Scratched up barrel on brand new 15-22!!

[RedNeck Jim]

I bought my oldest grandson a 15-22 for his 16th birthday. It was bought from a dealer in Augusta, Georgia. When they opened the box, there was no magazine. The dealer said S&W must have forgotten to put on in the box. My son told him what he thought of that possibility and the dealer "found" a magazine in the back room.

What is not to like about this post? Major, you amaze me and as I said before, but this time I'm not kidding, when I grow up I want to be just like you.

 

[Taylor339]

Am I the only one here who doesn't plan for this rifle to be a museum piece? Yes, I will take care of it, clean it and admire it but a few "battle scars" only makes it look cooler IMO. Look at some of the pics of the soldiers' weapons from Iraq and Afghanistan. If I could get mine to look like that overnite, I would do it in a heartbeat. My other passion is guitars and we call this look "relic" and guys actually pay to have this done to their brand new guitars. I would love my 15-22 to be battle worn so I won't lose sleep over a scratch here and there.

 

[Majorlk]

I have some nice, expensive firearms, but there's not a safe queen in the bunch.

BTW, I have my father's 1953 C.F. Martin D-14. I can't believe how much Martin told me it was worth.

 

[grock]

I have some nice, expensive firearms, but there's not a safe queen in the bunch.

BTW, I have my father's 1953 C.F. Martin D-14. I can't believe how much Martin told me it was worth.

Wow, that is worth some serious cash, small fortune.

 

[Jyezahn]

Am I the only one here who doesn't plan for this rifle to be a museum piece? Yes, I will take care of it, clean it and admire it but a few "battle scars" only makes it look cooler IMO. Look at some of the pics of the soldiers' weapons from Iraq and Afghanistan. If I could get mine to look like that overnite, I would do it in a heartbeat. My other passion is guitars and we call this look "relic" and guys actually pay to have this done to their brand new guitars. I would love my 15-22 to be battle worn so I won't lose sleep over a scratch here and there.

Send it to me and I'll make it look plenty worn for you...

 

[uniquesnd]

I dont mind a few scratches and nicks on my guns as long as I put them there but to buy something brand new and it have flaws and imperfections then to me that is used and i should get a discount! I just traded my 82 colt sp1 at the last gun show for a brand new bushmaster moe edition and 500$ because i had owned it for 5 years and it had went from pristine to about 85% and i didn't want to continue to beat up a collectible firearm. to me it was a tool and not worth more than the 800$ i paid for it but to the guy at the gun show it was gold.

 

[Majorlk]

Wow, that is worth some serious cash, small fortune.

Yup, and my 12-year old granddaughter is learning to play it.

 

[Kaboob]

I had (have) the same issue. Barrel was all scratched up and dinged out of the box. Didn't notice it in the store (my fault). Also noticed a small ding and scratch in the barrel crown. Sent it in to Smith and asked if I could be given an undamaged barrel and all they did was color over it. You can still see all of the dings and whatnot, just not quite as bad. Didn't do anything about the barrel crown.

I also own a 9C which I love but after seeing the poor quality on the barrel and the sub par "fix", this will probably be my last S&W.

Edit: I searched for the issue and found this thread. Didn't realize it was from 2013 and not 2014!

 

[UncaGrunny]

Legitimate wear comes from legitimate use. Go ye forth, and use!

 

[Rundover]

Think of it this way, you don't have to worry about scratching it anymore because its been pr-done for you so just go out and have fun. Kind of like pre-torn jeans.