plated bullets are common place if the electrolyte(acid) is embedded in the copper plated bullets and that's what's happening? Maybe some modern gun powders and primers are somewhat corrosive or have other effects that cause similar damage? Or maybe some copper alloys just react badly with the steel cz is using.

Anyway just an interesting thing I got going on, and it doesn't affect function or performance that I know of. This might give me the motivation to source/fit a threaded bbl though on one of em.

 

[Canuck44]

I would dismiss out of hand any bullet/powder concerns. I am quite certain you are barking up the wrong tree there. You might want to llook into the cleaning agent you used and see what it consists of. That pitting is quite unusual for certain. I would be surprised if accuracy has been degraded but it sure looks like hell.

Harry for the win.

Take Care

Bob

 

[Musky Hunter]

now i am going to check my shadow 1...lol

 

[jimbo14]

That’s why I never really clean my Shadows. Lol!