charging handle questions...please help!

[redrivertactical]

ok guys i got this baby working...but i have one question. Should the charging handle tab be making a line in the ratchet plate along where it travels back and forth? It appears that it is gouging the bluing off the ratchet plate. Is this the way it should be? I suppose i could take a few hundredths off the tab and it wouldnt touch the ratchet plate at all but im unsure if it is supposed to touch it or not. Thanks for the help.

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

Please provide a picture of the problem area.

[waffendude]

I dont know if its normal --but mine has the blue slightly worn off in one area---
waffen

[rocco1911]

All of mine do the same...

[redrivertactical]

kind of aggravating because i want it to stay all pretty....

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

It's a piece of MILITARY HARDWARE, not a Barbie doll, guys... It's meant to be used in harsh environments. That means scuffs,scratches, dents and scrapes. That's what cold blue is for. Alternative: Ever heard of the term "safe queen"? None of my guns fit that definition.

[rocco1911]

Alternative: Ever heard of the term "safe queen"? None of my guns fit that definition.

Same here all my guns look like what they are Battelfield guns no shiney pretty guns for me ...
Scratches self & spits... huh ra... He Man gun collectors salute...