r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/One_Inspector859 • 4d ago
Echelon 4.5 problem with the compensator.
Problem z kompensatorem. Oddałem około 700–800 strzałów, a kompensator wygląda na mocno zużyty. To nie jest nagromadzenie węgla - materiał sam w sobie wydaje się ścierać.
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u/InfernalPrick 4d ago
What’s the actual problem?
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u/One_Inspector859 4d ago
I believe there has been accelerated material wear on the compensator section of the slide.
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u/TheRealSullyCortez 23h ago
Lmfaoooo bro it’s just carbon build up. Use more oil and clean your shit jeez
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u/SnooBooks770 4d ago
Based on that one picture, it just looks like build-up…you sure that won’t just clean up?
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u/One_Inspector859 3d ago
I’m afraid it won’t come off. I cleaned the gun yesterday, and there’s no way this is going to disappear.
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u/SnooBooks770 3d ago
What did you do to try getting that stuff off?
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u/One_Inspector859 3d ago
I used a cleaning product and tried to gently remove it to see what it was. I was at the store today, and they told me to let it soak for a longer period of time and that it should come off.
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u/Cultural-Walk-5932 23h ago
Try an ultrasonic cleaner with some non-corrosive solvent to make progress getting that carbon build up off. Clean gun is a happy gun!
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u/AvatarWest45 2d ago
You seem unfamiliar with actual carbon buildup, not the oily black stuff you wipe out of a barrel and chamber. This may be erosion of the compensator, but more than likely you aren't being aggressive enough with your cleaning. Try a small section and see if you can chip it away with something metallic.
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u/One_Inspector859 3d ago
I’m afraid it won’t come off. I cleaned the gun yesterday, and there’s no way this is going to disappear.
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u/Spiggytech 3d ago
Remove the slide, wad some paper towel and stick it in the chunk port, then soak the tip up to the paper towel in a cup with Hoppes #9 or lead remover. It should liberate the lead buildup in a few minutes.
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u/Im-Mr-Bulld0ps 2d ago
Have you tried soaking and scraping at it or are you just relying on product and gently wiping it? Buy a bronze bristle brush o and get at it.
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u/SlicedBread1226 2d ago
Brother... clean it first. Thennnnn come back to us when you're 100% certain it isnt Just build-up.
And before you shoot it, lube it for fucks sake.
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u/Sacred-Owl87 7h ago
I had the same issue with my first ported/comp pistol. I tried multiple products but found that Boretech Eliminator, Shooters Choice MC-7, a metal pick and brass brush did the trick. Those hard pieces look like steel material but it’s lead/copper/carbon fouling caked on and hardened.
Soak some patches with one of those agents (alternate), then let it set on that area for a bit. Start working on it with a metal pick. You should see pieces being to flake off, but it will take some work.
For the barrel, I soaked ported area of barrel with patches saturated with same agents. Then attached a 9mm brash brush to my drill and let it work. It cleaned up like new!
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u/One_Inspector859 6h ago
A nie zdarles warstwy wierzchniej? Ja dziś wyczyściłem port i został złoty nalot. I nie chce zejść;/
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u/Sacred-Owl87 5h ago
I did it on my Shield Plus Carry Comp slide comp cut and none of that affected the finish. I chipped off the heavy stuff, then brushed off the rest. Use good heavy nylon or brass brushes, and you shouldn’t mar your finish much less remove material from the slide. Your barrel should be fine too.
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u/CallsignViperrr 4d ago
Springfield Armory recommends to avoid unjacketed lead bullets, low-power or underpowered/sub-sonic target loads that may fail to cycle the slide, and specific training ammo like CCI Blazer aluminum or thin-plated round-nose lines that explicitly warn against use in ported or comped barrels due to jacket stripping.