Originally posted by Outrider:
If it isn't engraved on the slide, it's "post-op" then...
NOT NECESSARILY
That is, somebody modified it without S&W's "OK"...
NOT NECESSARILY
In your situation, I'd take it on myself -- for safety sake -- to have "Caution: Gun fires with magazine removed" engraved on it -- if you plan to keep it.
THAT IS CRAZY. BEST WAY I CAN THINK OF TO RUIN THE VALUE OF YOUR GUN IS TO START HAVING SOMETHING ENGRAVED ON THE GUN.
My understanding is, unless Smith did it for a LE agency, the warranty is voided.
NOT SO.
I'm not sure of that, but I'd check.
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, THEN WHY ARE YOU TALKING?
Odd thought, here, but you might also pick up another slide that hasn't been modified so you could keep the warranty in force.
USE OF A GUN DOES NOT VOID THE WARRANTY. ADDING AN EXTRA SLIDE AND SWAPPING SLIDES IS MORE LIKELY TO VOID THE WARRANTY.
However, I don't know what kind of weird, funky frame seating and problems or slide wear you have with running two different slides on it.
AGAIN, WHY ARE YOU TALKING?
As a SWAG, if you did send it back to Smith, they could probably tell the second slide and frame hadn't "mated" -- and might ask what happened to the original slide...
