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04-24-2005, 01:02 PM
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Help With Scratches/ New to the Forum
Hello all I'm new to this forum. I recently purchased an XD40 SC. I took it to get it registerd Thursday, I went to the range that night. While in the process of cleaning my weapon I noticed a few deep scrathes on the slide. I'm not sure if it happened at the police station or while transporting it. Does anyone know if Springfield will correct this or how I can go about getting these scratches repaired. This has been bothering me every since I noticed them. Any help would be appreciated.
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04-24-2005, 02:09 PM
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04-24-2005, 02:13 PM
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It's a plastic gun, it is not supposed to be pretty. My suggestion is to get a higher quality finish put on it and then shoot and abuse the crap out of it. The reason that I am transitioning to the XD is that I get too worked up over scratches on my 1911s. I look at the XD as a good, inexspensive pistol that is no big deal if I put a few ugly marks on. It just makes it look tougher!
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04-24-2005, 02:43 PM
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In the future you might consider buying a soft sided case to transport your pistol. Cardboard box, Plastic box or any other factory shipping box has never been my favorite way to store my pistols.
I don't think handling scratches are covered under warranty, but who knows? Some pictures would help so we can suggest something.
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04-24-2005, 02:47 PM
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If it looks like something that won't be covered under warranty, try this...
http://www.pistol-gear.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=217 Good luck!
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04-24-2005, 03:05 PM
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Is the scratch on the side of the slide in line with the take down lever? If it is then the take down lever was not in the vertical position when the slide was removed or put back on the frame. It's a common injury.
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04-24-2005, 04:24 PM
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What TomSwift said...
I put a light scratch on my XD after refinishing it with the takedown lever. |
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04-24-2005, 04:53 PM
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The takedown lever got me too.
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04-24-2005, 05:22 PM
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Hey I really appreciate the responses. I'm going to try and post some pics on here as soon as I get my new camera loaded. Thanx again
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04-26-2005, 06:22 AM
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FYI: A refinish won't allways remove deep scratches. SA will not polish off the scratches. Thay do remove the old finish and apply a new one but this does not remove all scratches. The finish is quite thin and so are the refinishes like Armor Kote or Black T. Nothing too thick can be put on as it inhibits the fitting of parts. A refinish will protect any exposed areas where bare metal was showing.
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