Does anyone have any suggestions for taking care of this scratch?

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I would remove the grips and polish with Flitz metal polish. You could start with very fine sand paper but I suggest Flitz as it will take a bit longer but be easier to blend with the rest of your gun. Good luck, Ricci.

For the brushed S&W finish I find the grey Scotchbrite pads to work best. Follow the same brush direction to match the pattern. Since your scratch appears deep, I would use sandpaper to remove the scratch, then the Scotchbrite pad to finish the surface to match.

My experience with Flitz is that it leaves a shiny finish that will significantly change the original brushed finish.

You can touch up the original finish on a brushed finish stainless steel gun and fix significant scratches with Scotch Brite pads. You can make it look original and very nice.

Scotch Brite pads come in different levels of coarseness.
Light Grey, called Ultra Fine Hand Pad - (600-800) 800 grit.
Green, called Light Duty Hand Pad - (600) 600 grit
Maroon pad, called General Purpose Hand Pad - (320-400) - which is very coarse for removing deeper scratches.

Work in a small area with tiny (1" square) piece of pad and stroke in one direction only following the linear polishing direction from the factory. Avoid any surfaces but the brushed stainless surfaces. Start in the most unobtrusive area first to make sure you get a feel for it and like the result. Go slow and use a light hand. For that scratch I might start with the Maroon to get rid of most, not all, of the scratch and then progress to Green until it is all but gone, then finish with the Light Grey. Generally the green pad can be used for all applications varying the pressure dependent upon the degree of the scratch you attempting to fix. Look at You Tube for examples of how to do it or further research the S&W Forum.

The suggestion by jepp2 would also work.

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