Mike1234567
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Get used to it. Your wife will be far harder on your pistol than you'll ever be.
Brand New 1911 horror story!!!
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ForumSurfer
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The op never said it was gold. 
Some of the newer "cool" rings made out of titanium or tungsten are really hard. They will damage a finish pretty easily.
As others have said though, it adds character. Just run with it. They always feel like they are officially "mine" after some wear marks from the holsters or whatever.
Some of the newer "cool" rings made out of titanium or tungsten are really hard. They will damage a finish pretty easily.
As others have said though, it adds character. Just run with it.
They always feel like they are officially "mine" after some wear marks from the holsters or whatever.
Don't undervalue this a priceless cocktail party conversation opportunity. When the subject of guns come up
(as it always does at uber liberal parties) just point across the room to your wife and announce,
....... "...she's already worn a shooting groove into the trigger guard of her 45 automatic...."
That oughta cause a hub-bub halt.
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TenMillimaster
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If I were married and had a 1911, I would be PROUD to have my wife's ring mark forever on MY 1911. Then you can think fondly of TWO things while shooting.
Quoheleth
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+1 to Sam1911's comment.
Double-check...chances are the finish is harder than your wife's ring (unless it's titanium). What you are seeing might be the gold or silver that has rubbed off her ring and onto the gun.
Q
Double-check...chances are the finish is harder than your wife's ring (unless it's titanium). What you are seeing might be the gold or silver that has rubbed off her ring and onto the gun.
Q
You neglected to mention that the very first thing you said was, "honey are you ok". You did say that, BEFORE you immediately grabbed the gun, right?Well, I went out this week and spent $800 (with tax) on a new Springfield Range Officer. I took it to the range for the first time to shoot. My wife came along to shoot her Buckmark as well. I loaded up the 2 mags and walked up to the line to shoot. Before I began I asked my wife if she wanted to shoot it first, being the great guy I am. (I didn't really expect her to say yes, since she doesn't like guns that kick) She said "sure I'll shoot it a few times!". Well, after she finished shooting the 2 mags she put down the Springer and said that shooting that gun made her finger hurt. She held up her hand and to my utter shock I saw her ring still on her finger.I immediately grabbed the gun and saw where her ring boogered up the parkerizing on the front strap. The sight of the bare metal shining up at me was as bad as any horror movie I've ever seen.
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Any other horror stories out there since it's about to be Holloween? I know that I'm not the only one to have his new gun (or anything else for that matter) screwed up like this.
BullfrogKen
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I'm with Sam. Doubt gold or silver is going to make a permanent mark on parkerized steel.
As has been said already, it's a tool. Use it like one, and get over the marks.
I've got hand-made 1911's that cost over three times what you paid for yours. They've got dings and scratches from speed reloads and malfunction drills. And a pretty healthy amount of holster wear.
It looks better now. It's visible evidence that I actually use it, suggests I might actually have some proficiency with it.
As has been said already, it's a tool. Use it like one, and get over the marks.
I've got hand-made 1911's that cost over three times what you paid for yours. They've got dings and scratches from speed reloads and malfunction drills. And a pretty healthy amount of holster wear.
It looks better now. It's visible evidence that I actually use it, suggests I might actually have some proficiency with it.
NavyLCDR
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I think you should consider yourself lucky that your wife isn't pissed at you for your gun scratching her ring.....
I once was wearning a pancake holster holding my parkerized 1911 during some range shooting. The gun was drawn and holstered several times before I noticed that I had my folding knife clipped to my right pants pocket. I heard a metal on metal sound and realized what I had been doing. The left side of the slide was all scratched up from the metal clip. I was irratated for an hour or so but haven't thought much of it since. The feeling will fade.
bikerdoc
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Scars, tattoos and marks on guns all have some story attached.
Justin
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Oh Lawdy no! Not a scratch on the finish!
It's a gun, not a Fabergé egg. Go run it for a season at some IDPA or IPSC matches and realize that the scratches, scuffs, and dings that show up on the weapon are marks that show you've actually learned how to shoot. I have yet to meet a Master or Grand Master level shooter who's gun didn't look like it had been skipped across a parking lot.
Andrew Wyatt
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If you care how your gun looks, your priorities are out of order.
BullfrogKen
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Justin said:
. . . and then put back together with skate board tape.
jogar80
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How about a pic of that gun as it is now? Just curious how that kinda wear looksIt's funny. The gun has 3000+ rounds through it now, hundreds of trips in and out of a holster, and plenty of wear marks.
I actually think it looks better now than when it was new
Justin
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I'm not Texas Rifleman, but the picture I posted above should be a pretty good approximation. Every piece of brass (and more!) in that photo was ejected out of that gun.
jogar80
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Yea I liked that pic too. All that wear has its own charm... looks cool! My carry 1911 has knicks and dings all over, but nothing like that. Gues i'm not as hardcore as I thought, lol.
Justin
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Don't worry, that was about five years worth of accumulated draws, shooting, and dry-fire practice, and probably 3-5K rounds through the gun per year.
D-Day
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These things come with finishes? Where'd mine go?
lobo9er
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JUSTIN what type of gun is that in the picture?
JFtheGR8
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That just made it yours with character added. I would consider something like that normal wear. I hope you didn't flip out over it in front of your wife. We'd have to pull your man card if you did.
HisSoldier
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The OP didn't say it was a carry gun, unless I missed it. I have many guns, but only one carry gun, it's a plastic gun just because I can't stand damaging a fine firearm, plus it's very light. I have no feelings for it.
The balance of my guns are treasures to me, and I would be upset too, scratches and idiot marks don't add character, they say bad things about someone in it's past who didn't know how to handle a gun.
Normal wear and tear are unavoidable, true, but with careful handling that happens very slowly.
The balance of my guns are treasures to me, and I would be upset too, scratches and idiot marks don't add character, they say bad things about someone in it's past who didn't know how to handle a gun.
Normal wear and tear are unavoidable, true, but with careful handling that happens very slowly.
Go on and shoot it
When I first shot and cleaned my first (and only) 1911 I got idiot marks on it because I don't read instructions. As far as I can tell it shoots the same.
I have noticed that it has a tendency to shoot high left, which I assume is caused by the light reflecting off the scratches on that side of the gun, in turn heating the air creating a low pressure area that draws the shot toward it. Yeah, that's it!
When I first shot and cleaned my first (and only) 1911 I got idiot marks on it because I don't read instructions. As far as I can tell it shoots the same.
I have noticed that it has a tendency to shoot high left, which I assume is caused by the light reflecting off the scratches on that side of the gun, in turn heating the air creating a low pressure area that draws the shot toward it. Yeah, that's it!
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