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Polishing Barrel. Reliability for CCW?
Simple question. Looks pretty easy to polish and several have done it. Anyone have long term problems with removing the finish? It I would do it on my primary carry 40c.
The barrels for my 3rd gens aren't coated at all and they've never had issues.
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Did the barrel, take down lever, slide release, safety and extractor of my Shield a little over a year ago. No problems. I carry it daily and shoot every chance I get. Not exactly long term but I think if it was going to rust or have a problem it would have shown up by now. I clean about every 500 rounds with CLP, nothing special.
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Did the barrel, take down lever, slide release, safety and extractor of my Shield a little over a year ago. No problems. I carry it daily and shoot every chance I get. Not exactly long term but I think if it was going to rust or have a problem it would have shown up by now. I clean about every 500 rounds with CLP, nothing special.
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Sounds good. Time to get started! Thank you for the input.
When you did the barrel did you do the bottom portion as well under the chamber area?
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Yes, I did all of it. A while later I did the trigger bar and sear, basically a Burwell trigger job without doing the striker block or any filing of the sear, it made quite an improvement.
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I did my barrels for my 40c & my 40 Shield the lazy man's way: All I polished was the barrel hoods & the ends. In other words, just the parts you see!
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Simple question. Looks pretty easy to polish and several have done it. Anyone have long term problems with removing the finish? It I would do it on my primary carry 40c.
The barrels for my 3rd gens aren't coated at all and they've never had issues.
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Polishing removes metal. If you thought the lockup was loose and the gun wasn't as accurate, you're in for a real ride now. It's okay, 9 out of 10 M&P's aren't shot anywhere near there potential anyhow. Mine isn't, but I'm working on that consciously, at speed and distance.
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Polishing removes metal. If you thought the lockup was loose and the gun wasn't as accurate, you're in for a real ride now. It's okay, 9 out of 10 M&P's aren't shot anywhere near there potential anyhow. Mine isn't, but I'm working on that consciously, at speed and distance.
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Using a super fine scotch pad & some jewelers rouge, I seriously doubt that you are going to remove enough metal to harm the lockup. It hasn't harmed mine at all. I'm using a Dremel tool with a polishing felt wheel, not a bench grinder.
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Using a super fine scotch pad & some jewelers rouge, I seriously doubt that you are going to remove enough metal to harm the lockup. It hasn't harmed mine at all. I'm using a Dremel tool with a polishing felt wheel, not a bench grinder.
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No kidding. Not like sparks are flying everywhere. haha.
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I took a practice run last night on my 1911PD. Its already exposed stainless. Two quick passes with mothers mag/wheel polish and it looks beautiful. Its a gun that has had around 5000 rounds through it.
Before....
After...
(first pass)
(second pass)
(barrel bushing)
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Why? I'm being serious. The outside does nothing for or against reliability. Is it the urge to clean something or just a fascination with shiny stuff ( most of which is hidden under the slide anyway)
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Why? I'm being serious. The outside does nothing for or against reliability. Is it the urge to clean something or just a fascination with shiny stuff ( most of which is hidden under the slide anyway)
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Both. I'm a car guy. I enjoy a good shiny finish and the smoother the surface the easier it is to clean in the future.
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Both. I'm a car guy. I enjoy a good shiny finish and the smoother the surface the easier it is to clean in the future.
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