Scratched the barel now what?
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Brett248Vista
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If you used aluminum vice jaws then it's not scratched it just has aluminum rubbed into the machining marks on the barrel. Load up a rag with some CLP and run the rag around the barrel and it will come off.
Dont worry the inside of the barrel is already scratched. So it isnt going to hurt making the outside match.
If you want it to stay pretty. Do urself a favor and either sll it or never take it out of ur safe. There is no sense in worrying about a pretty weapon. If ur life ever depends on it, i doubt the intruder is going to say "hey whats that scratch on ur barrel from".
You going into battle with a .22LR?
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Hearsedriver
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Yes, it is just residue from the aluminum blocks. The finish should be fine. If a little CLP doesn't remove it, some Birchwood-Casey cold blue on a rag will take the residue of instantly.
Smitty357
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LMAO, geees i hope not. The rant wasnt intended towards the .22LR directly. Point was no matter what weapon u pull, the intruder isnt going to worry about the scratched barrel.
Besides most of the time they dont even hang out long enough to find out what caliber it is.
gordon21
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I took your picture and enlarged it 600% to take a better look. After careful examination with a spectral fluxometer, I am positive that you should buy another rifle. Although this one will still be safe to shoot, a new one will make you feel better.
I also agree that that it very well could be aluminum on the steel which will come off and leave you a perfectly good barrel. Have you ever eaten in a cheap diner and seen gray marks on your supposedly white china plate? That is STAINLESS steel from the tables in the dishwasher area. Stainless steel tables are often produced with a very rough finish to save cost. A china plate can be harder than the steel and actually wear the steel off. Since it is stainless, it doesn't rust. But those gray streaks can be removed with a little elbow grease.
When you see gray streaks on the plates and the bathroom looks a little rough, I can assure you that you don't want to see the kitchen and walk-in coolers. What's in the back is never cleaner than the front.
I also agree that that it very well could be aluminum on the steel which will come off and leave you a perfectly good barrel. Have you ever eaten in a cheap diner and seen gray marks on your supposedly white china plate? That is STAINLESS steel from the tables in the dishwasher area. Stainless steel tables are often produced with a very rough finish to save cost. A china plate can be harder than the steel and actually wear the steel off. Since it is stainless, it doesn't rust. But those gray streaks can be removed with a little elbow grease.
When you see gray streaks on the plates and the bathroom looks a little rough, I can assure you that you don't want to see the kitchen and walk-in coolers. What's in the back is never cleaner than the front.
RedNeck Jim
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I scratched my shovel yesterday planting sweet potatoes. Had to throw the danged thing away.
Point is, a tool is a tool. Tools get used and show wear. It is a badge of honor, in the tool world, to be used and to be worn. What tool wants to be a closet queen?
Point is, a tool is a tool. Tools get used and show wear. It is a badge of honor, in the tool world, to be used and to be worn. What tool wants to be a closet queen?
Those who are saying to leave the scratches let me ask you... If you scratched your brand new sports car would you fix it, or would you just leave the damage and call it a badge of honor? I'm pretty sure that you would fix it. Now I know a car is not the same as a 500 dollar rifle or even more money with accessories, but since the M&P is not a 100 dollar rifle I would want to get rid of the scratches or marks.
Smitty357
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I seem to use my weapons for their intentions. Which means im an avid hunter and i bring my weapons in the woods with me very often. I also bring my 4 wheeler and my truck (sometimes) into the woods with me. I'm pretty sure ALL of them have scratches, and im pretty sure all of them function just fine. If i was worried about them getting scratches i'd find a new hobby. Like sitting at home and getting old, lol.
I have a Binelli that i use for hunting duck at our camp. Of course it may just be a near $1500 shot gun, but of course I also dont care to scratch it. I'm just using it for its intended purpose, therefore scratches are technically "Badges of Honor"
If my sports car could be driven off road and get somewhere where its very likely to get scratched. Then no, id never fix the scratches because chances are it'll get scratched again next weekend.
I have a Binelli that i use for hunting duck at our camp. Of course it may just be a near $1500 shot gun, but of course I also dont care to scratch it. I'm just using it for its intended purpose, therefore scratches are technically "Badges of Honor"
If my sports car could be driven off road and get somewhere where its very likely to get scratched. Then no, id never fix the scratches because chances are it'll get scratched again next weekend.
tacticool22
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I had my new Nissan Titan about a month and I went offroad with my son. Came back home covered in mud and "Forest pin striping" My wife was not too pleased, but I did not buy a 4x4 to be a pavement princess, I bought it to get to the places I need to go.
