Should I repair this gun or do not care?

just let it be. Test fire it, to see that it works correctly .

You often see those kind of minor flaws in inexpensive guns.
It has no impact on usability and is only a small cosmetic flaw.

This is one reason why some brands of guns are less expensive..... they can't take the time to insure these sort of unimportant defects don't happen and hold the price down.

If you buy an expensive car you get great paint.
Buy a cheap car and the paint isn't so good.

Opinions are like elbows - everybody has a couple, & so here's mine. If it were my gun I would have bought it as a shooter, as a vehicle gun or a carry gun. Function would be more important than looks, so - for me - the dent wouldn't matter. After a few months use it would have a variety of wear marks & would get more with use and age - the dent would be one imperfection among many. That's me though.

But I sure can understand that you should expect a brand new gun to be pristine when you take it out of the box, dang it! Even an inexpensive gun!

myself i would not worry about it.

however they are not going to be able to repair that and may send you a new gun if they have good customer service.

taking that gun apart,welding up that dent and compltely refinishing is not something they are going to do. not cost effective at all.

they will either send you a new gun or jerk you around for a few months would be my guess.

I wouldn't bother with it. It's a Charter Arms. Just test fire it & be lucky if it works.

Is that just part of the guns profile from cylinder to barrel? Either way instead if shipping how does it shoot.

Let it be as long as the cylinder rotates and the gun fires !

That is a very minor cosmetic flaw in an inexpensive gun. It shoots, don't mess with success.

I have a S&W with slightly misaligned cylinder flutes. It only became apparent after I had the gun engraved. Who do I get to fix THAT? Nobody. It is pretty and the misalignment is not obvious to the casual look.

I can't even see it in that pic.

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I can't even see it in that pic.

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Same here, I see what appears to be a shadow, perhaps its just the wrong angle to really show up....

I expect the most they would do is to replace he barrel. Probably a five minute job in their shop. Myself? I'd just keep it and shoot it.

That doesn't look like a dent to me, just a small error in machining on the frame. Charter's build and cosmetic standards are considerably lower than Colt or S&W - and so is the price. They're not building Pythons. They are not going to weld up and remachine and reharden that frame, trust me. If it really bugs you trade it on another Charter. I would not worry about it if it cycles fine and will shoot where you want. Reliability is always No 1. I have carried a Charter Bulldog since 1987. Just avoid any light bullet high velocity ammo (Corbon, Buffalo Bore, etc.) A 200 gr. slug moving at 850 to 900 fps. is plenty of cowbell for a Charter and will allow it to run much longer and allow you to shoot it easier.

That's just it's personality.

How would it get dented there and not effect the finish?

I would think that any force that made that mark would leave other traces, like a crack.

So, if nothing else is wrong, I am with the others that say it's probably a minor machining mark and not to go through the hassle of returning it.




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What is the purpose of the gun...home defense, conceal carry, range/target practice or safe queen?

If the gun is going to be carried it is going to acquire holster wear and handling marks on the finish and grips in which case the minor machine mark will not matter or even noticed at all.

If the gun is used for the other reasons you will probably be better served by a higher quality gun.

Usually when I buy a new gun, I ask to see all they have in that model.
I inspect them all and pick the one which has the best grain on the stock, the best fit, finish ect......
Also this is a very good check list to inspect new and used revolvers before buying.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Fh3F6hufhDMWZiNjBkMWItZDhkNS00MTlhLWE4YzMtOTdmN2YwNmY4NzM2/view
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Come on, you guys! "New" to me means unblemished. Presumably you didn't buy it as a scratch & dent special, so if I were you I'd return it and get what you paid your hard-earned money for - a new, unblemished gun! Few would accept a new car, cheap or expensive, with a big dent in the driver's door. Sure, it might drive fine, but you'll be looking at that dent every time you get in it. And you'd probably be pissed at the salesman that's trying to pawn it off on you. Don't let them get away with it!


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I expect the most they would do is to replace he barrel.

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That won't help since the defect is in the part of the frame the barrel screws into.
I'd not worry about it since it appears to be cosmetic only.

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Come on, you guys! "New" to me means unblemished. Presumably you didn't buy it as a scratch & dent special, so if I were you I'd return it and get what you paid your hard-earned money for - a new, unblemished gun! Few would accept a new car, cheap or expensive, with a big dent in the driver's door. Sure, it might drive fine, but you'll be looking at that dent every time you get in it. And you'd probably be pissed at the salesman that's trying to pawn it off on you. Don't let them get away with it!


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Apples and oranges. It's not exactly a big dent in the driver's door. It's a minor thing not even readily visible from the pictures provided. Another reason to patronize LGS where you can inspect the firearm before purchase, or indeed, look it over before you accept delivery from an online source.

Is it a working gun? If so then you don't have to worry about your first scratch or dent.