I appreciate all the responses and the banter.
Here's an update:
I tried calling the shop to ask to speak with the owner to no avail. I was given his email and sent the explanation of what happened and gave several forms of contact so we could come up with a resolution. Never received an email, call or text… nothing. The gunsmith that broke it suggested I "Sell it online to someone unsuspecting and then come buy something from them". - Can't make this **** up. Unreal.
I called S&W and explained what happened and I guess they felt bad for me because they offered to send me an express shipping label and said they would take care of it. They didn't clarify wether I would have to pay for it or it would be "warrantied" but I'm hoping for the latter since they didn't make me pay to ship it back which is their policy to credit the cost after it has been deemed a warranty service. He agreed the gunsmith was in the wrong and improperly torqued on the barrel without it being in a vice. I shipped it out this past Wednesday and put a note in the box thanking them for fixing it and asked them to leave the flash hider off/loose. So we'll see what happens next and I'll keep ya'll in the loop.
On a side note as I was boxing up the gun I went to double check the chamber was empty and upon releasing the charging handle I noticed the bolt wouldn't close all the way. I'm assuming the gunsmith had something to do with this as well.
I'm grateful S&W is taking care of it and looking forward to getting it back.