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Old 08-21-2012, 08:52 AM
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Default Strange dents on SHield 40 spent cases
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I have a shield 40 which has been totally reliable and very accurate. (espically with the Win SXT 165grain ). I do notice on the empty shell casings a small dent on the case about 1/4" down from the top. It happens to every case thaty i fire. It HAS NOT effected its reliability at all. I just have not seen anything like this before.
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Pics would help, but my guess is they are caused by case hitting the side of the ejection port.
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Thanks, I kinda figured that. The dent lines up almost perfectly with the top of the ejection port. (just above the firing pin)
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As long as they are not hitting you in the head I wouldn't worry about it. Different ammo may make a eliminate this.
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