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Stupid mistake
I just received my Remington-Rand 1911A1 from the CMP program. The first thing I did was put a scratch in the slide with the slide stop.
I knew better. Bah Humbug.
What's a good way to cover up the scratch on the Parkerized slide?
As the pistol sits on my bench, the slide is is crying "Dummy, dummy, dummy".
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03-09-2024, 05:44 PM
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Go out and shoot it. The faster you do, the faster the "no scratches on the new car" feelings will leave.
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You're in good company. Lots of those scratches. Like 444 Magnum said, "Choot it! Choot it!"
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03-09-2024, 06:00 PM
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Stupid Mistake
I would wipe it off with some good oil and put it up. Get you an inexpensive reproduction to shoot. Be glad you got a piece of history to admire.
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03-09-2024, 06:12 PM
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I am so tired of reading statements connecting slide stop scratches with idiocy and I consider it to be insulting because it is insulting. Scratches can and will happen given the design. Unless you are buying a GM for the purpose of keeping it absolutely pristine as an investment, who cares? A little scratch harms nothing and means nothing if you are going to be shooting it. Enough already with the whole "Idiot Scratch" routine. Those who stupidly use that term are far worse idiots.
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I disagree if that was my gun it would be the first thing I would see every time I picked it up. that said Kleen Bore makes a cold blue product called BLACK MAGIC great for all parkerized finishes...................................................M*
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03-09-2024, 09:07 PM
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I have a "C" pre 70 that I bought new and I put the same scratch on it. Who don't care is me. It has some other scratches on it but it still shoots just fine.
When I bought it the world was full of the military .45s for a song. I owned several but when I finally got enough money I bought a new commercial. Now the military are worth more. It's difficult to see into the future on what will become collectable. Larry
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Make up a really good war story to go with it.
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03-09-2024, 09:59 PM
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It was a military pistol and they were taught to push the slide stop against the frame and push up. I’m shocked it doesn’t already have one being a CMP gun.If it were a Colt high blue in mint condition, yes, that would bother me. But no one besides you who know the military pistols will not give it two thoughts.
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03-09-2024, 11:02 PM
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This 1911 belonged to Major Dick Winters. Is there anyone you can think of that is more deserving of respect? The frame has been scratched. A lot. I wouldn't worry about it.
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Try Oxpho to touch it up.
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03-10-2024, 02:42 PM
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I think it is possible to perform a slight modification of the slide stop to prevent or at least minimize scratching. I never bothered as I already have the scratches. If you follow the official GI method of disassembly and reassembly of the M1911, you will get the scratch. If a scratch really bothers anyone, a dab of cold blue will help hide it.
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I think it was probably already there, you just didn’t notice it.
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I am so tired of reading statements connecting slide stop scratches with idiocy and I consider it to be insulting because it is insulting. Scratches can and will happen given the design. Unless you are buying a GM for the purpose of keeping it absolutely pristine as an investment, who cares? A little scratch harms nothing and means nothing if you are going to be shooting it. Enough already with the whole "Idiot Scratch" routine. Those who stupidly use that term are far worse idiots.
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Wow. Kinda harsh on the OP.
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CMP 1911
Just out of curiosity - what do these CMP 1911's cost these days?
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Wow. Kinda harsh on the OP.
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Not in the least. My comment is directed toward those who throw around that "Idiot Scratch" term so casually.
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The top grade CMP .45 was $1250.00 delivered. A bit more than the 19.95 price from the old DCM in 59 or 60.
This for smithman 10. :-)
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Try Oxpho to touch it up.
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Oxpho Blue does wonders on scratches on a Parkerized finish. I've used it with very good success on USGI firearms. Yes, it will mostly eliminate your, well, ill conceived scuff mark.
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Rirst thing with anything new (like a car or truck) is to take a hammer and whack it somewhere, Then you don't have to worry about when it is going to get its forst flaw.......
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Oxpho Blue does wonders on scratches on a Parkerized finish. I've used it with very good success on USGI firearms. Yes, it will mostly eliminate your, well, ill conceived scuff mark.
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Really, on any blued finish. Some years ago I picked up a perfectly healthy Model 15 No Dash for the proverbial song. One of those carried a lot by some cop and fired very little. The grips were worn so badly (especially the right grip panel) I threw them away, and about half the blued finish was badly worn or gone. I degreased it well and went over everything with Oxypho Blue. No way was I about to pay what Ford's, etc. charges for a simple blue job. It turned out very pretty, and after adding a pair of nice factory grips I already had, more than 10 years later it still looks fine.
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I just tell folks that ole Great Uncle Benny clocked a Kraut in the teeth with it.
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Wow. Kinda harsh on the OP.
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He’s not being harsh on the OP, he’s being harsh on all the other idiots who have created the myth of the “idiot scratch”. For soldiers and Marines who were actually issued and carried one, the scratch is a normal mark reflecting normal reassembly.
It’s the wannabes, posers, and collectors who have come along since that call it an idiot scratch. He’s just telling the OP to ignore those idiots.
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Might I suggest a block of acrylic, submerge the gun, let it harden, and you can truely claim "Not touched by human hands since new!"
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The top grade CMP .45 was $1250.00 delivered. A bit more than the 19.95 price from the old DCM in 59 or 60.
This for smithman 10. :-)
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I have one of each. My DCM 1911 Colt (RIA rebuild) from 1961 on the left. CMP Round 3 service grade M1911A1 Remington Rand with a Colt slide on the right I got last year.
Neither one spent its time unused. Scratch or no scratch, I am unlikely to part with either one.
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