Noticed light scratch marks in barrel while cleaning...

[G17fan]

So after I cleaned my baby after yesterday's match I looked in the barrel and noticed some light scratches at the end am the front of the barrel. It looks like its is from my brush. I have used this brush fro years and it is for a .45 auto.

Will these scratches affect performance or accuracy?

Thanks in advance.

[Service Desk]

Happy snaps of them would help.... Otherwise anything that damages the crowning the answer is yes.... If it is inside the barrel in the rifling.... The answer is probably not. Ymmv

[Sarge]

So after I cleaned my baby after yesterday's match I looked in the barrel and noticed some light scratches at the end am the front of the barrel. It looks like its is from my brush. I have used this brush fro years and it is for a .45 auto.

Will these scratches affect performance or accuracy?

Thanks in advance.

Will these scratches affect performance or accuracy?

Not likely

[deano2246]

Very interesting article
http://www.schuemann.com/Portals/0/Documentation/Webfile_Barrel_Cleaning.pdf

[bountyhunter]

So after I cleaned my baby after yesterday's match I looked in the barrel and noticed some light scratches at the end am the front of the barrel. It looks like its is from my brush. I have used this brush fro years and it is for a .45 auto.

Will these scratches affect performance or accuracy?

Thanks in advance.

What kind of brush left the scratches?

I personally threw away all the metal brushes years ago.

[Kingman]

I don't clean barrels that only see jacketed bullets