First off let me say that what I've read on these forums, there seems to be a ton of helpful info, it's great. Im sorry if i post this in the wrong place, this is my first post here. Now to the meat of the matter. Forgive me I'm gonna ramble a bit. I was recently in the market for my first handgun. I wanted a 1911 and didn't want anything to do with a Glock as I had never used one. The more I researched they started to grow on me to the point I really wanted on. So I go buy a Gen 3 G19 brand spanking new. I was hoping that this gun would be all I hoped and dreamed it would be. I get it home and it's more. I love this gun. It's amazing. I've had it about 2 weeks give or take. I gave it a good once over before the first session with it, put around 400-500 rds through her since. Gave her a good cleaning last night. Go shoot a few mags today, about 60-80 rounds. I come inside and check everything out and I think I have some copper fouling. I'm not sure as I'm new to all this. I've shot diff guns all my life but never went thru all the things of owning one. I was just wondering if somebody can give me the info on fouling, what I need to look for, what's normal wear, how to get rid of it etc. Im posting from my iPhone so if I can fig out how to post pics of it I will. I got some Break Free CLP in a spray can and some Hoppes gun oil keep everything slick. I cleaned the bore with CLP last night. I've only shot one kind of ammo thru it since I've had it. Federal Champion 115gr 9mm Luger FMJ. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. I found another post similar to mine that set my mind at ease a bit. Not quite the same though. I'm doing all this from my iPhone so if I can fig out how to post pics itd be easier. Im sure I'm being over particular but just wanna make sure. Anyway I'll keep looking around. Thanks again

Thanks for the reply man, and the welcome. It's good to find a place to come to for help. I have other handguns but this is my first experience with a Glock. Its great. It is now my CCW and my duty weapon. It's amazing. Feels great, shoots great, super accurate, far more than I am. There will be many more Glocks to come! Ur info and some others really helped relax my mind some. I picked up some Hoppes No 9 today so I'm gonna give it a once over with that then get to shooting! Thanks again for the help and welcome, got a great gun and a great place to come to talk about it!!!

since someone mentioned barrel longivity.... anyone have a ballpark number on how many rounds before a barrel is used up ?

You might want to try Youtube.com to find your answer. There are guys on there that shoot thousands upon thousands of rounds with little or not damage to the pistol let alone the barrels. Plus its fun to watch all the torture test they continue to think up. Good luck

new g19 gen 3 owner also...i noticed the copper/ gray color too
i didn't think it was nothing to worry about..
i use Hoppes No 9 also let it soak for 15 min the run a few clean patches through
i used a foaming bore cleaner once on my rem 700 30.06 worked great
you could see the foam turn color on a white patch. it worked great too
i think it was gunslick or something..