Whew! Thank you jaymoore! I am more of an auto guy, my normal carry is either a government or commander 1911, and only here recently started to appreciate revolvers. A little gouge in the metal from a tool wouldn't bother me on an auto, however, I am still learning about revolvers. I have an LCR I bought when they came out with the .357 model. I picked up a 686 plus a few months ago and got the Governor 2 weeks ago. It is my first scandium frame. I guess reading on all the scandium models that blew up made me a little paranoid as to potential weak spots.

I just looked at my 686 and it has one of those marks as well. maybe on my Governor they came out a little further and that's why it has a couple. Thanks for the reply. Lol I'll stop wasting time worrying my gun will blow up and more time shooting and enjoying it!