ahhhhhh, thanks. i'm not REAL picky. i was just curious if that stuff is normal. i'll look for the bore paste aswell as the cleaning clothes. thanks a bunch for the info.

One trick you might try to get the cylinders clean is to use an oversize brush- in your case get a 41 caliber or 410 shotgun brush.
The diameter of the chambers inthe cylinder is larger than the diameter in the barrel, so an oversize brush will do a better job of getting the crud loosened up.