flyandscuba,
If you dryfire and then cycle the slide does yours get stuck out of battery?
Also, if you drop the magazine and cycle the slide back and forth, does yours get stuck?
My other M&Ps do not do this. They seem very smooth. With the Shield, it seems like the slide and frame are binding.
There is a rub mark on slide from the frame. I called Smith and Wesson, and they are mailing me a shipping label.
I had another one come in today.
If they all do this, I am going to just buy another compact and wait for them to get the bugs worked out.