rdcl
Member
A bit of backstory first.
I've always wanted a pristine ( or nearly so) 29-2.
Some years back ( around 2010) I found a very nice used model 29-2, blue, 8 3/8" barrel......at my local shop. No box, paper or tools.....just the gun itself. Price: $600.00. The gun had no bluing loss but it did have a few minor scratches on it.
I bought the gun instantly despite the few scratches figuring it would be my "shooter" with the idea that I'd keep looking for a more pristine example later. So, a few years later at a local show I DO find a more pristine example of the same exact gun. When I say pristine by comparison I do mean that. Except for a faint turn line.....the gun was flawless. Came with box, tools & paperwork. I bought it, and yes.....it cost me nearly double what I paid for the less than pristine example. I hate to use the word "mint" as that is a word applied to loosely these days.....anyway...
You know where this is going.......don't you?
I decided that I have no safe queens. So a few days back I decided to take my pristine example out to put some .44 special down range. After 50 rounds I decide to switch over to my Ruger Mk3 and shoot some .22. I lay the beautiful 29 down on the table upon a soft clean silicone cloth. After I did that.....some loaded 1911 .45 acp mags needed to be moved to another part of the table. Wouldn't you know it. I mean seriously. Why would fate, karma, just plain bad luck.....or even the devil himself do this to me. My own damn carelessness I suppose.
I fumbled with the handful of 1911 mags and dropped one of them directly on top of my pristine S&W model 29-2. There is now a nice big scratch right in the middle of the left side barrel.
I'm still sick over it even after a few days. I'm quite angry at myself.
I chose not to post a pic of the finish damage because it means digging out the gun and looking at it again.
Surely others have accidently scratched a beautiful finish on their guns as well.
Please post your story so as to make me feel like I'm not the only one.
Russ
I've always wanted a pristine ( or nearly so) 29-2.
Some years back ( around 2010) I found a very nice used model 29-2, blue, 8 3/8" barrel......at my local shop. No box, paper or tools.....just the gun itself. Price: $600.00. The gun had no bluing loss but it did have a few minor scratches on it.
I bought the gun instantly despite the few scratches figuring it would be my "shooter" with the idea that I'd keep looking for a more pristine example later. So, a few years later at a local show I DO find a more pristine example of the same exact gun. When I say pristine by comparison I do mean that. Except for a faint turn line.....the gun was flawless. Came with box, tools & paperwork. I bought it, and yes.....it cost me nearly double what I paid for the less than pristine example. I hate to use the word "mint" as that is a word applied to loosely these days.....anyway...
You know where this is going.......don't you?
I decided that I have no safe queens. So a few days back I decided to take my pristine example out to put some .44 special down range. After 50 rounds I decide to switch over to my Ruger Mk3 and shoot some .22. I lay the beautiful 29 down on the table upon a soft clean silicone cloth. After I did that.....some loaded 1911 .45 acp mags needed to be moved to another part of the table. Wouldn't you know it. I mean seriously. Why would fate, karma, just plain bad luck.....or even the devil himself do this to me. My own damn carelessness I suppose.
I fumbled with the handful of 1911 mags and dropped one of them directly on top of my pristine S&W model 29-2. There is now a nice big scratch right in the middle of the left side barrel.
I'm still sick over it even after a few days. I'm quite angry at myself.
I chose not to post a pic of the finish damage because it means digging out the gun and looking at it again.
Surely others have accidently scratched a beautiful finish on their guns as well.
Please post your story so as to make me feel like I'm not the only one.
Russ
