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A couple of those complaints make it sound like the sideplate isn’t fully seated.

Got a dremel?

Gee, that sounds like a crap basket.

Wish you the best.

Like others have said .
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Detailed description of QC

Tell em their workers are fuuucking stoned.
QC inspectors are pencil whipping schit.
And their friends and family hiring program ain't working out.
Tell em to tell their workers they ain't gunsmiths like the bullschit they tell everyone outside the plant.
Just merely assembly workers who install parts at their little stage of assembly.








Maybe not include the stuff below the detailed description part....

They will get offended by the truth of the rest of it, and your revolver QC issues will probably never get resolved.


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Seen a m60 pro and 686 recently at a shop. Polish job was horrible. Dunno what else was wrong with em.
Like a drunk w a scotchbright pad did it.


Have seen others w crooked bbls, sights and other.

For me its prelock N or L frame

renegade, that won't be necessary. S&W will take care of it.

I've only sent one of my S&W's back to the factory (light primer strikes) and it came back with the sweetest trigger job.

They will either repair it or, given what you described, replace it. They are good folks IME.

This and other stories make me wonder if S&W is going to the Ruger quality control model - let their customers do the QC.

They (both companies) are selling handguns as fast as they can make them, to lots of first time or less experienced buyers who don't know what a really good firearm looks and feels like or perhaps just don't care.

Lots more profit to be made shipping them out the door at maximum rate and then fixing the few that come back vs. actually taking the time to be sure each one is 100% before leaving the factory.

The only thing that I’ve ever sent back to S&W was an M&P 15-22 that I bought used and launched the extractor and jammed the brass in the chamber when it fired out of battery, it turned out to be a known issue with some of the early 15-22’s. As others have said S&W has a good reputation for repairs. I was given a pre-paid shipping label and they took care of it. I don’t remember the turn around time but it was reasonable.

Are you sure some Bubba didn't get his paws on it before you bought it?

A dremel tool and a 12 pack for motivation. That’ll fix it😁

A few years ago when I transitioned from Glock to S&W for duty guns, I bought a spankin' new M&P 2.0 from one of my pet gun dealers. Go it back to my hotel and one of the first things I did was to test the night sights. The tritium lamps in the front and back were dark. Called the dealer and he said to bring it back. On the way there he and an employee checked the rest (6) in the display case. Four of of the six had dead sights. He swapped out my slide for one that had working sights on it, then called and growled at the distributor. Other than that, my experience with what few S&W products I've messed with has been great. I shoot the M&P much better than the Glock.

The sights on it now are starting to dim noticeably. I'll be replacing those with Night Fission Glowdome sights.

Mark the price up 200.00 more. Let them talk you down on price and sell it asap.

Alot of companies seem to be this way.
Throw the dice and on the way.

Leupold comes to mind also.

Replacement warranties also speak of products in many ways also.
With no repair available.
Must still be profitable for em to do a 1 for 1 exchange for the simplest things.
Back to factory with it.
Disassemble for good parts to install back on the line or recondition for resale.

have a 38 chief special like that.

It's probably just a gasket.

Definitely send it back Jim

Second S&W handgun?

At your age?

I've been known to buy two during one trip.

Isn't that great ...you have to send a new Smith back to the factory.

My Mother always said "You have to look at everything you buy"