peeplwtchr
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Hi All-
After running about 1500 22LR rounds through my Taurus TX22 training gun, I noticed damaged rifling and saw steel shavings coming from my barrel after the second outing. I did notice that the thread protector was loose during cleaning after the 2nd shooting session. Could this have caused the damage to the barrel? I took these pics with my borescope. I also noticed that the jag which fit the barrel fine before, now got tight at the end of the barrel (Last inch), where these pics were also taken. After I brushed it, the tolerance loosened for the most part. This is a $180 gun which I train @5-10 yards with, so damage/accuracy is not a huge concern for me, but I am curious if I got a bad barrel, or there is some other cause, such as the loose thread protector.
Apologize for the blurry pics, the scope wasn't adjusted well.
Thanks
After running about 1500 22LR rounds through my Taurus TX22 training gun, I noticed damaged rifling and saw steel shavings coming from my barrel after the second outing. I did notice that the thread protector was loose during cleaning after the 2nd shooting session. Could this have caused the damage to the barrel? I took these pics with my borescope. I also noticed that the jag which fit the barrel fine before, now got tight at the end of the barrel (Last inch), where these pics were also taken. After I brushed it, the tolerance loosened for the most part. This is a $180 gun which I train @5-10 yards with, so damage/accuracy is not a huge concern for me, but I am curious if I got a bad barrel, or there is some other cause, such as the loose thread protector.
Apologize for the blurry pics, the scope wasn't adjusted well.
Thanks