Unameduser
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I’ve got about 150 rounds through a new Hellcat, and have these wear marks on the crown, right at the ends of three lands. The other lands have no marks at their ends.
Before you tell me it’s cleaning damage, consider that I’ve cleaned it exactly once ever, since it came out of the box. Did 6-8 total chamber-to-muzzle-only bronze brush passes after treating with Hoppe’s Elite for a few minutes, followed by patches on a correctly sized brass jag, followed by CLP, followed by a few more patches on the aforementioned jag. That’s it.
All 150 or so rounds it’s eaten thus far have been standard brass-cased, copper-jacketed, 115 grain FMJ, that have all cycled perfectly.
Anybody else get wear like this? Mind you it’s not present on the crown anywhere else—just at the end of three lands, all side by side.
Before you tell me it’s cleaning damage, consider that I’ve cleaned it exactly once ever, since it came out of the box. Did 6-8 total chamber-to-muzzle-only bronze brush passes after treating with Hoppe’s Elite for a few minutes, followed by patches on a correctly sized brass jag, followed by CLP, followed by a few more patches on the aforementioned jag. That’s it.
All 150 or so rounds it’s eaten thus far have been standard brass-cased, copper-jacketed, 115 grain FMJ, that have all cycled perfectly.
Anybody else get wear like this? Mind you it’s not present on the crown anywhere else—just at the end of three lands, all side by side.