This post made me take a long, hard look with a loupe at my BG and I found no such mark. This made me happy but worried because I expect more from Smith & Wesson than the same kind of bean-count slide into cheesiness that damn near killed the American auto industry (anybody remember the Olds Alero?). MIM technology can be quite strong, sintered metal bearings have been used for years in some high-stress products, but this is a firearm designed to protect one's life and any possible compromise of potential reliability in the name of saving a few cents per unit is treason to the trust that has made Smith & Wesson great. But we live in times that will leave a bad taste in the mouth of history, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I'm just glad that my primary carry weapon has a proper forged barrel the way S&W should make them all!

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