Yellow substance everywhere after shooting

Sky Zero · 10-19-2012, 08:07 PM

So after two days of shooting and a thorough cleaning in between, I noticed slivers/specs/powdery yellowish substance (I'm thinking from the casing crimp) all over my magazine and in my action as well as my grip area. Is this the result of the cartridge crimping as the casing is ejected from the luger and the yellowish stuff is the shavings or objects removed from the cartridge casing during ejection/extraction?

wlyon · 10-19-2012, 10:36 PM

Your discharged cases should tell you if something is shaving the brass. Using 0000 steel wool polish some of your loaded cases. Then shoot them and look them over. Most auto's that I know of do slightly scar the brass. But it shouldn't be excessive. Bill

Sky Zero · 10-20-2012, 01:35 PM

Yeah I mean I figured out the brass that's in little shavings or powder that's spread all over my gun internals is from the brass crimping. It seems pretty excessive and a bit annoying. Any ideas on what I could do to stop it or could it be just how mine was made?

wlyon · 10-20-2012, 04:05 PM

Suggest you talk to Lugerdoc. Bill

Sky Zero · 10-20-2012, 06:37 PM

Oh ok gotchya. Thanks!

JTD · 10-24-2012, 08:45 AM

Are you sure it is not powder residue? What kind of ammo?

10-19-2012, 08:07 PM	#1
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Yellow substance everywhere after shooting So after two days of shooting and a thorough cleaning in between, I noticed slivers/specs/powdery yellowish substance (I'm thinking from the casing crimp) all over my magazine and in my action as well as my grip area. Is this the result of the cartridge crimping as the casing is ejected from the luger and the yellowish stuff is the shavings or objects removed from the cartridge casing during ejection/extraction?

10-19-2012, 10:36 PM	#2
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,556 Times in 954 Posts	Your discharged cases should tell you if something is shaving the brass. Using 0000 steel wool polish some of your loaded cases. Then shoot them and look them over. Most auto's that I know of do slightly scar the brass. But it shouldn't be excessive. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-20-2012, 04:05 PM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,635 Thanks: 3,174 Thanked 2,556 Times in 954 Posts	Suggest you talk to Lugerdoc. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-20-2012, 01:35 PM	#3
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Yeah I mean I figured out the brass that's in little shavings or powder that's spread all over my gun internals is from the brass crimping. It seems pretty excessive and a bit annoying. Any ideas on what I could do to stop it or could it be just how mine was made?

10-20-2012, 06:37 PM	#5
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Oh ok gotchya. Thanks!

10-24-2012, 08:45 AM	#6
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 425 Thanks: 217 Thanked 408 Times in 149 Posts	Are you sure it is not powder residue? What kind of ammo?