arquebus357
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That dent has formed a lip. Get yourself a set of miniature files and carefully file that lip down. Bit don't listen to me...I'm a bubba.
He thought it could have happened when somebody struck the chamber hard trying to eject
Dry firing can't do that in a .38. .38 Special is a centerfire cartridge, so the firing pin is aligned with the centerline of the chamber. HighValleyRanch was talking about a .22 rimfire, in which the firing pin is aligned with the outer edge of the chamber because that's where the primer is. So, in a rimfire, dry firing without some sort of snap cap or fired case in the chamber results in the firing pin striking the edge of the chamber opening.Nictionary said:If dry firing can do it then I may have caused it. I dry fired it a couple of times when I got it just to test it. It was only a couple days after I had done this that I learned about the hazards of dry firing revolvers
Seems like someone prying a stuck case is a likely scenario. Possibly removed the cylinder for better support, therefore not causing any other damage to the gun. If this is the case, I’d be concerned that a case stuck that bad would possibly be a massive overload and there may be a problem with an over stressed cylinder. If possible I’d have that checked out before firing it.