Charging handle rubbing

[ShortToedMan]

Hello, this is sort of a stupid question but I want to make sure everything is fine! Last night I did a field strip to clean my saint and I lubricated everything as recommended. I put it back together and did a functions check and as I was using the charging handle I noticed it was getting sort of hard to pull back and a powder started to come out so I stopped and I looked at my charging handle, I noticed that the coating on the right side was scratched quite a bit! Before I did this there was pretty much no wear marks, but now it looks super worn! I have a feeling I didn't pull the charging handle straight back and this is what caused it to scratch and rub the coating off one side. Will this hurt anything to keep using this charging handle or should I buy another one to be safe? I think it should be okay, but just want your opinions on what causes this and if it's okay!

Thank you and God bless you!

 

[Bassbob]

Looks like normal wear to me brother.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Looks like normal wear to me brother.

Based on your pic quality, I would say normal wear

 

[Bassbob]

Based on your pic quality, I would say normal wear

I can tell you it took less than 120 rounds to make any of mine look like that. It's gonna get rubbed up. Lots of other parts will too. That's a sign from God. Put oil there.

 

[xdman]

Normal

 

[Keystone19250]

They do show wear marks it’s unavoidable, there are better charging handles on the market but I wouldn’t lose any sleep over wear marks, I will say I used a thin coat of gun grease on the surface of the charging handle when I ran AR’s just remember the clean up time is slightly increased.

 

[ShortToedMan]

They do show wear marks it’s unavoidable, there are better charging handles on the market but I wouldn’t lose any sleep over wear marks, I will say I used a thin coat of gun grease on the surface of the charging handle when I ran AR’s just remember the clean up time is slightly increased.

Awesome thank you!

 

[Keystone19250]

Awesome thank you!

Your welcome.

 

[nmedge]

A gun is a tool and will show wear when fired.

 

[ShortToedMan]

Thank you everyone for your help! Y'all are awesome! I appreciate everyone being nice lol!

 

[10mmLife]

Thank you everyone for your help! Y'all are awesome! I appreciate everyone being nice lol!

Another area that the finish will wear quickly (normal wear) is directly under the charging handle on the upper receiver. This happens with every AR.

 

[ShortToedMan]

Another area that the finish will wear quickly (normal wear) is directly under the charging handle on the upper receiver. This happens with every AR.

10-4 I gotcha. I appreciate it!

 

[wolfpack076]

Wear marks. All normal like other replies here just properly oil, lubricate it.

 

[Bassbob]

Another area that the finish will wear quickly (normal wear) is directly under the charging handle on the upper receiver. This happens with every AR.

After you have shot it a bunch you will see where the BCG is wearing. Again, that's god telling you to oil it.

Shiny spots on black rifles are where you put oil.

 

[Jfal]

I can't believe we got 13 posts on this without a single wise crack on the title or topic...maybe it's just me...

 

[Keystone19250]

I can't believe we got 13 posts on this without a single wise crack on the title or topic...maybe it's just me...

Be careful what you say every thread has a chance of going south very quickly.