Will these chips in the barrel shroud affect the functioning of the gun?

pmandayam · November 7, 2022, 02:38 PM

I was handling the firearm at home and accidentally hit my wooden table.

M&P Bodyguard 38 revolver: https://imgur.com/a/D3hdnhY

Also, are these chips in the actual metal? Or just the paint?

wild cat mccane · November 7, 2022, 05:16 PM

No. Zero issue.

Metal moves different by metal type. However, finish is still there, so it likely moved, not chipped.

Consider your "chips" vs the lettering S&W did at the factory. What are deeper?

pmandayam · November 8, 2022, 09:45 AM

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Consider your "chips" vs the lettering S&W did at the factory. What are deeper?

The lettering is considerably deeper. I can definitely feel the lettering, whereas I can only barely feel the "chips".

Jack19 · November 8, 2022, 11:04 AM

No. Not at all.

Beware the man with a worn weapon, he probably knows how to use it.

Sharkbite · November 8, 2022, 10:35 PM

Your wooden table chipped the finish on your gun?

The Happy kaboomer · November 9, 2022, 12:56 AM

No those little dings won't hurt a thing. How many gun forums are you gonna post this on?

wild cat mccane · November 9, 2022, 11:38 AM

The family jewelry store back ground has to answer the "your wooden table did that"?

Metal types does several things on a hit. Nothing at all, moves the metal but stays on the object (platinum), light surface scratches or shatters (titanium/tungsten), or flakes off the item when scratched and loses the weight (gold).

On a "hit," any hard object can surface damage metal. Diamonds can shatter too with simple hits.

Strong, yes. Indestructible? no. Surface damage? of course.

When I mentioned the lettering, I'm saying that look how deep they are next to your nicks. So no worries.

Shrouded barrel. Don't worry unless it's the barrel that marred.

November 7, 2022, 02:38 PM	#1
pmandayam Junior Member Join Date: October 30, 2022 Posts: 6	Will these chips in the barrel shroud affect the functioning of the gun? I was handling the firearm at home and accidentally hit my wooden table. M&P Bodyguard 38 revolver: https://imgur.com/a/D3hdnhY Also, are these chips in the actual metal? Or just the paint?

November 7, 2022, 05:16 PM	#2
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,870	No. Zero issue. Metal moves different by metal type. However, finish is still there, so it likely moved, not chipped. Consider your "chips" vs the lettering S&W did at the factory. What are deeper? __________________ My wife is a pulmonologist (respiratory Dr) and epidemiologist. If you have any questions on COVID, please reach out to me in PM.

November 8, 2022, 11:04 AM	#4
Jack19 Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2001 Location: Earth Posts: 751	No. Not at all. Beware the man with a worn weapon, he probably knows how to use it. __________________ Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything. - C. S. Lewis

November 9, 2022, 11:38 AM	#7
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,870	The family jewelry store back ground has to answer the "your wooden table did that"? Metal types does several things on a hit. Nothing at all, moves the metal but stays on the object (platinum), light surface scratches or shatters (titanium/tungsten), or flakes off the item when scratched and loses the weight (gold). On a "hit," any hard object can surface damage metal. Diamonds can shatter too with simple hits. Strong, yes. Indestructible? no. Surface damage? of course. When I mentioned the lettering, I'm saying that look how deep they are next to your nicks. So no worries. Shrouded barrel. Don't worry unless it's the barrel that marred. __________________ My wife is a pulmonologist (respiratory Dr) and epidemiologist. If you have any questions on COVID, please reach out to me in PM.

November 8, 2022, 10:35 PM	#5
Sharkbite Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2013 Location: Western slope of Colorado Posts: 3,822	Your wooden table chipped the finish on your gun?

November 9, 2022, 12:56 AM	#6
The Happy kaboomer Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 298	No those little dings won't hurt a thing. How many gun forums are you gonna post this on?