Ok, so I took my Shield (40) to the range this weekend for the first time. When I got home I took it apart to clean it, and when I tried to reassemble it (like I did when I first got it). The Recoil spring wouldn't seat on the barrel properly. It was like it was about 1/4" too long. I pressed on the end of the spring (the part that rests against the barrel) a bit, and it would not budge. I took it out to make sure I had inserted it correctly, and the cap on the forward end of the spring broke off.

I called Smith and Wesson this morning, and they are shipping me out a new recoil spring assembly, I was just curious if anyone else has had this same problem.