Scratched Gun

krylon!

Seariosuly, just camo the thing and forget about it. I hate when people get anal about the condition of a AR.

Or Durabake/Duracoat. And yeah, It's an AR, not a Weatherby or a Dan Wesson. It's meant to be used like a battle rifle.

What is the best way to cover these small scratches in the finish?

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More, larger scratches will take your focus off those small ones.

Guns are like trucks, they are meant to be used and abused ;-)...

+1 for Kalash (after seeing his video of him cleaning his AK, his comment on this post is funny hahaha)

They are not scratches.
They are BEAUTY-MARKS!

There IS a difference!

A huge scrape in the nice, shiny wood furniture of a brand-new Weatherby is a SCRATCH.

A mark on your revolver cylinder, from use, is not a scratch, but is also a BEAUTY-MARK! Holster-wear of blueing coming off in places are also BEAUTY-MARKS!

A crack in the wood grips of a brand-new S&W pistol is a CRACK and should be dealt with as such by S&W (or any brand, for that matter).

Hey, I'll take your VTAC sling if you don't like it, I will even pay the shipping!

All the better! That means you *really* used it to put the beauty mark in it. 8)

More, larger scratches will take your focus off those small ones.

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Yep. I feel ashamed of an eotech or my AR before it gets any scratches on it.

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Same with my carry guns. I have a g19 rtf2 that I'm getting rid of this weekend. I'm almost ashamed that it looks pristine. Something about that rtf2 frame finish makes it really resistant to holster wear or scratches. I have another 19 (gen4) that is newer and looks more like a carry gun should...it has a scratch or 5.

This is not a bargain bin AR by the way.

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So it is a reliable, accurate working rifle I assume? Run it hard, put it away wet. Beauty marks will follow.

Gordon_Freeman said:

Very funny guys. This is not a bargain bin AR by the way.

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I don't think anybody is trying to be funny. If you use a forearm, it will get scratched and dinged, it all just adds character.

Your local gun store should have a touch up marker that will cover it if it's bothering you.

It's hard to judge resale value of the scratch without pictures...

Seriously, rub marks and scuffs happen. I once misjudged the distance to a patch of concrete and scraped the muzzle of a nice, brand new stainless steel match barrel. Didn't hit the crown and it's been like that ever since, nice irregular gouge marks from the first 15-minutes it was at the range. (This is an AR-15 too, and not a "bargain bin" model either.) The receiver has handling marks from my hands and sling, the sight knobs have some splotching where they tried to rust after I turned them with sweaty hands, and the pistol grip and buttstock once turned white where my hand and cheek sat on them during a prone match.

If you use it, marks will come. As long as they're not from abuse, it won't harm anything.

I feel ashamed of an eotech or my AR before it gets any scratches on it. .. I'm almost ashamed that it looks pristine.

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Common, very common. A lot of active shooters would be embarrassed to be seen at the range with a war implement that was in mint condition, shiny and perfect... unless it was brand new.

This is not a bargain bin AR by the way.

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My favorite AR is a top tier rifle that I have well over $2K into. I have no reason to treat it the same way I'd treat a mint Python of the same value. It is going to be used the way it was designed to be used... hard.

It's like seeing one of those trust fund kids with his shiny 4x4, lifted high with huge tires on it, that he keeps waxed and clean. If he never takes that thing off the pavement, I don't get it. I'm not calling him a fool, and more power to him, I'm just not at all afraid to get my tools dirty.

That last comment was in no way
meant to be an insult to anyone
who is categorized as youthful or
from wealthy lineage. Trust funds
are cool. I wish I had one. I'd
probably have a monster truck
that never saw a dirt road also.

Its not a real battle rifle until you dawn some ranger panties and throw it off a roof.


Glocks deserve extra attention! I hate new glocks, they look ugly without a couple 9mm dents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTfCDuPE7GA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwJYeVtHOWU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKzKS68b0oM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59R7w4MLlMo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_5BQ23j3C0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2mBJf39L4k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pf0mCAY2ho
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I have scratches on a 3K plus 1911. Still shoots the same.

Unless the gun is collectible or rare in some way I wouldn't worry about scratches.

I have an HK-93 that was made in 1980 on layaway right now and it is absolutely pristine and I definitely want to keep it that way because it's such a rare and collectible gun. I'll still shoot it but I don't want it to get scratched up so I'll handle it with care.

My AR is neither rare or collectible so I have no issue playing rough with it.

The first one is the hardest, but it gets easier. I seem to go through the same thing with every new gun I purchase...

Like your name by the way.

Shoot it till it breaks, then fix the part and shoot it some more. I like the character it gives a gun, makes it look like its been treated how a gun is spose too.

I too also like your name.

-HL (2008), CS (2009), DoD (2000) player

You should see the dents in the dull stock of my Service Grade Garand.

Although the metal components are nice (built in '55), it would not seem like a battle rifle if it looked perfect enough to be on the cover of "Glamour" magazine. The same goes for the scratches/scrapes on my Enfields' metal and wooden parts.

Many of those rifles which appear pristine are seldom, if ever used.
My friend's Colt AR is such a near-mint example: twenty years old, but almost never leaves his closet, and don't know why he still has it.
Sold him 500 rds. of Wolf ammo for $80 five months ago and none of it (or any other) been used.

About 40 years ago I was a furniture delivery man. Never left the house without a black and brown crayon in my pocket. The black one works on AR's too. Joe

OK, so you've about figured out that nobody cares about your scratches, except me. I have 6 AR"s that run from beaters to "Space Guns". If one gets a scratch I can't live with, I get some flat black spray paint, spray some in the lid, and use a toothpick to apply it to the scratch, when it gets almost dry buff carefully with a cloth and feather it in. then let it dry, drink a couple of your favorite adult beverage, and all will be well.

Try the Rust-Oleum stove paint (for wood stoves). It matches the factory parkerizing pretty closely (I've used it on converted Saigas) and can handle the heat. Spray it on something you don't care about first to make sure it will match close enough but it should be close enough you won't notice unless you get out the reading glasses and get up real close.
The nice thing about that method is since it happened from your sling clasp it'll probably happen again and you can just touch it up as necessary. A can will last you forever for small touch ups.