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Old 01-28-2013, 04:24 PM
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If you're talking about the mold marking on the center rear of the locking blocks, they're normal (and vary from one block/mold to the next).

Here's a couple of M&P locking blocks (new & used) which exhibit the mold marks to varying degree. Some are smaller, some are "cleaner" and some look downright nasty. Cosmetic. Not a problem with the way the blocks are made (according to S&W, and I've been through the M&P pistol armorer class twice).




FWIW, I remember when some owners of Walther P99 pistols first saw the MIM locking blocks (and the corresponding "sprue-type" mold marks) and freaked.
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