When my new Encore finally came into the gun shop (my first one!), it has 2 small scratch marks (nicks) in the metal on one side of the frame. If I hadn't waited so long for the rifle, I'd have said get me another...........but, I took it anyways. It's nothing that will affect how it shoots - just a aesthetics thing. This is my first T/C, I've never dealt with their service people - would I be outta line asking them to fix it (seeing how I accepted it the way it was)? I'm afraid I'd screw it up more trying to do anything myself.