This past week I purchased a 629 Classic. I was night when the range called and said the gun was in. I did not look at it closely but the following day I began going over it. The rear sight adjustment screw was boogered and although it contained a one spent cartridge the front of all cylinders were black. I looked in the bore and there were strecks of lead and copper. From the appearance of the side plate screws, it looked like the plate was remove. I removed the grips and saw light tap marks on the grip indicating the plate was probably removed. I returned it to the range and was told this was not uncommon from S&W, their quality was really gone down. He said that since I am the registered owner, I should take this up with S&W. Has anyone had these issues and what is my next step. The distributor he bought it through is in Baton Rouge, LA. Any help would be appreciated.
GaryH
GaryH
