[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by aqualungs

Yes although I do like them to stay pretty, I buy them to shoot them, also with a little collecting in mind! I have one safe queen lately and it’s a 22 pistol that I used to practice with a lot. My Vbob has 700 rounds through it in the 6 months I’ve been able to shoot it, so I try to keep it busy. It already has earned scratches and wear from holstering and carrying, so I don’t get in a twist about that. It’s not going to stay perfect.. that’s why I took a picture when I first got it! Regardless of the cosmetic peening I love this pistol, and am not going to change my mind on what a great shooter it is. It’s my most expensive and still my favorite go to gun. It will still be on my night stand at night, and it will still be carried whenever I can conceal it.
It seems like it’s hit or miss with the peening from the links I posted, and it happens even to the cream of the crop. I put the pistol back together without the barrel and spring and worked the parts together. Looks like the slide stop may have made the clearance it needs, and hopefully won’t go any further.. Going to the range tomorrow and will hammer some rounds through it. I marked the spots with permanent marker. I’ll fire a few mags through and take it apart and see if it’s still hitting. I’m open to any other suggestions, otherwise.

Meanwhile I will wait for Keith’s second opinionand if he tells me it’s purely cosmetic, I’m not going to lose sleep about it. If it gets worse then I may have some concern, and will wait a few hundred more rounds until I chrome it.

Like I posted earlier in this thread.....looks like Arkansas stones are in your future. Mine too.