New S & W bluing issue - 07/30/19
I recently picked up a 29-10. I had been looking for an old one for a while locally without any luck and I came across one of the new ones and after handling it and looking it over I bought it. I got it home and immediately went to clean all of the oil and fingerprints off of it from the gun shop and once I had it cleaned and lubed (cleaned with hoppes elite and lubed with Rem-Oil) I noticed on the barrel and cylinder the finish looked milky or almost faded in spots. And then I found along the top edge on each side of the barrel you can see tooling marks running the length of it. I cleaned it again and lightly oiled it again with no improvement. I am sick. Totally not what I expected on a Smith. I sent customer service an email and I’m waiting on a reply which said could take up to 5 days. I’ve never had any trouble out of any of my smith’s, ever. Am I missing something on the finish? As in am I not cleaning it correct? I can tell this “new” finish is different than my older blued smith’s.
And to top that all off I took it to show my dad and he notices on the end of extractor rod it had been ground down so it would fit I guess with the bare metal exposed. They didn’t even take the time to deburr it. This is the only time I have ever been disappointed in Smith & Wesson. I’m not sure if I should wait on the email or if I should give them a ring. I’ve even considered just taking it on the chin and trying to live with it.
And to top that all off I took it to show my dad and he notices on the end of extractor rod it had been ground down so it would fit I guess with the bare metal exposed. They didn’t even take the time to deburr it. This is the only time I have ever been disappointed in Smith & Wesson. I’m not sure if I should wait on the email or if I should give them a ring. I’ve even considered just taking it on the chin and trying to live with it.