I purchased a new 351c on the 20th of last month only to discover that it had some serious manufacturing flaws as well as cosmetic issues. Never even attempted to fire the revolver, just sent it back. I'm my own worst enemy, as I had some real problems 3 years ago with a new 442 I purchased. Those issues were never resolved, i just gave up. I inspected the 351c as well I thought I needed, but as you know, you shouldn't dry fire rimfire without snaps or old casings. When I got it home and started opening and closing it more, it was binding a bit. I looked at the front of the cylinder and noticed it was being torn up by the forcing cone. The crane was also out of alignment. The forcing cone had a very sharp to the touch ring around it that had not been deburred. Then I looked at the front of the ejector rod and noticed that the center had not been drilled on center. It was completely off, almost to the point of drilling through the wall. I've purchased my last Smith. This QC is out of control. They must have filled their plant with cheap labor.