Me too!
Hi,
I just purchased a brand new $1,500 US ($2,000 Canadian) S&W 627 V-Comp here in Toronto, Canada. As I took the gun to the range for the first time , within my first 8 shots I felt a noticeably stronger recoil and my group on the target was awful. As I proceeded to unload the spent cases I noticed that the tip of my compensator was missing. It's been torn off just like yours. I was using factory ammo - Remington UMC - 125 grain .357 mag. I don't reload and never use anything but factory ammo. I had to send the revolver to the warranty repair shop all the way across Canada, to BC. Although their customer service was superb, and I had an opportunity to speak to the actual gunsmith who repaired the gun (by replacing the blown-off compensator) - he did not have an answer as to why did such occurrence take place. He speculated that the comp was not tightened up properly in the factory, however I do not subscribe to this theory. Maybe the hotter loads do have a separation issue and a fragment did hit the comp upon exiting the muzzle of the barrel. Although the firearm was returned to me with a brand new compesator installed and no damage to the barrel, I lost confidence in using it with the comp due to the comment by the gunsmith that repaired it himself, and that is that I should be checking if the part (comp) is on tight after every series I shoot, which I find to be ridiculous. I simply took the compensator off altogether. The gun might not look as pretty, but at least I am not risking getting a piece of hot metal blown off and potentially hurting either someone standing close to me or myself. Too bad.
Hi,
I just purchased a brand new $1,500 US ($2,000 Canadian) S&W 627 V-Comp here in Toronto, Canada. As I took the gun to the range for the first time , within my first 8 shots I felt a noticeably stronger recoil and my group on the target was awful. As I proceeded to unload the spent cases I noticed that the tip of my compensator was missing. It's been torn off just like yours. I was using factory ammo - Remington UMC - 125 grain .357 mag. I don't reload and never use anything but factory ammo. I had to send the revolver to the warranty repair shop all the way across Canada, to BC. Although their customer service was superb, and I had an opportunity to speak to the actual gunsmith who repaired the gun (by replacing the blown-off compensator) - he did not have an answer as to why did such occurrence take place. He speculated that the comp was not tightened up properly in the factory, however I do not subscribe to this theory. Maybe the hotter loads do have a separation issue and a fragment did hit the comp upon exiting the muzzle of the barrel. Although the firearm was returned to me with a brand new compesator installed and no damage to the barrel, I lost confidence in using it with the comp due to the comment by the gunsmith that repaired it himself, and that is that I should be checking if the part (comp) is on tight after every series I shoot, which I find to be ridiculous. I simply took the compensator off altogether. The gun might not look as pretty, but at least I am not risking getting a piece of hot metal blown off and potentially hurting either someone standing close to me or myself. Too bad.
