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Lesson learned after the fact. Strap wrenching a JP tube on a receiver in a block and vice. Found out the dust cover pin was hitting the outer JP ring for the last 1/8 of a turn. Left a mark and slightly bent the pin. Its all good but could have been nice.
scratches, dings and dents give it character. Wait till a sudden gust of wind turns your bench over [facepalm]
You shooting or entering it in a beauty contest ?
Meh, stuff happens. I destroyed a buffer tube a couple years back while removing it from a receiver after having a couple beers. Lesson learned - fully back the castle nut off so the end plate will spin freely as the tube spins. The buffer tube was no big deal but it also took a huge gouge out of the receiver in the process. The receiver still works fine. The buffer tube was sacrificed into a homemade slide fire.
Look at it this way: this makes it easier to go after it with Krylon for that operator look, lol.
Go throw it in the dirt a couple times and you won't even notice your little scratch anymore.
lesson learned. Not a Perazzi
yeah, don't worry about it. I had a rifle fall off a bench onto concrete. Put a nice little rash mark on it that bugged the shit out of me, but it didn't affect performance and over time I forgot about it until you just re-opened that wound…. ;)
Krylon it, throw it down the driveway a few times and you now have that bad ass "Tier One Operator" look.
Voila! Your the koolest kid on the block!
Or do what I did and take it to Bert and have him Moly Resin it but, I'm weird like that [Tooth]Quote:
Originally Posted by BPTactical
See, now that is exactly why you should always buy factory blem parts. They do that stuff for you, and you get a bargain priced part!
Until you discover the "blemish" is actually out of spec machining.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha2
Wow, buzzkill. Seriously though, I bought a "blemish" forearm, but they did include a pic of the blem. So, it wasn't really a crap-shoot. Turned out really good for me, as the blem was not visible when the forearm was on the gun. It was just a white metal bit. Heck, I could've done that much on just installing it. Now, the blems that aren't identified, that's a horse of a different color.
I drag all of mine behind the h1 so I can validate all my stories of being an operator
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I drop mine on concrete when cheap slings let go or kick it off the front rack of the ATV while riding on a gravel road and run over it to get that operator look.
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Damn, that happened to me too! Dumped my entire shooting box out. I think I lost my XS front sight for my Glockenspiel in the process. I'm still po'd.