i have a 14-3 that chipped soon after i bought the gun.It is on the area at the bottom where the flat is.it is not very deep maybe .020.other than the chip the barrel looks good not bad errodeing or cracks that i can see.i am thinking it may be able to be set back.Now for the qestion where would be the best place to send it for repair .i am thinking of sending it back to S&W unless there is a better place.I have been reading about this and have not seen this problem on a 14-3.I have no clue as to why this happened.
I would sure love to get it up and running again.

This is sad it is a real nice long tom 14-3 with 3Ts.