I just bought a Security 9, i decided to clean it before shooting it. i took it apart and there is a grayish brown spot about halfway around inside the chamber more gray and very light brown. i can't see anything in the barrel and half of the chamber is good. it's not rough feeling and ammo cycles good by hand. taking a plastic nozzle straw from my rem oil i can't feel it catch on it so it has to be very thin or may be in the bluing. My bronze bore brush won't clean it off, it has me stumped. i have oiled it and put everything back together and cycled it. and it cycles fine by hand. I am thinking it's part of the bluing that didn't take well but wanted to ask here. thanks for any help on this.
grayish brown color inside chamber?
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whughett
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Sounds like a inactive rust spot that has blemished the steel. New or used.
its new, i called ruger. was told it was the bluing process that didn't take well. they would take the gun back and fix it or i could just use it like is as it won't hurt anything. i haven't decided yet what to do.
whughett
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Yet another question of Quality Control at Ruger. I’d send it back we’re it me.
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Good grief, it's a Ruger mass-market Plastic Fantastic, not a Holland & Holland double. It's a shooter, not a gazer!
If you want to gaze, start by spending at least 10x that, and you'll have a pistol worth gazing down.
Thats the reason I haven't decided yet, I know it's a $300 gun in store even tho I have only about $140 in it with the deal I got. gonna wait till deer season is up this Sunday and go in my back yard and try it out. if it shoots good then I will keep it as thats the real test and a real excuse to send it in if it doesn't feed. I bet tho that it feeds great as it does by hand and the coloring in the chamber is smooth all around. I believe it was just a bad bluing by ruger like the tech said. i was just checking to see if anyone else may have had this in their chamber or on their barrel? thanks
Trey Veston
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Thanks for sharing! On one hand, I would think that it's just a cosmetic blemish and nothing to worry about. On the other, I would like to know why the bluing didn't take in a certain area of the chamber, different metallurgy perhaps? Could that mean a potentially weaker spot in the chamber if the metal wasn't heat treated properly and evenly? I have no idea, just a random thought.
I decided to take it down and realy brush it and it's still there so it has to be just where the bluing messed up. I did think to check ammo in the chamber and have a question. with the barrel out i can drop a cartridge in the chamber by hand easier, the ammo has a little wiggle, is this normal? I don't have another semi auto to check so i was wondering if ammo is supposed to be snug in the chamber or wiggle a little? thanks
BSA1
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If the cartridge can’t “wiggle” how is it suppose to feed into the chamber? The chambers of just about all firearms are slightly oversized so the cartridge will easily fit and feed into the chamber.
As for the brown spot inside the chamber a product called “Lead Away” will remove it. It is a treated cloth intended for removing lead out of the barrel and chambers of guns. A problem with it is it will also remove the bluing off of guns. Simply cut a strip of cloth, wrap it around a tight fitting brass brush, stick it in the chamber and twist the brush cloth combo. Just keep repeating the procedure until the brown stain disappears.
The most important part of the gun is how well it functions and accurate it is.
As for the brown spot inside the chamber a product called “Lead Away” will remove it. It is a treated cloth intended for removing lead out of the barrel and chambers of guns. A problem with it is it will also remove the bluing off of guns. Simply cut a strip of cloth, wrap it around a tight fitting brass brush, stick it in the chamber and twist the brush cloth combo. Just keep repeating the procedure until the brown stain disappears.
The most important part of the gun is how well it functions and accurate it is.
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Jeb Stuart
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https://sharpshootr.com/wipe-out/
1.Copper will show up on the patch with a deep navy blue color.
2.Carbon will show up on a patch as the color brown.
3.Powder fouling will always be gray or black in color.
4. Molybdenum will show up as long black stripes ( it’s coming off the bottom of the grooves)
No color or a clean white patch is evidence of a clean barrel.
We use this test any time we are not sure of the condition of the bore…….or to determine if we need to re-apply
either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SHOW COLOR ON A PATCH AFTER RUNNING THE “PROOF TEST”
If you get any color on the patches it will be necessary to re-apply either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™ and then let them set of another overnight session. Color on a patch after an overnight session is evidence that the cleaning products used in the past have been in-effective. The most heavily fouled firearms usually do not require more than 3 overnight applications. Run the “PROOF TEST” after each overnight session to see in the firearm is once and for all finally clean.
DIRECTIONS FOR A BADLY FOULED BARREL
Badly fouled barrels that show color after the “PROOF TEST” should have another application of either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™ and should be left to soak overnight. Patch out the barrel the next morning and re-run the “PROOF TEST” . No color means you have a dead clean bore. Now you should be able to put 20 tp 50 rounds on this barrel and clean it in something less than 1 hour……in most cases under ½ hour. NO MORE GUESSING…….The “PROOF TEST” is the most reliable way to determine the condition of your firearms.
If necessary and you have a barrel that is heavily fouled with copper, you always have the option to use some ACCELERATOR ™. This product may be used in conjunction with either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™
1.Copper will show up on the patch with a deep navy blue color.
2.Carbon will show up on a patch as the color brown.
3.Powder fouling will always be gray or black in color.
4. Molybdenum will show up as long black stripes ( it’s coming off the bottom of the grooves)
No color or a clean white patch is evidence of a clean barrel.
We use this test any time we are not sure of the condition of the bore…….or to determine if we need to re-apply
either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SHOW COLOR ON A PATCH AFTER RUNNING THE “PROOF TEST”
If you get any color on the patches it will be necessary to re-apply either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™ and then let them set of another overnight session. Color on a patch after an overnight session is evidence that the cleaning products used in the past have been in-effective. The most heavily fouled firearms usually do not require more than 3 overnight applications. Run the “PROOF TEST” after each overnight session to see in the firearm is once and for all finally clean.
DIRECTIONS FOR A BADLY FOULED BARREL
Badly fouled barrels that show color after the “PROOF TEST” should have another application of either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™ and should be left to soak overnight. Patch out the barrel the next morning and re-run the “PROOF TEST” . No color means you have a dead clean bore. Now you should be able to put 20 tp 50 rounds on this barrel and clean it in something less than 1 hour……in most cases under ½ hour. NO MORE GUESSING…….The “PROOF TEST” is the most reliable way to determine the condition of your firearms.
If necessary and you have a barrel that is heavily fouled with copper, you always have the option to use some ACCELERATOR ™. This product may be used in conjunction with either WIPE-OUT ™ or PATCH-OUT ™
Well me and my nephew shot the Ruger Security 9 yesterday, the good news is the gun now shoots to point of aim and worked flawless. the bad news is he hates the trigger as he is used to striker fired guns. but I told him to keep givin it a try, he has a good gun now.
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