Does an idiot scratch on my Kimber

[SamGoldstein]

make it less valuable? Or does it make me unworthy of firearm ownership? Should I turn in my man card?

[SlickmisterN]

Which 1911? Wilson Combat? Ed brown? Dan Wesson? - Then yes.

Les Baer or any other "shooter" i wouldnt worry about it...

[SoldierLife7]

make it less valuable? Or does it make me unworthy of firearm ownership? Should I turn in my man card?

It's the "Kimber" part that makes it less valuable...

To answer your question..yes, any damage to the finish of a firearm will affect the value in a negative manner.

Are you offering to turn in your man card? If so...the answer is yes.

[KeithET]

If you don't want to scratch or otherwise blemish your shooters then you need to wrap em up and put them in the safe and never ever touch and or look at them again.

If you want to shoot your shooters then get used to some marks. Nothing you can do to stop them. Sure every new one will get you but after a while you will not care anymore.

Have fun and enjoy shooting them.

KeithET.

[keenkeen]

Figure $50 discount for an idiot scratch on a low end 1911 ($1000 or less MSRP).

[SamGoldstein]

It's the "Kimber" part that makes it less valuable...

To answer your question..yes, any damage to the finish of a firearm will affect the value in a negative manner.

Are you offering to turn in your man card? If so...the answer is yes.

Uh oh, you're gonna be in hot water with the kimber fanboyz.

[SamGoldstein]

If you don't want to scratch or otherwise blemish your shooters then you need to wrap em up and put them in the safe and never ever touch and or look at them again.

If you want to shoot your shooters then get used to some marks. Nothing you can do to stop them. Sure every new one will get you but after a while you will not care anymore.

Have fun and enjoy shooting them.

KeithET.

^This. I was asking this question tongue-in-cheek. Why call it an "idiot" scratch? But more importantly, why get all bent outta shape? It a gun for shooting. It's gonna get scratched. Gives it character.

[Fishslayer]

That ladylike signature on the slide makes you unworthy of your man card!

[SoldierLife7]

Uh oh, you're gonna be in hot water with the kimber fanboyz.

Is it bad that I don't like Noveske either?

[Chapped Hide]

Gives it character.

That's a good one

[350skylark]

I feel like an idiot scratch lowers the value a bit more then the same sized scratch somewhere else on the gun. Alot of people wont even purchase a 1911 with an idiot scratch.

[CK_32]

If you sneeze on a gun guys will justify a price deduction here.

[firebert]

It's the "Kimber" part that makes it less valuable...

[Dano3467]

KIMBER fail 1, idiot scratch total fail.......jk ..enjoy your gun now.

[SNCaliber]

is it blued or stainless, if stainless brillo pad will scuff it right out