Paint wearing out on the muzzle / crown of the barrel?

os2firefox · May 15, 2014, 08:18 PM

Got a barretta cx4 9mm carbine and noticed that the paint started wearing out on the muzzle / crown end of it.

Is that normal or something to be concerned about?

Mobuck · May 15, 2014, 09:35 PM

Beretta uses paint? OMG

Jay24bal · May 15, 2014, 10:41 PM

As Mobuck mentioned, I doubt it is paint. While I do not own one, I would be willing to bet it is not painted (at least not from the factory). Did you buy it new?

And no, that is not normal. I have never seen that on any of my guns, including ones that that over 10,000 rounds through them. It looks to have been knicked up/scratched (repeatedly).

Have you dropped it on the crown or banged it into something? Do you clean from breach to muzzle, or muzzle to breach?

Willie Lowman · May 15, 2014, 10:52 PM

Looks more like lead fowling on the crown to me.

May 15, 2014, 09:35 PM	#2
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	Beretta uses paint? OMG

May 15, 2014, 10:41 PM	#3
Jay24bal Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 735	As Mobuck mentioned, I doubt it is paint. While I do not own one, I would be willing to bet it is not painted (at least not from the factory). Did you buy it new? And no, that is not normal. I have never seen that on any of my guns, including ones that that over 10,000 rounds through them. It looks to have been knicked up/scratched (repeatedly). Have you dropped it on the crown or banged it into something? Do you clean from breach to muzzle, or muzzle to breach?

May 15, 2014, 10:52 PM	#4
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	Looks more like lead fowling on the crown to me.