M&P 2.0 Flaws or Acceptable?

[wnderr]

Your dime, your decision. You do have a right to a piece made to specs, unless the offered and you agreed to some compensation.

It wouldn't bother me, as shown; but there is nothing wrong with demanding what you paid for.

If you decide to return it, don't feel bad! I wouldnt feel bad either way.

Mine do not have those defects - I just looked!

 

[Well Armed]

Okay, are the "flaws" are the small machining "nick" on the bottom of the slide rail, and the "uneven" (?) finish texture under the slide stop lever assembly's tab?

Man, have any of you guys ever owned a Colt Government Model or Commander? The "machining marks", especially on the underneath of the slide, can be a pretty interesting road map of markings. We joked about the continued use of old machining equipment in the Colt Model O Pistol armorer class I attended several years ago.

How about the not uncommon little machining marks visible on many of the older S&W revolvers, especially their stainless ones? I remember looking at various early production 686's and thinking to myself that it was surprising when I came across one that didn't have too many obvious machining marks on the frames, barrels or cylinders, or a "clean" (of nicks, dings, etc) cylinder face.

How about the unpredictable amount of extra plastic "flashing" often visible on some Glocks, especially around the rail insert fixtures where they stick up out of the frame?

Or the way the plastic hasn't always flowed and filled in around the middle of the front frame rail fixture (on "top"), which has caused many, many buyers to go online and ask if their frames were cracked? They weren't, of course. Hell, I saw one older production G17 in our training inventory which had the whole lower/middle of the front rail fixture bare on top, where the plastic didn't flow in the mold to cover the middle of the "U" shaped fixture in the frame.

I've certainly seen my fair share of little nicks, dings, scratches and gouges in plastic frames of other guns (other than S&W), too. Right out of the box. Of course, those were all "service grade" guns produced by computer and assembled by hand. Plastic scratches more easily than metal, too.

Then again, I've seen some marks left on plastic pistol frames by new plastic holsters, too.

Hey, buy budget and get budget. When they start offering hand-rubbed, hand-finished plastic pistols using slides and barrels that have been hand-selected for pristine surfaces, edges and finishes? The cost will probably be more than the sub-$350 price you can buy a M&P 40c 2.0 for in some places.

As someone who has work for STIHL as an extrusion and injection molding technician, having shorts is unacceptable, period. I'm not sure any respectable person/company in the manufacturing business would claim having shorts in their product is okay. Having flash wouldn't be okay either, but at least that can be filed or cut off by the end user.. Unless it's excessive, we use to allow some flash to pass, but we would never allow shorts to pass... They'd be scrapped out...

Shorts means the mold didn't completely fill with polymer, and flash is when the mold overfills leaving excess plastic... Whether it's a $350 gun or not, neither should had passed Q/C, the assembly process, and it's something the technician should have addressed.

 

[scattershot]

I just checked mine, and I can't find either flaw. In fact, the area under the right hand slide stop isn't even visible on mine unless you force the lever up, and mine is smooth. Doesn't really look like a problem to me.

 

[Okie21]

Where'd he go?

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[scattershot]

Looks like a hitnrun.

 

[MN2944]

It will affect future resale or trade value.

I think if one is looking for significant residual value in a polymer striker pistol, they are likely to be disappointed when it comes time to sell.

 

[Well Armed]

I think if one is looking for significant residual value in a polymer striker pistol, they are likely to be disappointed when it comes time to sell.

How so? They may lose little in value, but they don't tank in value granted they're in good condition and not permanently alter. Glocks, Walthers, HKs, FNs, M&Ps, Sigs in good condition are losings that much value in resale.

 

[PeacefulMarksman]

Thanks to everyone for their replies. The machining mark under slide is an issue I'll leave to S&W, I can't see it having any real effect on anything other than my OCD The pitting on the detent however should not have been overlooked and I'm sending it home to have it replaced.
Sincere thanks to all for their input on this issue. New is new

 

[TeleGuy53]

Only YOU know what will make you happy, so I'm glad you found peace in your decision. Good luck.