Pk 380 slide bulge ?

[Norton Commando]

I posted this in the Auto section but thought perhaps Gunsmithing and Repairs would be a better place to get help for this particular problem.

My wife's new PK 380 has a bulge in the slide. She fired some 75 rounds through it without a single hickup. However, when I stripped the gun for cleaning, I noticed a bulge in the slide near the discharge port. Has anyone seen anything lilke this before? I can't figure out how it go there, but I strongly suspect that the bulge was there when we bought it.

See pictures below.

 

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[788Ham]

Yeah, that don't look too so good! You, nor your wife, were aware of it not firing correctly while shooting? No hard recoiling?

 

[Norton Commando]

No, no hard recoiling. I seems to shoot perfectly with no jams/stovepipes after 200 rounds now.

I've contacted S & W about the bulge but they are proving difficult to deal with and are reluctant to send me a shipping label.