Recent content by Whacker

Thank you Shawn. It is melonite. I just looked down the barrel of my AK-47 - silver chrome. Then looked down the barrel of my M&P15- all dark.

Brand new in the box at an outdoor sporting goods store. Guess I'll never know. The rifle is working well now. So I'm just looking forward to spending time zeroing it in. :)

Just glad to let everyone know I am very happy with an accurate, quality rifle. S&W sent replacement carry handle and charging handle. Not really concerned about the 1:9 twist. But I would like to know how I can tell if the inside barrel is melonite or chrome. I would also like to thank all of...

I am definitely going to too call them Monday morning. They also sent me a free P-Mag.

Good news, bad news. The good news is Fedex found my rifle. They said it fell out of the box at the Charlotte, NC hub. Fedex shipped it to me the next day. Sure enough it had been dropped. The rear thumb screw for the carry handle took a hard lick and was scratched pretty good. The charging...

The brown reinforced tape had been unsealed, opened, and two pieces of clear packaging tape used to close the box again. S&W promised me they would make good on it. Funny thing though, the box did not have a return label on it anywhere. Never had anything this costly lost or stolen from me...

Got my box back from S&W today. That's right just the box, no rifle. S&W is trying to track it down. Fedex was the carrier. Way to go. How can all this be happening? I wish I had never seen that rifle!!!!!

I'll keep everybody updated.

On the way back. Just got off the phone with S&W. After almost 2 weeks my M&P 15 is on the way back to N. Carolina. The spokeswoman told me they replaced the barrel and ejector. This is 2nd time the ejector has been replaced on a brand new gun. First time replacement for the barrel. Please...

S&W received my weapon yesterday 11/5/13. I called and told them I was rather nervous about this fix. The contact said he would make a note of my concern. He told me a 2nd return was unusual, and a supervisor would oversee this fix.

Thanks bp231986. Words like yours lift my spirits and give me hope. Believe me, when I get it back I'll keep you all updated.

Thanks, I'll learn the weapon once S&W repairs it for good.

I'm thinking positive thoughts.

Got my prepaid label by email today. Packed the weapon up again. Ran the FedEx man down ( very small town ). And away she went. They can keep it as long as it takes to transform it into a fully functioning weapon. Looking for a glorious reunion.

Thanks for all the input. I just can't help but feel a little nervous about sending it back a 2nd time. I will definitely keep everybody updated.