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ithacaartist · 12-03-2017, 05:32 PM

That is damage likely from using loads that were too powerful. The springs may also be too weak to prevent this. Check for cracks in the frame, firing pin spring guide, and breech block. Do the tape test to see if 115 gr. FMF results in mangled tape. But if all seems sound (although a little marked up) it should be able to handle regular ammo--NOT +P, +P+, or NATO if the recoil spring checks out.

12-03-2017, 05:32 PM	#2
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,284 Thanks: 7,013 Thanked 2,478 Times in 1,320 Posts	That is damage likely from using loads that were too powerful. The springs may also be too weak to prevent this. Check for cracks in the frame, firing pin spring guide, and breech block. Do the tape test to see if 115 gr. FMF results in mangled tape. But if all seems sound (although a little marked up) it should be able to handle regular ammo--NOT +P, +P+, or NATO if the recoil spring checks out. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894