Recent content by MidnightCookieMonster

Tom, No need to shoot it first...It's actually parent steel in the rifling grooves caused by a chipped electrode in S&W's ECM rifling process, not fouling. It's visible with the naked eye...also a bore-light or such up the muzzle end helps you to see it more clearly... I have the blued version...

S&W QC is non-existant..I wish we were talking about some brief quality slip here.... but this was obviously a 'commercial decision' by S&W to cut manufacturing costs and they are now playing a cold war with their customers by insisting these barrels are within spec.... I suspect that this...

I was told the same thing - "we have barrels in stock" Got my hopes up to no avail - as when they actually received the piece, they would refund my PURCHASE money but refused to FIX the barrel as it was "in spec" - don't have my purchase receipt anymore so told 'em to return it... Mebbe it...

I have the exact same problem with mine. So far they have refused to replace the barrel! It is parent metal that was not fully removed when the rifling was cut by - quote " S&W's 'new' rifling process" and they insist "it is within S&W's current specifications". Good Luck!