Idiot scratch 1911. Value

[devious21]

ZERO


Guns should have holster wear.... Guns should show signs of use....

If you are worried about the cosmetic scratch and not the sear engagement with the hammer......

I get what you're saying but you could make a similar argument regarding buying a car with a big dent. Some cars are meant for driving. Some are purchased to show/collect.

Likewise, not all guns are equal in their purpose and value.

Edit: I see someone else already made this same point.

[Sunday]

Only idiots call idiot scratches idiot scratches. Look at any ones carry piece. What an embarrassment.

[Kean]

I get what you're saying but you could make a similar argument regarding buying a car with a big dent. Some cars are meant for driving. Some are purchased to show/collect.

....and some cars are meant for driving/use but their owners also try to keep them looking nice. Doesn't have to be one extreme or the other.

Personally, I just like to take care of those things that I spend good money on. ....whether it's cars, guns, my house or even some of the tools in my garage. Just because I use these things doesn't mean that I have to accept that damage to them is inevitable, unavoidable or that I have to treat them with indifference (as just a "tool").

Buying a used gun with a blemish like the "idiot scratch" would depend in my case. ....same as a car. If other identical guns are available without that blemish for around the same price, I would most definitely pass. If the gun is hard to come by, it would depend on how badly I want it.

[RedFord150]

I have a DW PM7 and a Colt Double Eagle. Both have idiot scratches. I have never had any training on 1911's. I was never in the military. I simply read the manuals and went from there. It was only after I made the mistakes that I realized some people obsessed over idiot scratches. IIRC, I bought the Colt used and it probably already had the scratch. DE's are hard to find in CA. It took me a year to find the one I bought and I got a good price on it. No regrets. Both guns are shooters, not safe queens.

Neither gun is for sale. No one at the range has ever looked at my guns and/or made a comment. If they did, I would tell them to _____ themselves and go on with my day.