I just got my BG back from Smith and Wesson. I sent it in for repair and it took about a month to get it back. I called after about a week to check on it. Apparently they close down the shop area for 2 weeks in August in order to do maintenance on the machines. That's why it took so long.
Received email that they received Shield 9 M&P on 8/17/17 for warranty repair. Notified today 9/6/17 that it has been repaired and shipped. Very good turnaround time in my opinion.
Must be easier to do than fixing the hand on my revolver - 10-12 weeks just to get a quote from the Performance Center..........hoping to get it back before Christmas at this rate.