Posted: 8/27/2008 9:00:05 PM EDT
I have a well-shot Commander that I bought a while back and noticed something on the locking lug area of the barrel a month or two ago. In the lighting, it appeared to have a series of 3 cracks (one inside each groove of the lugs) and one in front of the lugs. In direct lighting, they look more like scratches (silver, not black) but they can be felt with a fingernail. This was the best I could do with a 3.1 megapixel phone cam's macro lens, but the scratches/cracks are visible. What do you think? Are they scratches or cracks? Long term concern? Immediate concern? No concern?    
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You know, it's just really hard to tell in the pics. My first impression is that they're scratches. Maybe polish down one of 'em and see if it buffs out. That might tell you if it was a scratch or not. Maybe a more experienced 'smith or aficcionado can say whether they're prone to crack there or not......... Might post this in the gunsmithing forum also. |
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So we were all worried for nothin?  Well, I knew one of you guys "in the know" would set it straight. That's good to know what marks like that can come from. I was aware of the procedure for using a file to break that edge, but one should use ones thumb or something as a guide. Sloppy 'smithin'!
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