Anyone w/ rust issues new Shield Plus?

[Sheepdogged]

It's stainless under that melonite. It shouldn't rust. Maybe they have cheaped out on both the stainless and the meloniting process for the Plus.

Stainless stains less. It's not stainfree. I had an M&P pistol rust in my safe when my others had not. It can happen because applying a finish consistently is not easy. There are atmospheric changes and other variables that affects finishes regardless of manufacturer. When manufacturers claim their finishes avoid rust x percent of the time, it's an average.

 

[Racer X]

I'd just swap out the carbon steel roll pin with a stainless one.

 

[Racer X]

Stainless stains less. It's not stainfree. I had an M&P pistol rust in my safe when my others had not. It can happen because applying a finish consistently is not easy. There are atmospheric changes and other variables that affects finishes regardless of manufacturer. When manufacturers claim their finishes avoid rust x percent of the time, it's an average.

Technically, the proper term in CRESS 416R or whatever alloy. Corrosion Resistant Stainless Steel.

 

[Walnut777]

I gotta figure out where to host the pictures I took. It's also under the rear site now that I look closer.

I called s&w and the customer service was not what I expected. After getting off the phone with her I took the pistol off of consignment.
The lady said you have 1 year warranty against rust. Sent me a FedEx label to my email. Im gonna send it in. They'll repair or replace it. I was really expecting a run around considering it was a rust issue.

 

[LVSteve]

I gotta figure out where to host the pictures I took. It's also under the rear site now that I look closer.

I called s&w and the customer service was not what I expected. After getting off the phone with her I took the pistol off of consignment.
The lady said you have 1 year warranty against rust. Sent me a FedEx label to my email. Im gonna send it in. They'll repair or replace it. I was really expecting a run around considering it was a rust issue.

Why not just post the pictures direct on here?

 

[Walnut777]

Why not just post the pictures direct on here?

When I click the photo icon it asks for a url

 

[Walnut777]

 

[Walnut777]

Not sure If that worked out as planned with the pic upload.
Pic one: Shows pitted slide rust. It's on front and rear of slide.
Pic 2: shows the rear sight. Rusting appears to be beneath it.

Pic 3: that pin on the rear

 

[Nonuthin]

Since my first S&W stainless revolver in 1966, I have never seen such a rusted gun as that one. There is definitely a hidden story here.

 

[Walnut777]

Since my first S&W stainless revolver in 1966, I have never seen such a rusted gun as that one. There is definitely a hidden story here.

Hopefully S&W will figure it out. Never once in my life have a had a firearm do this and this firearm got the same treatment as all the others.

Again this particular firearm was never carried as much as my M&P 9. I carry it daily. Not a spot on it other than holster wear from the kydex.

 

[bloodlord77]

Wow! Are the Shield plus guns still using roll pins instead of solid pins? I don't have any of the Shields, but several of the compacts and full-size 2.0s. All of them have solid pins.

 

[Greyman50]

My early 45 ACP shield has roll pins and they Rust daily in Florida heat and humidity. Thinks its “ going down the road”, trigger is just horrible, can not get used to it.

 

[Walnut777]

Wow! Are the Shield plus guns still using roll pins instead of solid pins? I don't have any of the Shields, but several of the compacts and full-size 2.0s. All of them have solid pins.

I didn't like the roll pin myself. My M&P 2.0 Compact 4 inch barrel I bought around the same time as the Shield Plus has a solid pin. But when I registered the warranty on it. It was already several years old even though it was new in the box.

 

[Walnut777]

My early 45 ACP shield has roll pins and they Rust daily in Florida heat and humidity. Thinks its “ going down the road”, trigger is just horrible, can not get used to it.

I'm on Anderson SC probably not as hot and humid here as Florida. Strange my daily carry M&P compact 4 inch barrel has zero issues. Well, the coating isn't as resilient when holstered in kydex. Already showing wear and not even 6 months old. At least it isn't rusting.

The shield plus I can't say enough about the trigger and how well I shoot it compared to others in it's class. I know every person can shoot the same gun differently.
I shot the shield 2.0 of my friends and shot it better than the Hellcat, the Sign and don't even get me started on the Glock 43.
My friend with hands equally as big as mine if not bigger shot the 43 great! I shot his shield 2.0 better than him. When I went to purchase one. The plus was there and that's how I ended up with it. The trigger to me is amazing.

 

[220-niner]

I live in the south and get hot & sweaty.
My Shield 1.0 that I've had about 8 years has been great. The roll pin the OP mentioned, below the back of the slide, gets a bit rusty. They appear to be a regular spring steel roll pin like the ones you can get for pennies from industrial supply places.
I squirt mine with a little oil at times. I'll probably replace it (the roll pin) some day soon, just because. Otherwise, the gun operates fine.

 

[Shield 9 WV]

Based on your thread I carefully examined my Shield9 Plus purchased June 26, 2021. I can't see anything internally after a field strip, the roll pin is enclosed. Externally there is no rust. It seems to have a black finish.

I saw your pictures directly upstream ^^^. I see the rust, no doubt. I think you did the right thing by sending it back to the factory. Everybody makes mistakes but what distinguishes a good company from a bad one is how they handle that mistake.

Please update us on the repairs S&W does to your Plus.