It is hitting the side of the receiver as it is ejected, probably the left side.
Sometimes you can make it eject straight up and out, by carefully filing the front edge of the ejector to make it parallel to the bolt face.
That "ding" is not bad, I've seen much, very much worse dents!
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03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector.
Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie
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