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Originally Posted by Alk8944
That is not a crack, it is erosion from a failed primer. In other words, gas cutting. It is usually seen on the hammer nose bushing itself, but can extend into the frame. Aluminum frames are more susceptible to this than steel frames.
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Well that makes sense. Thank you.
I'm disappointed and I hope that a reasonable solution that makes both parties happy comes out of this. I sent the revolver back to S&W today.
I will say this. I am not happy with the amount of wear on the frame shown on the revolver after firing nearly 800 rounds. They never advertise the revolver as having a limited lifespan. I never owned/carried a snub nose revolver and wanted to learn to master the double action trigger and "wear in" the action to smooth it out. S&W advertises the 642 as rated for "continuous +P" so I assumed that it was built to last since a great majority of my rounds were 158 gr. LRN remington or Federal with a couple boxes of Golden Sabre +P's thrown in. The barrel and cylinder show no wear at all. It's the frame that's taking a beating. This will be the last aluminum alloy framed pistol I'll ever buy.