[jimbombo]

Hello.
Recently purchased a new GP100 3". Have not fired it yet but upon inspection i noticed this scratch, or uneven finish, not really sure which?? The revolver checks out fine, tiny bit of side to side play in cylinder, endshake and gap look fine, all other aspects of the revolver are ok.

Question is does this look like a scratch or just an uneven area that wasn't buffed out completely? Having not fired the revolver there is no way i could have caused this. Most importantly I just wanted to rule out that there might be something wrong with this revolver that I am missing? If it is just a spot that ruger missed when finishing it I am ok with this!...

If there is no reason for concern should i just leave it alone, or try and sand(buff) it out?

Thanks
Jim

[rcmodel]

Leave it alone.

It is a flaw in the investment cast frame and won't hurt a thing.
Might even be a design feature to prevent primer drag when it gets dirty for all I know.

At any rate, you certainly don't want to remove enough metal from the recoil shield to completely remove it!!

rc

[skidder]

Looks good to me. The location of that dent/scratch/toolmark should not hinder the weapons ability to perform it's designed task. Don't worry about it any longer, and get out and shoot that bad boy!:)
Let us know how it shoots.

[Remllez]

Like everyone said above it's not unusual. It's not a priority area for polishing/buffing and Rugers aren't the only handguns that have ugly recoil shields. It does look more like a tool mark than a defect and won't interfere with the operation of your revolver.

[Keizer]

I just looked at my new GP100 3", and it doesn't have that mark.

[MachIVshooter]

It is a flaw in the investment cast frame and won't hurt a thing

This.

Minor imperfections that don't affect aesthetics (really, this doesn't) or function are generally OK'd by QC. Even S&W's and Colts tend to have some rather ugly tool marks on the inside of the recoil shield (they're forged frames, so can't have casting flaws like a Ruger).

Shoot it, enjoy it!

[tbone1964]

Nah thats nothing to be concerned about I have several rugers, looking at you pic.. and this is just a guess, but looks like they filed a little material off right there when it went for final fit and finish, with investment casting.. the product is about as close to done as it can be except for a little finishing.