The first scratch is always the toughest

Battle Scars are a thing to be gloriously earned.

Fucking hell, that's a big 'first scratch'. Atleast do it gracefully.

its not a sports car you faggot, its a weapon

>>31585398
That's why I bought my springfield mil-spec 1911 used. The finish on those is just waiting for scuffs with any normal use

>Carry my AO M1911A1 everyday and operate with it innawoods
>Still looks new
The parkerization on this gun is tougher than any other finish I've ever seen.
>maybe one micro scratch
Seriously wtf

It's a Springfield not a fucking Rembrandt. Guns are expected to have a few dings, scrapes, and bumps.
Equal circumstances otherwise, I would trust a person with a beat up, well used (cosmetically flawed but mechanically sound) gun over someone with the exact same gun looking like it just came out of the box.

>Tfw you scratched your dad's .22 1911 while taking it down
God I felt like such a fuck up

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>>31585398
It's called character, and your gun doesn't look like some kind of fucking investment safe queen that's only fired 3 rounds in it's life that is mostly used to impress fudds at the range,

Also it's a Springfield armory inc 1911, not some kind of uber rare limited production hand made gun. Your not going to see Ian do a segment on the SA 1911 on Forgotten weapons

All that aside and out of the way seriously though... how did you do that? The only thing I can think of doing now is wear it some more so the rest of the gun wears to match that scratch

OP here, I blame my belt buckle.

>>31585555
im guessing he shoved it into his pants walked around a bit while it rubbed the belt buckle

>>31585555
>check'd

>>31585555
Quads confirmed, good, honest scratches just make the gun look better.

Unless it's an idiot scratch.

>>31585600
This is exactly what happened

>scratched my lower when trying to put the roll pins for the bolt release.
>used my guns enough and haven't noticed any scratches

Eh is what it is.

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>>31585555
Check'd
worn 1911's are sexy as fuck

>>31585600
Meh, I buy a gun and dont exactly act careless, but I dont do this ginger bullshit a lot of guys do.
>buy new C-29 AK clone
>out inna woods
>scratch it
>buddy goes "oooooohhh"
>wtf? Its just a $500 AK copy, I bought it specifically to be used as a beat around gun innawoods

>>31585593
Mexicant detected.

I cant say much, I've got a bersa thunder with 24k gold plating and I carry it at 1'o'clock

>>31585659
Too bad the parkerized finish on the mil-spec will never wear to look that good.

>>31585593
You've posted before, I think in a bathroom carry thread. If in your shoes would keep doing what your doing then down the road get it refinished and invest in a holster. Question though, so you carry appendix iwb mexican with a round chambered? I'm all for trusting safeties for intended purpose but being directed at my junk or femoral arteries without the trigger being protected makes me worried

>>31585398
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-g5VG2pWg
>>31585555
Checked

>>31585882
Wow, never knew. Sheryl crow version sucks.

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>>31585754
You've got that right

>>31585536
Dang right.

>>31585754
Possibly try taking off the slide, Taping or covering the internals, and putting it in a rock tumbler for a minute. might be worth it for the aesthetics alone

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>>31586162
>that Les Baer
Muh dick