"Idiot Scratch"

[BLOWN RAIDER]

What's up guys, I can't help but notice that a lot of the threads in the for sale section state that the firearm for sale has no "Idiot Scratch"...

My question is what the hell is an "Idiot Scratch"?

Can somebody please care to elaborate?

Thanks

[gorenut]

You see em on 1911s when people aren't putting the gun together properly (using force) after field stripping.

[rockdogz]

When putting the slide stop back into a 1911 and it's rotated down - it can scratch the frame. See this thread: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=420357

Edit: or the slide! Wow never seen that before...usually it's the frame

[gorenut]

When putting the slide stop back into a 1911 and it's rotated down - it can scratch the frame. See this thread: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=420357

Edit: or the slide! Wow never seen that before...usually it's the frame

Haha, yea, no kidding. That pic isn't mine (thankfully).

OP: Its usually on the frame near the trigger. You can see traces of the average "Idiot Mark" in the picture in the divot and up towards the safety.

[rgs1975]

They're caused by a screw driver head slipping out of a screw on the frame of the gun as well. That can cause pretty gnarly idiot scratches.

[Brandon04GT]

wow...I never knew you could put an idiot scratch on the slide like that lol

[giants_fan24]

You see em on 1911s when people aren't putting the gun together properly (using force) after field stripping.

Man that one is bad, on the slide even. LOL

[cineski]

Makes you wonder how many GI's had 1911's with idiot scratches. Most?

[viet4lifeOC]

Idiot marks on a 1911 is a right of passage. It's a gun, a tool of death and destruction, for heaven sake

[luckystrike]

Idiot marks on a 1911 is a right of passage. It's a gun, a tool of death and destruction, for heaven sake

no wonder the bradys hate us

I wonder how long mine will last before I idiot scratch it

[jptopz]

You see em on 1911s when people aren't putting the gun together properly (using force) after field stripping.

WOW!That is a nice one. I don't know I have ever seen one that nice.

[ns3v3n]

Idiot marks on a 1911 is a right of passage. It's a gun, a tool of death and destruction, for heaven sake

yeah for an idiot LOL.

[Arondos]

Guess I should go look at my RIA and see if I have managed to put one on it. Well guess I am an idiot. Very light one but I can see it. Weapon still works just fine so I don't really care.

[tacticalcity]

The term is IDIOT MARK. So that is why it did not come up in a search.

[CK_32]

Good to know.






I call that a used military scratch haha same thing