I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson Performance Center single stack 9mm which has ports in the slide but NOT the barrel.

I contacted Smith and Wesson and was told the this model should have a ported barrel.

I'm wondering if anyone else has run into this issue?

It looks as if I have to send my brand new gun to Smith and Wesson for inspection.

Has anyone run into this issue? Was this a mistake on Smith and Wesson's end or perhaps some 'sketchy' issues with the gun shop that sold it?

Any input or advise would be appreciated.

This forum has seen several cases of out-of-spec guns shipped. S&W will make it right quickly, if you send it back.

PS, The ported barrel needs a ported slide, so it's not a particularly useful part for a shop to switch.
However, several PC Shield owners here have wished they could swap barrels for a non-ported version.

Must of been a mistake at the factory. A PC 9mm I handled a few days ago did have the ported barrel. Like bigwheelzip said, S&W will make it right.