okay, no bad vibes fella's

I'm shipping it back to S&W tomorrow.

I'll bite the bullet and see what S&W says when they look at the gun.

I cleaned it out with Carb Cleaner and lubed the internals. It's smooth now without the hammer block installed but with it in the trigger won't reset often.

I can't in good faith run this gun without the hammer drop safety installed, one day my son will inherit it and I wouldn't want him to experience something caused by my negligence.