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DANG IT!! It happened already!!
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I'm digging the finish on that. It is hand crafted and a time consuming process but well worth it in the end. The results are a thing of beauty.I bought my 1911 pre-idiot scratched, that way I wouldn't have to fret too much over it.
Oh if the previous owner could only see the marks I have on it now... The scratches and wear on a gun only add to the character and individualism of it.
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Not mine, but a damn fine looking gun!
I will buff out if it's not too deep.
It is near impossible to find a used 1911 without the scratch.
I think people decide to sell them out of disappointment after they scratch the frame.
Don't be that guy.
Yeah that aint gonna happen. Ive been looking for one of these for about 2 years. Now that Ive got it, its not going anywhere except into my holster and where ever I happen to carry it.
Really...
How many "impossible" Colt 1911s would you like to see?
It's called an "IDIOT mark" for a reason. Don't be that guy.
I will buff out if it's not too deep.
It is near impossible to find a used 1911 without the scratch.
I think people decide to sell them out of disappointment after they scratch the frame.
Don't be that guy.
How many "impossible" Colt 1911s would you like to see?
It's called an "IDIOT mark" for a reason. Don't be that guy.
It's called an "IDIOT mark" for a reason.
Thanks that makes me feel SOOO much better.
When reassembling a 1911 you have reinstall the slide stop. To do this it takes a slight, somtimes a firm push in a slight upward and forward direction to overcome the plunger spring that holds it in place.
The "Idiot Mark" hapens when you slip and it scratches the frame just under the slide stop in a semi-circle fashion.
Like so:
Wow! Yeah that would be an extreme case.
Heres what the one I did looks like:
Can you see it?
Its not nearly as bad as the one above. I acually had trouble taking a pic of it. Like I said Im not worried about it, Its gonna get scratched worse as I carry it.
Can you see it?
Not horrible, by far... And, in my opinion, easily fixed with a little patience and something like "Scratch Out" (which I've recently learned about in another thread for shining up brass!
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Threadjack!
Not at all my good sir! Post away!
In fact
Come one come all!!
Post pics of your well used or well kept 1911s the more the merrier!
It just bumed me out a little when I did it bc its brand new and still has that new gun smell.
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