RIA 1911 barrel bore rough/normal?

jpsshack · July 13, 2011, 08:34 PM

Community,
Just picked up a basic RIA 1911 GI model. Love it, though I notice that the barrel bore, particularly the grooves, doesn't have the satiny polish of my other pistols (Walther, SIG, S&W & Ruger). Still shoots good, but I wonder if this is normal with these guns. There are very faint score marks that I can see with my Barrel-Lite, and I can feel them with the bronze brush as compared to running one through any of my other pistols. I only have about 250-odd rounds through it. Any thoughts on the matter are welcome.
-jp

GURU1911 · July 13, 2011, 11:05 PM

Take a .45 caliber bronze brush & wrap a wisp of 3-0 / 4-0 steel wool around the bristles. From breech to muzzle, pass it through the bore about 25 times. Pass clean patch through bore & inspect under strong light. Now smear some metal polish (flitz, maas, or simichrome) into the bristles & pass again through the bore 25 more times. Pass clean patches through the bore until the patches come out clean. Inspect again under strong light. That should help to smooth both the lands & grooves of that new barrel.

Guru1911

hoghunting · July 13, 2011, 11:55 PM

If your pistol is shooting accurately, then I would just keep shooting it. Shooting it and cleaning it will eventually smooth the barrel.

jpsshack · July 14, 2011, 07:09 AM

Thanks folks. Sounds like a plan.

July 13, 2011, 08:34 PM	#1
jpsshack Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Northern New England Posts: 169	RIA 1911 barrel bore rough/normal? Community, Just picked up a basic RIA 1911 GI model. Love it, though I notice that the barrel bore, particularly the grooves, doesn't have the satiny polish of my other pistols (Walther, SIG, S&W & Ruger). Still shoots good, but I wonder if this is normal with these guns. There are very faint score marks that I can see with my Barrel-Lite, and I can feel them with the bronze brush as compared to running one through any of my other pistols. I only have about 250-odd rounds through it. Any thoughts on the matter are welcome. -jp

July 13, 2011, 11:05 PM	#2
GURU1911 Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Location: SEALY, THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS Posts: 501	ROUGH BORE Take a .45 caliber bronze brush & wrap a wisp of 3-0 / 4-0 steel wool around the bristles. From breech to muzzle, pass it through the bore about 25 times. Pass clean patch through bore & inspect under strong light. Now smear some metal polish (flitz, maas, or simichrome) into the bristles & pass again through the bore 25 more times. Pass clean patches through the bore until the patches come out clean. Inspect again under strong light. That should help to smooth both the lands & grooves of that new barrel. Guru1911 __________________ NRA LIFE MEMBER (1984) & PRESIDENT: S.W. LA. R&P CLUB, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (1994-1999) METALLIC CARTRIDGE RELOADER (1977) & GENTILE CHRISTIAN ZIONIST INFIDEL !!! "THERE AIN'T TOO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T FIX, WITH $500 DOLLARS OR A .30-06"

July 13, 2011, 11:55 PM	#3
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	If your pistol is shooting accurately, then I would just keep shooting it. Shooting it and cleaning it will eventually smooth the barrel.

July 14, 2011, 07:09 AM	#4
jpsshack Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Northern New England Posts: 169	Thanks folks. Sounds like a plan.