you'll shoot your eye out .... yep a funny at my expense

[BPTactical]

An "idiot scratch" on a 1911 is caused by incorrect re-assembly technique. For some reason lots of people think that the slide stop rotates upward from the trigger area while applying pressure to it in an attempt to push it into place. It doesn't and the result is the "idiot scratch".
The correct way is to line up the takedown notch (crescent cut) in the slide with the slide stop and push the slide stop home. Sometimes they can be quite reluctant but with a little stone work on the back of the slide stop they snick into place quite nicely.

[BPTactical]

If you ever decide to buy A fal and think "oh, I will just undo this screw in the buttstock" please call me before half your head is taken off.

That do add a challenge doesn't it Jerry

[DSB OUTDOORS]

I'm glad your alright! Common error. My buddy pierced his left ear with my 500 S&W. New revolvers tend to shave the bullet a couple of times before breaking in. I always wear the hard muffs, he didn't!!

[sniper7]

glad you made it out alive! Guns kill people!

[Byte Stryke]

well I Am glad it was not more serious.

Alex, give me a call back when you get time.

[alxone]

not worried about the idiot scratch (that one i got ) and with rifles i know better (im not even telling how i learned that one) ..... anyway i got the little bugger back together and am just gonna run a few hundred through it and then go see bert .... i know im lazy but burt is the man and i know ill learn a thing or 2 .

[SideShow Bob]

not worried about the idiot scratch (that one i got ) and with rifles i know better (im not even telling how i learned that one) ..... anyway i got the little bugger back together and am just gonna run a few hundred through it and then go see bert .... i know im lazy but burt is the man and i know ill learn a thing or 2 .

Me thinks that you need to go see "The Man" (Bert) before those few hundred rounds so this is the only blood pictures you post.

[jerrymrc]

That do add a challenge doesn't it Jerry

Never seen one get hit directly but have seen some pic's back in the day with the grease marks from the spring implanted in a few peoples forehead.

The extractor could put a persons eye out but they normally just go MIA to the clueless.

[Byte Stryke]

not worried about the idiot scratch (that one i got ) and with rifles i know better (im not even telling how i learned that one) ..... anyway i got the little bugger back together and am just gonna run a few hundred through it and then go see bert .... i know im lazy but burt is the man and i know ill learn a thing or 2 .

so give us details!
Make, Model, etc!

[ray1970]

Stored energy... ain't it a hoot when it cuts loose?

Glad you still have your eye.