Opinions needed: What happened to this P-38?

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Originally Posted by CJS57

The 70 years have no effect on "blowing up". How many rounds were fired does. The OP fired 500 rounds and that is a good showing for a gun with a stress or crack. But..... that exact area is not a "direct" stress point like a crack on a locking lug.

Yes I know that time alone i.e. 70 years would have no effect on the gun, it is implied that with all that time that before me the gun has most likely not sat idle & could have been fired considerably in all that time (at least more than the 500 rounds I've put through it in the last 9 months).

If what you are saying is true i.e. "that exact area is not a "direct" stress point like a crack on a locking lug." then are you implying that it would still be potentially safe to fire?