Scratches on Gun

[MagicGuy 0]

Sorry anti-firearm people, but I have a gun related question and I don't know where else to ask.

I just bought a Seecamp .32 a couple of weeks ago. I absolutely love this little gun, but it keeps developing these tiny, hairline surface scratches along the right side of the slide (where the ejection port would normally be).

I am extremely careful with it (my guns are my babies) and it still manages to get these tiny scratches. Any ideas on how I might be able to remove them? Is there any kind of polisher or cleaning tool that would be able to polish them out?

I hate seeing scratches on my guns!!! Oh by the way, the gun is stainless steel, not the matte finish.

[monkycndo 0]

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[MagicGuy 0]

My bad.. sorry Mods!

[AggieDave 6]

Ohhh nooo...you said the "g" word in Bonfire. Shame. HA!

Is the weapon holstered at all? How is it stored? When you set the weapon down which side do you set the weapon on? There are two kinds of guns. Ones you shoot and ones you don't. The ones you shoot will get scratches and dings. The ones you don't, won't. You can occasionally (like once every couple of years) shoot a "non-shooter." More then that and you'll ding things up. That and if you have some sort of ammo malfunction and blow the battery apart, then you've just ruined a collectors piece.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[juanesky 0]

What kind of finish does it have? Best bet if you are not into gunsmithing your own equipment, is to find a qualified one near you. Best bet to find one is at the NRA web page all sorts of info, they will be able to help you.

Good luck

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[MagicGuy 0]

I have an inside the pants Galco holster for it which it resides in most of the time. I am very careful with it.. only setting it down on soft surfaces. That's why it's very strange how these little scratches are appearing.

Ohh the finish is stainless steel.

[freeflir29 0]

Who knows how they got there but if this is a "Carry Gun" it will not remain in perfect condition. Carry guns get worn........it happens. That being said.....why in the world would you buy a .32?

[warpedskydiver 0]

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Who knows how they got there but if this is a "Carry Gun" it will not remain in perfect condition. Carry guns get worn........it happens. That being said.....why in the world would you buy a .32?

Nostalgia most likely but a .32cal was once considered a really nice round.

Alot of detectives carried it.

[freeflir29 0]

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a .32cal was once considered a really nice round.

Maybe if you plan on contact shots to the face. With the advent of the "Baby Glocks" and many other small carry guns.........I'd go for a better caliber. *Shrug*

[warpedskydiver 0]

I am talking about 50 years ago

[AggieDave 6]

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I am talking about 50 years ago

Maybe, but pocket Colts in .32 and .380 were more popular. Great weapons too.

If its a piece that you want to keep looking good for any amount of time, stop carrying it. Get another carry weapon. Carry weapons get dinged, scratched, dirty and have the finished rubbed off by the holster and other stuff very quickly. Even modern finishes will scratch and rub off over a relatively short amount of time.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[MagicGuy 0]

I knew the .32 debate would come up sooner or later

All I gotta say is, if it was good enough for James Bond, it's good enough for me!

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In Ian Fleming's books Bond first carried a .25 caliber beretta, which was taken away by M after Bond was nearly killed when the beretta snagged in his home-made shoulder holster.
M's armourer updated Bond's armament with a 9 mm pistol calling Bond's .24 caliber "a lady's gun."

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