My new Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt has a gash in the barrel.
I got a bullet stuck in the barrel last weekend (no powder - tied up the cyllinder.) A friend of mine helped me knock out the bullet with a cleaning rod. The bullet was knocked back into the case without incident, or so I thought.
A couple of days ago, I finally got around to cleaning the barrel. I noticed a lot of lead built up around the forcing cone, so I let it soak overnight. Yesterday, I began to get serious about the lead, and started using a lead-away cloth.
The lead began cleaning up nicely, but there was one spot that just wasn't coming out, no matter how much soaking, scrubbing, or cussing that I did. Then it dawned on me...the cleaning rod must have been scraped against the barrel when my friend whacked it out.
I will try to get a picture but it is in a difficult place to see. What are my options here? I'm guessing my only choice will be to send it back to Ruger, and have them install a new barrel :banghead:. I am going to shoot a few rounds as soon as I get the chance. My main concern is that the gash will collect lead like nobody's business, but if it doesn't, then I probably won't worry about it.
I got a bullet stuck in the barrel last weekend (no powder - tied up the cyllinder.) A friend of mine helped me knock out the bullet with a cleaning rod. The bullet was knocked back into the case without incident, or so I thought.
A couple of days ago, I finally got around to cleaning the barrel. I noticed a lot of lead built up around the forcing cone, so I let it soak overnight. Yesterday, I began to get serious about the lead, and started using a lead-away cloth.
The lead began cleaning up nicely, but there was one spot that just wasn't coming out, no matter how much soaking, scrubbing, or cussing that I did. Then it dawned on me...the cleaning rod must have been scraped against the barrel when my friend whacked it out.
I will try to get a picture but it is in a difficult place to see. What are my options here? I'm guessing my only choice will be to send it back to Ruger, and have them install a new barrel :banghead:. I am going to shoot a few rounds as soon as I get the chance. My main concern is that the gash will collect lead like nobody's business, but if it doesn't, then I probably won't worry about it.