They must be very busy, I sent a Mod 15 in for refinishing in March and I haven't received an estimate yet. I've had three others done in the past couple of years and the estimate came real fast. Remember, you'll get a quality repair from Smith no matter how long it takes.
Shield .45 problem
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Or they are busy processing rebates. Maybe they'll put your rebate (also 10 weeks) in the box with your gun and save a stamp.
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S and W informed me that it should be delivered this week but won't tell me anything about the repair. I believe that I should be told what happened and what the repair consist of. I have owned Smiths for over 50 years. This concerns me.......
I want to say this has happened to me also, in the past. And I believe it was S&W that did it. All I remember was, when I got the gun back, it ran without issue. I just dropped the hammer on a 45 shield minutes ago, to add to my M&P collection. Hopefully, yours was an isolated issue.
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They will send you a sheet with the gun that will tell you what they did to it. Owning smith`s for over 50 years, you should already know this. Don`t give yourself an alcer over it. It will be fine when they send it back to you.
I don't like the way that sounds...
They've been pushing it with sending guns out that shouldn't leave the factory but they always fixed them quick. Now I'm afraid that system is starting to cave in. The M&P line is flagship in their semi pistol line, they should be able to whip that right out unless things are really mucked up there. I got my Shield back in about a week and a half a year or so ago.
Maybe this is obvious but try removing the mag, and pull the trigger (if there is no round in the chamber...be safe) then hold the gun by the slide with your left hand and hit the back of the grip hard into the 'V' between your fingers and thumb a few times.
I have also, put the Shield and other guns in a padded vise and with a dowel on the slide by the front of the barrel, tapped it a few times. If nothing happens, send it back to the factory.
I've had some problems with reloaded ammo where oversized bullets caused one problem and stupid 'small ball' ammo with a rough coating job getting stuck in the lands with the gun being out of battery by about 1/16: I'm not buying any more of either of those bullets. They jammed all my guns up. This is how I got to be an expert in unlocking guns.
An essential tool. I have a heavy brass rod that I put down the barrel and tink on a bullet with just the inertia of the rod a few times to loosen it up.
PS: check your barrel to see if a bullet hasn't gotten 'pulled' and been left in the barrel.
I sent mine in a while back and turnaround was 3 weeks. 10 weeks is insane! SW must have a lot of problem guns out there.
They've been pushing it with sending guns out that shouldn't leave the factory but they always fixed them quick. Now I'm afraid that system is starting to cave in. The M&P line is flagship in their semi pistol line, they should be able to whip that right out unless things are really mucked up there. I got my Shield back in about a week and a half a year or so ago.
Maybe this is obvious but try removing the mag, and pull the trigger (if there is no round in the chamber...be safe) then hold the gun by the slide with your left hand and hit the back of the grip hard into the 'V' between your fingers and thumb a few times.
I have also, put the Shield and other guns in a padded vise and with a dowel on the slide by the front of the barrel, tapped it a few times. If nothing happens, send it back to the factory.
I've had some problems with reloaded ammo where oversized bullets caused one problem and stupid 'small ball' ammo with a rough coating job getting stuck in the lands with the gun being out of battery by about 1/16: I'm not buying any more of either of those bullets. They jammed all my guns up. This is how I got to be an expert in unlocking guns.
An essential tool. I have a heavy brass rod that I put down the barrel and tink on a bullet with just the inertia of the rod a few times to loosen it up.
PS: check your barrel to see if a bullet hasn't gotten 'pulled' and been left in the barrel.
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It could of probably been opened with a wooden dowel rod and hammer. Interested in seeing what they did. I know you said the lead rounds were "match grade", but I'd probably use FMJ ammo the first time at the range when you get it back.
When I sent my M&P FS9 in for accuracy issues all they did was adjust the rear sight to shoot to far to the left. Second time I sent it in they replaced the barrel at my request which brought my 10in groups down to 6in groups.
When I sent my brand new S&W 500 in for a broken yolk screw they deemed in unrepairable and couldn't get me a replacement for months. They finally gave me a refund after I requested it.
I love my 45 M&Ps, but I've yet to have a good experience with the 9mm M&Ps or S&W customer service.
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