I dropped my J-frame! Should I be worried?

[JeremyW]

The S&W's that have owned are pretty robust and will take some abuse.

[williejc]

I also have had the same trouble with the metal clips. About your Smith,...,if the double action functions smoothly with the hand coming up and rotating the cylinder into lockup and there is no drag anywhere, then all is well. The ejector rod is not particularly stout, but if it had been bent, you would have felt it when dry firing. Gravel is a much softer landing surface than concrete. At the Smith factory, the fitting area has wood floors which lessen impact on guns and parts dropped.
You now may have a couple honest work marks on your revolver.

[T2C]

I have been carry J Frames for over 25 years and have beat the daylights out of them. They are tough revolvers.

Unless something appeared to be tweaked, sprung or malfunctioned, I would not worry about it. A few marks gives them character.

[youreacrab]

i would perform the same checks that you would perform on buying a used revolver. if it landed on the cylinder, i would be concerned.