Laser etching issue on handgun

mhermsen21 · January 31, 2019, 01:27 PM

I recently purchased a Ruger SR40 and noticed the stamp/laser etching on the handgun seems to have a 9mm stamping under the S&W 40 laser etching on the barrel. Has anyone seen this before? Is it is miss stamping from the manufacturer?

Bill DeShivs · January 31, 2019, 01:54 PM

It was marked 9mm.
Barrel was badly sanded and re marked .40.
It's laser engraved, not stamped.

mhermsen21 · January 31, 2019, 02:20 PM

Thanks Bill. Would it have come from Ruger like that? Seems a bit odd to me. Is this common?

Bill DeShivs · January 31, 2019, 06:52 PM

I would think it came from Ruger like that.
Someone forgot to change the program on the laser.
I have no idea if it's common.

January 31, 2019, 01:27 PM	#1
mhermsen21 Junior Member Join Date: January 20, 2013 Posts: 8	Laser etching issue on handgun I recently purchased a Ruger SR40 and noticed the stamp/laser etching on the handgun seems to have a 9mm stamping under the S&W 40 laser etching on the barrel. Has anyone seen this before? Is it is miss stamping from the manufacturer? Last edited by mhermsen21; January 31, 2019 at 02:57 PM.

January 31, 2019, 01:54 PM	#2
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,988	It was marked 9mm. Barrel was badly sanded and re marked .40. It's laser engraved, not stamped. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

January 31, 2019, 06:52 PM	#4
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,988	I would think it came from Ruger like that. Someone forgot to change the program on the laser. I have no idea if it's common. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

January 31, 2019, 02:20 PM	#3
mhermsen21 Junior Member Join Date: January 20, 2013 Posts: 8	Thanks Bill. Would it have come from Ruger like that? Seems a bit odd to me. Is this common?