I have two, Shield .45s. First one was flawless for 500+ rounds (400 FMJ 230, 100 JHP), so bought a second. GTG for, about 250 rounds of FMJ and started to have an occasional failure to feed, which would clear with a light tap to the rear of the slide. Eleven FTF over 150 rounds, mostly with two 6 round magazines.
Returned one magazine to Brownells. S&W got my report, send a shipping label and had the Shield less than 30 days. Got it back yesterday, they polished the feed ramp and chamber, replaced the extractor.
Today, 100 rounds of S&B 230 FMJ and 18 JHP, no malfunctions, even with the prior failure prone magazine. We'll see how the the next 200 rounds go.
I'd preferred to not have to send in a new quality firearm, but S&W dealt well with the situation.
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