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Significant copper residue in a new gun?

mbrookmbrook Member Posts: 128 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in Ask the Experts
I picked up a new remington 700 stainless from my dealer and when I went to clean the gun today the first slovent soaked patch came out blue. I pur another slovent soaked patch through and it came out blue. It took another 6-7 patches to get the blue to subside. Almost no power residue just light blue signs of copper. Is this normal? I have never noticed this before. Usually just see dirt and powder. I was using Hoppes #9.

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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its perfectly normal, Remington test fires all their guns, so do most of the main brand name firearms manufacturers.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sometimes the gun dealers themselves testfire guns too.

    If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.

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  • mbrookmbrook Member Posts: 128 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What I found unusual was the quantity of copper in the barrel.

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  • chuckchuck Member Posts: 4,911
    edited November -1
    I did not know that hoppie would touch copper, I just got a new Remington classic and it had been shot, but no copper. Keep us posted on what you find out
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lee Blackman is corrrect, and a bullet or two will deposit enough copper in a new barrel to require 7-10 patches of Butch's Bore Shine to remove it. Not unusual at all.
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  • mbrookmbrook Member Posts: 128 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the reassurance guys,


    I just used Butch's Bore Shine for the first time yesterday at the recommendation of a friend. I first thoroughly cleaned a barrel with Hoppes #9. I then ran a patch saturated with Butch's and I was amazed at the extra gunk that it removed. A lot more powder residue and some copper.

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