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Strange issue with a SA-35

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Its been a while since I had the SA-35 to the range due to a surgery. I ordered a set of XS sights for it so I got it out of the safe to get it ready. On the end of the barrel was this white corrosive looking stuff. I cleaned the powdery stuff off with Hoppes. I assume it is some sort of adhesive that Springfield used to adhere the barrel bushing since it in non-removable. Anyone seen anything like this before?
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I doubt an adhesive was used as a means to hold the bushing in.

It looks like some kinda grease or maybe carbon deposits. I get grayish white powdery carbon residue sometimes on muzzle devices when shooting suppressed.
 
kcode said:
Its been a while since I had the SA-35 to the range due to a surgery. I ordered a set of XS sights for it so I got it out of the safe to get it ready. On the end of the barrel was this white corrosive looking stuff. I cleaned the powdery stuff off with Hoppes. I assume it is some sort of adhesive that Springfield used to adhere the barrel bushing since it in non-removable. Anyone seen anything like this before?View attachment 40539
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Go to the 1:40 time point for an explanation.

 
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With the original FN/Browning soldering was the way the bushings were designed to be put together, but others took short-cuts by using Lok-Tite.
 
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Talyn said:
With the original FN/Browning soldering was the way the bushings were designed to be put together, but others took short-cuts by using Lok-Tite.
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i think it has to do with production numbers at the end of the day.

way back then, maybe the demand for guns was not as much, so time could be spent to fit things better..??

today's world of "hurry up i need it now", makes for short(er) ways of production.
 
FN/Browning built orders of magnitude more BHPs than SA/Tisas will ever hope to.

It's more that in these times some take short-cuts to cut costs vs. how things were done in the past.
 
With todays gun climate, I agree with @Old_Me and @Talyn with the hurry up and get it done and taking short cuts on builds, that’s why quality control is gone, hence why we the consumer have to keep sending guns back cause they don’t work or other issues. Everything is about how many units you can produce and how much money we, the company can save, all gun manufacturers do this, don’t kid yourself
 
Sourcing major components from offshore manufacturers with much lower production costs is another short-cut, as well as becoming vulnerable due to supply-chain issues.

The whole USA has dug itself into a hole by sending production overseas since the 70's.
 
Thanks for the info all. I removed the hardened material from the face of the slide with a stiff nylon tipped screw driver. It seemed to chip away and then used Goof off to clean the residual with no effect on the blueing. I received the XS sights today so its time to get the front sight off and see what is underneath that needs cleaned
 
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