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texasreddirt · 05-13-2008, 09:57 AM

I just got mine sat. And noticed a strange line on it. Apparently the copper rivets on your jeans will scratch the gun VERY easy. I bearly touched it to a rivet to see if that was the culprit and it marked it again. I tried rubbing them off with no luck. They are very fine lines and not very noticeable, but still something I'm going to watchout for. Just wanted to warn you guys.

Pre scratch (I dont have any from after)

texasreddirt · 05-13-2008, 09:58 AM

actually I just noticed you can see two of them in the second picture. Right at the end on the side. They are very fine lines.

PatriotnMore · 05-13-2008, 10:13 AM

I am noticing quite a bit of difference in the sights from one gun to the other. Your guns front sight is sitting higher than mine on my .40, one can see the gap in your pic, I do not have that with mine. In addition, I noticed my rear sights were slightly to the right, not centered.
Just an observation.

870pilot · 05-13-2008, 10:18 AM

unless the xd is a safe queen, minor blemishes just add "character" IMHO and how is the gun contacting the rivets on your jeans?

gsx1138 · 05-13-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by PatriotnMore

I am noticing quite a bit of difference in the sights from one gun to the other. Your guns front sight is sitting higher than mine on my .40, one can see the gap in your pic, I do not have that with mine. In addition, I noticed my rear sights were slightly to the right, not centered.
Just an observation.

Took my XD45 to the gunsmith to get some Truglo's put on and the first thing he said with just a quick look was, "your sights are off" Mine were to the left. Which could explain some of my shooting patterns. Only firing with the new sights will tell if it's me.

setabkcin · 05-13-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 870pilot

unless the xd is a safe queen, minor blemishes just add "character"

I agree with this 100%.

By the way, nice gun.

texasreddirt · 05-13-2008, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 870pilot

unless the xd is a safe queen, minor blemishes just add "character" IMHO and how is the gun contacting the rivets on your jeans?

When holstered on my side just the end can touch this one rivet. I'm about to order a IWB holster anyway though. Its really strange how little pressure it take to put a mark on it to.

redtree · 05-13-2008, 11:00 AM

Copper is a softer metal and I'm guessing that the marks are actually from the metal of the rivet rubbing off on your gun not actual scratches on your gun. The same thing happened to me. Try putting some solvent on a patch and rubbing the marks off. The marks should come right off. It worked for me.

Conceyted · 05-13-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by redtree

Copper is a softer metal and I'm guessing that the marks are actually from the metal of the rivet rubbing off on your gun not actual scratches on your gun. The same thing happened to me. Try putting some solvent on a patch and rubbing the marks off. The marks should come right off. It worked for me.

^ Try this it will work.

**TMP** · 05-13-2008, 11:15 AM

I've got a nice scratch on my xd 45 (black) from the shooting range. Set it down a few times without a pad and there it was..... oh well. Maybe I'll get the slide refinished some day, but until then, no big deal.

05-13-2008, 09:57 AM	#1
texasreddirt XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 16	For those of you with a Black XD .45 I just got mine sat. And noticed a strange line on it. Apparently the copper rivets on your jeans will scratch the gun VERY easy. I bearly touched it to a rivet to see if that was the culprit and it marked it again. I tried rubbing them off with no luck. They are very fine lines and not very noticeable, but still something I'm going to watchout for. Just wanted to warn you guys. Pre scratch (I dont have any from after)

05-13-2008, 11:00 AM	#8
redtree XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 175	Copper is a softer metal and I'm guessing that the marks are actually from the metal of the rivet rubbing off on your gun not actual scratches on your gun. The same thing happened to me. Try putting some solvent on a patch and rubbing the marks off. The marks should come right off. It worked for me. __________________ “We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.” Dwight D. Eisenhower If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

05-13-2008, 11:15 AM	#10
TMP XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 875	I've got a nice scratch on my xd 45 (black) from the shooting range. Set it down a few times without a pad and there it was..... oh well. Maybe I'll get the slide refinished some day, but until then, no big deal. __________________ ______________________ XD45 Tactical XD9 subcompact Wilson Border Patrol 870 Ruger 10/22 Beretta U22 Neos 6.0 INOX "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson`s "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776

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05-13-2008, 09:58 AM	#2
texasreddirt XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 16	actually I just noticed you can see two of them in the second picture. Right at the end on the side. They are very fine lines.

05-13-2008, 10:13 AM	#3
PatriotnMore XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 96	I am noticing quite a bit of difference in the sights from one gun to the other. Your guns front sight is sitting higher than mine on my .40, one can see the gap in your pic, I do not have that with mine. In addition, I noticed my rear sights were slightly to the right, not centered. Just an observation.

05-13-2008, 10:18 AM	#4
870pilot XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: southern vermont Posts: 84	unless the xd is a safe queen, minor blemishes just add "character" IMHO and how is the gun contacting the rivets on your jeans?