Is this normal? S&W 629 4.2"

jdman said:
yep, no kidding.
probably because he already knows the answer to the question, and still wants to sell it. Id cancel on that note myself.
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Yea that about sums up what we discussed. I've pm'd Ryan (Chemist) again now to get a proper answer.
 
I'm personally hoping Murray will say "WTF?" after a few more received 629's and then get in touch with S&W to find out what the hell went on. Here's hoping.
 
Garonimus said:
For the record, I purchased mine from SFRC. I don't think the improper handling occurred at the dealers up here, due to the fact there are examples from different dealers. Considering how fast these were bought up, I doubt anyone at North Sylva had time to muck around with them either. That leaves poor QC at S&W as the most likely reason.

I just sent mine off to Murray this morning, so we'll see what he says about the corrosion. I guess I already know what the verdict is on the cylinder.
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I just had email saying mine is shipped from SFRC, did they offer to refund or pay for shipping for warranty?
 
f55 said:
I just had email saying mine is shipped from SFRC, did they offer to refund or pay for shipping for warranty?
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Mine is going out tomorrow. I just got word from SFRC that ALL the 4.2" 629's in their shipment have the peening damage. F**king sucks b@lls if you ask me.
 
Someone should send pictures of their cylinders to Smith and Wesson and ask what they think of the condition of the metal?
 
Well, i sold my gun to a guy locally. I told him the issues, showed him the extractor wobble, and mild peening. He inspected the gun himself. I told him mine was not the only one like this. However, that it was purely cosmetic, and would not affect the function of the gun. I sold it for 800 bux having never fired it. He also purchased all the ammo i had and the wood grips I ordered from hogue. He got a good deal. He is a member of gun nutz and can read this whole thread if he so wishes. So i wasnt off loading junk, as some may be bold enough to say.

I sent him a pm with a link to this thread as well.

The whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth, so I just couldnt look at the gun with the same fondness as i did. I'll never buy another smith product. There is another thread right now in gereral discussion where a guy bought a brand new smith 1911 that had issues, and he got the run around from North Sylva.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?866144-North-Sylva-Warranty-Repair-Nightmare

Seems Smith and Wesson QC is going down the tubes.
 
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pazzo said:
Mine is going out tomorrow. I just got word from SFRC that ALL the 4.2" 629's in their shipment have the peening damage. F**king sucks b@lls if you ask me.
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So the warranty people say there should be no peening damage and probably extractor wobble yet sfrc say this is normal?

FFS
 
G37 said:
OK. Thanks. This is my first S&W and I feel I've envisioned them as god-like creations.

When I saw her, finally, finally holding her in my hands... well, reality hit me hard and it was a little unpleaseant.

If a few more owners could chime in I'll be content.

I guess they are just shooters afterall ;)
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I don't own an s&w but i would be sending this gun back no matter who manufactured it.Just my 2cents
 
Someone was sleeping at S&W Quality Control.Sounds like from reading this thread as more are showing up with these same issues S&W is going to be replacing a lot of cylinders. Wortners & Murry Charlton are going to be little busy as every cylinder will have to be hand fitted not good.
 
A "heads up" on new cylinders.

I was offered the option to 'buy' a new cylinder and pay for labour (whether this changes or not, we'll see), but, the really bad news is that it takes at least 3 months to go this route.
The fix I got was the quickest.

Bizarre situation indeed. This is clearly a S&W F-UP on an epic level!
S&W should seriously weigh in on this.

I'll shoot it a bit, then probably go the same route GunGuy34 went at a loss. EE it in a month or so.
 
At the end of the day if it shoots well and doesn't fall apart from shooting it's probably not that big of a deal......but it would be nice to hear S&W's explenation!
 
G37 said:
A "heads up" on new cylinders.

I was offered the option to 'buy' a new cylinder and pay for labour (whether this changes or not, we'll see), but, the really bad news is that it takes at least 3 months to go this route.
The fix I got was the quickest.

Bizarre situation indeed. This is clearly a S&W F-UP on an epic level!
S&W should seriously weigh in on this.

I'll shoot it a bit, then probably go the same route GunGuy34 went at a loss. EE it in a month or so.
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Talk about kicking someone when their down, so sh1t & w4nker will sell you crap and then give you the option to spend even more money to fix the crap.

Nice.
 
G37 said:
I'm personally hoping Murray will say "WTF?" after a few more received 629's and then get in touch with S&W to find out what the hell went on. Here's hoping.
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It'd be nice if someone took responsibility for this, instead of leaving a bunch of customers with sub-par revolvers.

f55 said:
I just had email saying mine is shipped from SFRC, did they offer to refund or pay for shipping for warranty?
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I haven't contacted SFRC yet. I went straight to the S&W warranty shop in the hope that I'd get faster service.
 
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