What company made it?That is what mine look like - came on the gun new like that.
"OMG...my 1911 has a scratch on it."
That's what I told myself the first time I put one in a duffle bag and it rubbed up against a tool kit.
Oddly enough, it still runs like a clock.
Anymore, I have about as much concern regarding scratches on my 1911 as I do on my hammer...but then again, I view both as tools. I'm more concerned about how they work vs how they look....and I do love how a certain old 1911 works!
What company made it?
I am sure a couple of mine have a scratch there. When I am pulling the sights into alignment, making a proper sight picture, mpnitoring my breathing and making a clean trigger pull, I never think about it. I always try not to scratch any firearm, but things that get used, end up with wear, some visable, some not. I have modified the back of the slide release lever to make it easier to snap in. Unless I am cleaning, I do not know which ones I did and which ones I do not.
I think the factory should just machine a slightly arc'ed groove there just so everyone would have it and no one would ever worry about causing it. Of course if they did, the aftermarket would probably develop multi colored insert panels for that groove to personalize your handgun. I'll bet it would sell
Meh, just bang it up enough that the idiot mark blends in...
It's my carry gun. The cerecoat kind of wore off. I'm done with scratch worry though.You put that slide on there for effect right....come on....admit it....we are all men here....well, not the Monkey but...
I wouldn't even consider that mark an "idiot scratch". That mark is an inevitable, even necessary mark. It is a wear mark of everyday use, an engineered in circumstance. That mark is an indicator that your gun is clean and lubricated. If your gun don't have it you're a newboot with a new pistol, or a poser sporting a safe-queen that he don't even shoot.
Some of them fit in better than others.
I agree with that and I have a few that are tight, but they dont require the pressure of 1000 suns imploding to push in. If it feels wrong it probably is wrong and will end badly. Thats all Im saying.
that is what a 1911 is supposed to look like.Meh, just bang it up enough that the idiot mark blends in...