Blueing will remove the aluminum almost instantly, but it will do nothing for the smoothness. All the little bumps, grooves and imperfections that gave your barrel that matte finish have been flattened.
Aluminum vise jaws need to have enough vise to keep the barrel from spinning. The softer the aluminum, the more it will "grab" the barrel. My new ones are dead soft, just a little harder than lead.
As far as thread lock on the flash hider, I have no idea why S&W (or any assembler) would do that. The crush washer is there to keep the FH from working loose.
Blueing will remove the aluminum almost instantly, but it will do nothing for the smoothness. All the little bumps, grooves and imperfections that gave your barrel that matte finish have been flattened.
Aluminum vise jaws need to have enough vise to keep the barrel from spinning. The softer the aluminum, the more it will "grab" the barrel. My new ones are dead soft, just a little harder than lead.
As far as thread lock on the flash hider, I have no idea why S&W (or any assembler) would do that. The crush washer is there to keep the FH from working loose.
bp231986
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Especially when you're trying to sell a gun
lol thanks now i know not to buy a gun from you
matter of fact anything.OK..... Maybe scratches that you get on you rifle while out in the field are badges of honor and I can understand leaving those alone , but "oops" marks from a barrel vise clamp I would definitely want to remove.
Tacticool22, I did the same thing to my F150 4x4. I bought it in 2003, had it for a few weeks, took it off road and came home with scratches all over it from all the Mesquite bushes sticking out on the trails. My truck is black so it really shows, but I bought the truck for desert use and hauling my dirtbike so it's all good.
Tacticool22, I did the same thing to my F150 4x4. I bought it in 2003, had it for a few weeks, took it off road and came home with scratches all over it from all the Mesquite bushes sticking out on the trails. My truck is black so it really shows, but I bought the truck for desert use and hauling my dirtbike so it's all good.
Thx for your input guys. So to outline the discussion we got:
- people that dont care about scratches and had no input as to fix it. I knew there had to be someone buying those abused rifles at the gun show
- people that believe is aluminum and provided tips on how to remove it
- people that advise to cover it via paint or shroud
Thanks...
- people that dont care about scratches and had no input as to fix it. I knew there had to be someone buying those abused rifles at the gun show
- people that believe is aluminum and provided tips on how to remove it
- people that advise to cover it via paint or shroud
Thanks...
atvdave
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Winner, winner chicken dinner. In fact I put just a light dab a hi temp grease on the threads so when I want to remove the FH (or whatever you have on the end of your barrel) it doesn't damage the threads..
and by the way.. Tacticool22 you have the fastest shipping I have seen from most vendors. I ordered your non-threaded barrel adapter on 5/25, shipped 5/26, received on 5/28. That's on a holiday weekend, shipping from Oregon to Indiana. The FH I ordered from Brownells the same time I got 3 days later on the 31st.
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flat krylon will not come off with heat from a barrel, i've painted enough of them to know. it almost matches exactly the krylon camo flat black, hit it with a couple light coats and be done with it. let it cure for a few days though, that is where people mess up when painting guns..long curing time for rattle cans.
RedNeck Jim
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- people that dont care about scratches and had no input as to fix it. I knew there had to be someone buying those abused rifles at the gun show
Well there are certainly all kinds of folks here. For example, never would I think of comparing a rifle to a brand new sports car. A 4x4 pickup, maybe but a sports car?
I think it important to distinguish between an abused weapon (tool) and one that might get scratched in use and/or show some wear. My horses tend to like to bite and scratch the paint on my truck, but then again, it ain't a sports car. That same truck got a little scratched a few days ago while driving an elderly friend around his 1000 acre farm, checking his cows & determining if his hay was ready to be cut. When you drive off-road, trees & bushes sometimes grow where you want to go.
I guess in a city, someone might look down on a scratched up 4x4 truck but around here, it is not unusual. Same way with maybe a rifle. If all you do is shoot at a range then some might make fun of that scratch on your barrel but around here, no one would give it a second glance.
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