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Have a new, unfired 1991A1 (blued). I've had it since November, 2000.
Routine: get the pistol out after work and wipe off the Break-Free CLP on the exterior with a rag I bought (in a bunch) from AutoZone. It's one of those red, government type rags we used in the USAF. Pistol then sits on top of a flattened Zip-Loc which itself is on top of an oak end table where I can reach it. Pistol gets fondled occasionally (only by me and safely unloaded first, of course).
Before pistol goes to sleep it gets wiped down again with CLP on rag (same as above), then put inside of a Zip-Loc (which I take the air out of and seal) and then into its storage spot.
Today, upon very close inspection I noticed a few short, very fine scratches on either side of the slide about 1-2 inches back from the muzzle, on both sides. If you weren't looking really hard you'd never see them at all. How long they've been there I couldn't begin to guess.
In the past I used (only a few times,) a paper towel with CLP on it to wipe the gun down and wipe out any fingerprints. Apart from that, it's only seen flannel rags or the aforementioned AutoZone rags used to wipe it down or wipe it off.
Last week I *did* try sliding it into various nylon holster inserts for a concealment attache case I bought from Galati. One was just too small, another so-so, and third was perfect.
I don't wear rings or anything similar on my hands or fingers, so that couldn't be it.
What do you think could have happened? Does anyone else out there have this symptom on their 1991A1?
As I say, I have no idea how long this has been the case at all. Maybe it came this way from the dealer, who can say? But he got it one day and I bought it the next, so it doesn't seem too likely.
But if I'm doing something to cause this condition, I need to know ASAP so I can knock it off.
Any suggestions or insight?
Thanking you in advance...
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I wonder why we waste our lives here,
when we could run away to paradise.
But I am caught in some invisible vice
and I can't get away.
To live and die in L.A.
Routine: get the pistol out after work and wipe off the Break-Free CLP on the exterior with a rag I bought (in a bunch) from AutoZone. It's one of those red, government type rags we used in the USAF. Pistol then sits on top of a flattened Zip-Loc which itself is on top of an oak end table where I can reach it. Pistol gets fondled occasionally (only by me and safely unloaded first, of course).
Before pistol goes to sleep it gets wiped down again with CLP on rag (same as above), then put inside of a Zip-Loc (which I take the air out of and seal) and then into its storage spot.
Today, upon very close inspection I noticed a few short, very fine scratches on either side of the slide about 1-2 inches back from the muzzle, on both sides. If you weren't looking really hard you'd never see them at all. How long they've been there I couldn't begin to guess.
In the past I used (only a few times,) a paper towel with CLP on it to wipe the gun down and wipe out any fingerprints. Apart from that, it's only seen flannel rags or the aforementioned AutoZone rags used to wipe it down or wipe it off.
Last week I *did* try sliding it into various nylon holster inserts for a concealment attache case I bought from Galati. One was just too small, another so-so, and third was perfect.
I don't wear rings or anything similar on my hands or fingers, so that couldn't be it.
What do you think could have happened? Does anyone else out there have this symptom on their 1991A1?
As I say, I have no idea how long this has been the case at all. Maybe it came this way from the dealer, who can say? But he got it one day and I bought it the next, so it doesn't seem too likely.
But if I'm doing something to cause this condition, I need to know ASAP so I can knock it off.
Any suggestions or insight?
Thanking you in advance...
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I wonder why we waste our lives here,
when we could run away to paradise.
But I am caught in some invisible vice
and I can't get away.
To live and die in L.A.