How bad is it? Scratch in barrel extension

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Upon inspection after an expensive hour at the range, I noticed a scratch in my barrel extension. It very well could have been there when I bought the barrel. Is this problematic in an accuracy/reliability sense? It’s in the roughly 11 o’clock position in this phot.
 

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It's probably not going to be an issue, but you might want to try to apply a small amount of Neosporin over the scratch now to be safe. You'll want to avoid any iron oxide formation which can infect the barrel if the exposed area contacts salts from the burnt powder residue. Wait a week and let it form its own protective oxide layer with the antiseptic, and it should be fine. Do make sure the dust cover is closed while waiting so dirt won't get in the area as well.
 
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Uzi said:
It's probably not going to be an issue, but you might want to try to apply a small amount of Neosporin over the scratch now to be safe. You'll want to avoid any iron oxide formation which can infect the barrel if the exposed area contacts salts from the burnt powder residue. Wait a week and let it form its own protective oxide layer with the antiseptic, and it should be fine. Do make sure the dust cover is closed while waiting so dirt won't get in the area as well.
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No bandaid??? :idk:

:ROFL:
 
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Uzi said:
It's probably not going to be an issue, but you might want to try to apply a small amount of Neosporin over the scratch now to be safe. You'll want to avoid any iron oxide formation which can infect the barrel if the exposed area contacts salts from the burnt powder residue. Wait a week and let it form its own protective oxide layer with the antiseptic, and it should be fine. Do make sure the dust cover is closed while waiting so dirt won't get in the area as well.
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So I expected this thread to go one of two ways when I posted it.
A: “that’s pretty bad, you should replace before firing again for these reasons...”
Or
B: the way it went.

I appreciate y’all, lol.
Thing is a tack driver, though! I wanted to sight in a new red dot, and it was shooting crummy old Federal 55g like a laser. Made me look much better than I really am.
 
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