Originally Posted by
Breechplug
Should I just get over it and expect this from a Steel Barrel, or has anyone actually got a Blued Steel Barrel to be so Clean that after a cleaning your Patches really do come out clean and white.
I have owned MANY blued barrels and I can only think of one that I would get a colored patch from. But that gun was a rescue gun and was badly pitted. I think what you're seeing is a chemical reaction.