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Originally Posted by s&wchad
My 317-1 was initially used as a loaner during instruction. The ammo was mostly Blazer and Federal Champion, which are high velocity rounds (not hyper). After about 6K round, the gun had severe endshake, to the point where the cylinder was contacting the back of the barrel. I shipped it back to S&W (on their dime) and they fixed it under the Lifetime Service Policy.
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After some research, it appears that the metals used in the frames and cylinders of the current model 317 could have changed. Given the Lifetime Service Policy, I very much doubt that the change would have been toward weaker metallurgy.
So, based on Iscoco's and your great experience, I'm going to assume that hyper ammo will not ruin my new 317's frame or cylinder. And if it does, there is always the S&W Service Policy.