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

[pmandayam]

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?

[SCCY Marshal]

Just your finish and would still be fine even if they were little metal dings.

[RoyGBiv]

Looks like the marks nearest the end of the barrel are just mars and maybe can be polished off???

The marks closer to the cylinder look like small indentations through the PVD coating and into the aluminum of the frame. If so, those would be harder to make go away but don't look serious enough to affect the function of the gun. Like the first parking lot door ding in a new car, you;re off the hook for needing to keep it pristine. Just enjoy shooting it and tell people you got it dinged up in a gunfight. (don't actually say that... just kidding)

Good news is that if you did chip the coating, the aluminum frame won't rust.

[JCN]

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?

You know, you can take an angle grinder and cut off part of the barrel.



And then Dremel the actual barrel.



And still shoot small groups at speed.



Nicks and dents are “character marks” and show you’re using the gun lol.

Shiny guns are like shiny shoes…