Trouble Cleaning Barrel/slide Ports!

jerryboy · April 20, 2013, 07:39 PM

I have a Springfield Armory Ultra Compact V10 1911 that's ported. The oval ports in the slide are accumulating a grayish layer of residue, and I'm having trouble cleaning them out. I only shoot jacketed bullets, so I know it's not lead. Any ideas?
I tried pipe cleaners, Q-tips, fishing line, etc. and nothing budges it.
thanks!

lamarw · April 20, 2013, 10:39 PM

Sounds like the perfect job for an ultrasonic cleaner.

pete2 · April 22, 2013, 04:02 PM

If it's like ports in a shotgun BBl good luck. I won't do that again.

April 20, 2013, 07:39 PM	#1
jerryboy Junior Member Join Date: January 27, 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12	Trouble Cleaning Barrel/slide Ports! I have a Springfield Armory Ultra Compact V10 1911 that's ported. The oval ports in the slide are accumulating a grayish layer of residue, and I'm having trouble cleaning them out. I only shoot jacketed bullets, so I know it's not lead. Any ideas? I tried pipe cleaners, Q-tips, fishing line, etc. and nothing budges it. thanks!

April 20, 2013, 10:39 PM	#2
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	Sounds like the perfect job for an ultrasonic cleaner.

April 22, 2013, 04:02 PM	#3
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	If it's like ports in a shotgun BBl good luck. I won't do that again.