tylerlayne
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My one problem with Smith & Wesson is I bought a .22 cal target pistol new from a authorized dealer. The pistol worked great for 6 months but then the firing pin started striking the casing so far on the edge of the rim that it would cause a misfire and bend the casing to where it would not eject. If I fired 10 rounds it would happen on at least 2. I tried 5 different brands of ammo and it still happened with all brands. I sent the pistol to S&W to be repaired under warranty. After about a month they returned the firearm stating they had fixed the problem. I took the pistol to the range and the same thing happened. So I contacted S&W and they said to send the firearm back and they would check and repair the problem. I asked them to put some rounds through it and they would see the problem I was having. About a month later they contacted me and said they had repaired the problem and they were sending it back to me. Again I take it to the range and same problem. Again I tried several different brands of ammo and same problem. I again contacted S&W and told them i was still having the same issue and again ask them to please fire some rounds and they would see the problem. I even sent some of the misfired bent rounds that I had to pry out of the chamber that had been jammed. Again about a month later they contacted me saying they fixed the problem and were returning the pistol to me. Well you guessed it I took it to the range and the same problem. I contacted S&W for the 4th time and they refused to work on it again. So for the past 4 years I have not even taken it out of the blue plastic case. From what I remember I paid over $400. for it and was only able to use it for maybe 6 months. I have other S&W pistols that I never had a problem with. The way they handled the one problem I had is the gripe I have about them . They could not have fired the pistol any of the 3 times I sent it to be repaired. I don't know, maybe they don't have a facility to fire the weapon but it seem like they should.