Originally Posted by Maple Trapper

While it's certainly minor, it should have never come back like than. Obviously a mistake at S&W, it either got dropped or bumped against something it shouldn't have. I make similar mistakes, but when the repair shop does it, they should correct it. Major or minor makes little difference. Most likely the employee who did it, knows they had an issue.
On the other hand, what did the package look like when you got it? Was there any damage at all to the box? I ship lots of stuff USPS, and FedEx, damage happens for sure.