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Offline Lyle

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Cleaning the cylinder
« on: March 17, 2021, 06:31:43 PM »
I removed the nipples when I was cleaning the cylinder after shooting today. I noticed some fowling inside the cylinder just below the nipples. Is this normal?


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Re: Cleaning the cylinder
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2021, 06:32:59 PM »
Another picture of a different cylinder.

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Re: Cleaning the cylinder
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2021, 07:27:44 PM »
It's normal.
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Re: Cleaning the cylinder
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2021, 07:34:21 PM »
Yep. Mine look like that too.
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Re: Cleaning the cylinder
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2021, 09:06:44 PM »
Thanks. I thought it looked strange. ItÂ’s nice to know that it is normal.