Hey Ruger Rimfire gang,
I just joined your ranks and I am excited as a newly wed.
I bought a new old stock (NOS) Mark III 22/45 over the weekend, the discontinued model and I'll be able to pick it up on 10/20. It has a stainless 5.5 inch bull barrel and the polymer frame. I was at the LGS checking out his Marks IIIs, it was the 22/45 that called to me.
There is one hitch though, it has several gougings at the barrel(crown end). I asked the LGS for another specimen, unfortunately the last 2 he has are it. Both have those gougings. Not sure if the gougings/scratches was due to the LGS uncareful handling, or from the factory.
The gougings are more cosmetic flaws and will not affect the functioning since the actual barrel boreend is clear.
How do you propose I should handle those scratches, should I send the gun back to the factory for recrowing or just live with those imperfections???
I am still happy to get the gun.
I just joined your ranks and I am excited as a newly wed.
I bought a new old stock (NOS) Mark III 22/45 over the weekend, the discontinued model and I'll be able to pick it up on 10/20. It has a stainless 5.5 inch bull barrel and the polymer frame. I was at the LGS checking out his Marks IIIs, it was the 22/45 that called to me.
There is one hitch though, it has several gougings at the barrel(crown end). I asked the LGS for another specimen, unfortunately the last 2 he has are it. Both have those gougings. Not sure if the gougings/scratches was due to the LGS uncareful handling, or from the factory.
The gougings are more cosmetic flaws and will not affect the functioning since the actual barrel boreend is clear.
How do you propose I should handle those scratches, should I send the gun back to the factory for recrowing or just live with those imperfections???
I am still happy to get the gun.