Considering that this thread is over a decade old, it's highly likely that at the time S&W's Lifetime Service Policy DID apply to ordinary wear and tear but simply DOESN'T ANYMORE, or at least they're no longer honoring the terms of their own policy.

Either way, posting in a thread that started in 2009 and had its last post in 2011 arguing that what folks are saying is false makes no sense.

This is why if you do a thread search, you should always make note of the date in which the thread was posted/active, because times change, things change with them, and replying to ancient threads is pointless unless it's an ongoing thread that has been pinned or otherwise is repeatedly referenced as a source of information which is no longer accurate.

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