hey 440, I am not trying to use this rifle for hunting or targets, just thought I would try and clean up a old rifle and shoot something that hasn't been shot for fifty years. I already have one of these that I shoot. I got dies, brass and bullets, So if I can't buff out that dent, other than a couple of brushes and a choir boy brass pad and a few chemicals and some time, I will not be out much. ce61