Blown out casing

Just a passing comment: I have never heard of a shop that would not let you rack the slide on an auto pistol, in fact when I am handed an auto the first thing I do is rack and check/clear.
Lafitte

45ACP head spaces on its mouth. At the breech end there’s a tiny unsupported section of case that allows the extractor to engage the rebate of the rim.
If for any reason a cartridge is going to blow its there. And it’s directly over the magazine well.
Too long a case is one of those reasons.
When running a new batch of 45’s I drop a sized case in the barrel and use a straight edge across the breech face. The case should sit flush.

It sounds to me like this pawn shop guy should be put out of the gun sales business. I am not big on suing people but maybe your son and his friend should take this pawn shop to Small Claims Court.

I had a guy at a gun show years ago tell me “You can’t rack the slide.” on a used Springfield 1911 years ago. He tried to tell me it was against Gun Show policy. I knew better. I walked.
It turns out he was an unscrupulous scumbag selling damaged guns. All the other gun show dealers knew it. Word got around over time and he quit appearing at gun shows. But who knows how many people he shafted before his bad reputation put him out of business.

Being this pistol was purchased in a shop in the state I live in, I'd sure like to know the name and location of the shop so I can never buy from there, and let all my friends know too.

Send it back to Winchester.

As the guys have stated, railroad tunnels through the Rockies have smoother walls than that mess.

It’s too bad these “sellers” pull this stuff and rip off people who may not know better. IMHO it is high time to out these clowns so others may be warned they are taking advantage of folks.

I hope both of them are able to get their guns in working order without breaking the bank and aren’t soured on the firearms lifestyle as a result of the douchebag behind the counter.

Stay safe.

I had it happen in one of my 1911's . Very frighting experience. It blew the mag out of the gun as well as the mag spring and bottom plate. It was a reload. I still have a piece of brass in my eye. The eye doc said where it is. It would be risky removing it. It does not bother me. Sight is fine.

If the frame is buggered up, would a ramped barrel work in such a gun?