M&P Shield Broke today

[BrandonQuixote]

Looks like peening to me. Bad heat treating, probably.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

I have two, a 45 and a 40, both Mod 1's. I wonder if the OP's was a Mod 1 or 2.

bought it in 2014. gen 1 shield

 

[Flymph]

The heat treating sounds about right...
My guess is that the locking lug gets hung up on something, but it's likely a symptom of both.

 

[Pandaz3]

I would bet they want the whole gun back and they replace both slide and barrel.

 

[mrblond]

i am looking forward to hearing the outcome of this

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

DANG!? How did that happen? What failed?

 

[Kruel J]

DANG!? How did that happen? What failed?

Not to sound like a jerk, but did you actually read the OP and look at the pics?



@ZA_Survivalist I'll duck now!

 

[Geardo]

 

[nammac]

I could make some smart azzed remark here about shelving the Shield for a Sig, (which I did) but that would be inappropriate.

Interested to hear S&W's response. Seen these over the weekend in the web for sub SCCY pricing, after the $50 rebate...

 

[Kruel J]

I could make some smart azzed remark here about shelving the Shield for a Sig, (which I did) but that would be inappropriate.

So could I, something along the lines of replacing a Pinto with a Yugo......

 

[nammac]

So could I, something along the lines of replacing a Pinto with a Yugo......

Yea, but it's not one of those 320's, it's a real Sig based on the 229

 

[Kruel J]

Yea, but it's not one of those 320's, it's a real Sig based on the 229

You are excused then, sir!

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

S&W has requested the firearm be sent to them for inspection

 

[Alexx1401]

Smith & Wesson
Sig
And Glock
All were faulty heat treating.

Most showed signs of peening after 100 rounds. Pretty easy to spot

Customer service was great with all three, had replacement pistols in hand within a week.

Firearms are mass produced. No matter how good the people are sometimes something slips through. Every time some gun has some failure like this you see a lot of, "well glad I don't own that one". Which means nothing as long as this is some anomaly. Lot's of this pistol floating around. First time I ever heard of this. Some will make it sound like this is going to happen to a lot of them. As the Smith here said he has seen it from 3 different makers. No matter what you buy there is some chance, something on it may fail, some day. There is no mass made anything that never needs a warranty. I don't lose any sleep over this.

 

[Alexx1401]

S&W has requested the firearm be sent to them for inspection

I am sure you will but, do make sure you let us know. I am sure they are going to fix it free, as should be. Only way something like this would effect my possibly buying a gun like this is if S&W refused to deal with this. That makes me leery of a Co, if I start to hear they treat customers poorly. Most of us are pretty sure they will of course make this right, as they should.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

will update throughout the process!

 

[JuglansRegia]

Did one round feel about twice as hot as the others? that took some serious over pressure to move that much metal.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Did one round feel about twice as hot as the others? that took some serious over pressure to move that much metal.

nope felt like a 9mm

 

[No_Regerts]

I don't know why this would alarm anyone here. Plenty of you keep buying Ford/Dodge/Chevy products.......

 

[nammac]

I don't know why this would alarm anyone here. Plenty of you keep buying Ford/Dodge/Chevy products.......

I've personally gone GMC, ya know, "professional grade"