Oops.I did it again

[roval]

I wish I'd learn not to hold anything oiled and metallic over a revolver I'm working on.

I was replacing the springs on my relatively new S&W 586. I figured I'd remove the crane and cylinder as well as, I followed the youtube tutorial. I oiled the shaft that goes into the crane when the crane and cylinder fell onto the gun from a height of 4 inches causing a small scratch or dent in the bluing just front of the trigger guard in the frame.

Similar thing happened when I was checking the throats of my super redhawk. The new pin gauges that were lightly oiled, dropped onto the barrel of my relatively new gun and a caused a small scratch.

Ooh well nothing else to be done.

 

[adcoch1]

Don't feel bad at all if these are shooters and not safe queens. I once dropped my redhawk in a river while washing my hands after gutting an animal while hunting. Forgot to put the strap back on the holster and it fell out. Two big knicks in the backstrap and one on the barrel. But its a hunting pistol...

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[roval]

Definitely not safe Queens but it's like getting the first ding on a new car. ThE charge for the gun hasn't even shown up on my.credit card yet.

 

[adcoch1]

Oh ouch, yeah that's always tough. But, once the first one is done its not new any more so you can enjoy it... But that is the reason i am afraid to take my CZ bolt gun hunting. The stock is just so pretty the first scratch is gonna hurt...

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[RA40]

Ouch. Know that feeling. Much like how I park the car in a safe area to avoid door dings. What's the first body work...something while parked at home in the garage falls on the car. :banghead:

 

[gotboostvr]

One of the reasons I enjoy buying used.
Let someone else take the "new" out of it.

I kinda have a thing for cosmetically challenged guns

 

[bannockburn]

roval

Sorry to hear about your mishaps; I like to keep my guns as pristine as possible and something like those scratches and dings would drive me batty! Have made it a habit of keeping my workbench as free of clutter when I'm working on or cleaning my guns.

 

[Jim K]

"I was replacing the springs on my relatively new S&W 586."

Might I be so bold as to ask why? To continue the automobile analogy, do you replace all the valve springs in your car engine for fun?

While the damage to your gun is not related to the springs, fixing something that doesn't need fixing seems to be a recipe for trouble of one kind or another.

Jim

 

[roval]

Regarding the springs . IT had a good smooth linear pull but changing the rebound trigger spring lightened it quite a bit. should have just gotten that by itself instead of the whole kit....kept the original hammer spring as it seems light enough.

Funny but it's never happened on my pistols and my first revolver a 5 inch gp100.

Unrelated but regarding car dings. A few months ago retired our 16 yr old minivan. I caused the first ding on the new suv by opening the rear door while inside the garage and hit the rear door against the rolled up garage door even before the first autopay from our bank acct.

 

[gotboostvr]

Roval, you got it out of the way early. Good on ya, now you don't have to worry quite as much about the rest of them.

Death, taxes and scratches on our favorite working guns.
I hate all of them, but you can't avoid it. Might as well not worry about it too much