That's the very thing I keep asking. MIM is cheaper and easier to manufacture but to say it is not as strong is nonsense. This process has been used so long now, and advanced so far, that the quality is right on par with forged. To say otherwise is simply not accurate. S&W does not put out junk. The company has always stood for quality and they are only following what has become the industry standard of parts manufacturing. It's not the 50s or 60s anymore.

I think this is a thread that is going nowhere. You just can't change some perceptions.
Done with this one. Dead horse.