Hi everybody! I recently purchased a brand new M&P 40 full size at a gun show from a dealer for a great price, $550 otd. What's weird is some Ohio Gun shows are now providing background checks for not only dealer sales but private person to person transactions as well. I digress.
I went out and put 125 rounds through it. A box of 50 Tula, which was the weakest ammo I've ever handled in my life. Two rounds barely ejected and came back and hit me right on the forehead. A box of 50 Aguila FMJ's, and 25 Remington Golden Sabers.
Accuracy was amazing. I was hitting 3x3 steel squares at 15-20 yards thee out of four shots. I really like the trigger on this, more so than the factory light G17L trigger. I think I may have one in the lighter spectrum, as I've heard M&P triggers are +/- 2lbs from the factory.
Now the issue I've noticed. I've searched high and low on the internet, both this forum and others. The is a long gouged strip on the inside of the dust-cover. I am worried that it might lead to a frame crack because it is quite thin there now, especially compared to the other side.
If I were to contact S&W customer service about it what information would I need to give them? I snail-mailed my product registration for both this and my M&P15-22P I also purchased, but I never received a confirmation. I am the original owner, but I've never had to deal with a firearm customer service before. I have an HK P2000 LEM with the leaning hammer and I gave up trying to get a replacement and I'm just living with it because they only have three people working for their civilian sales department CS.