A follow up on the rust problem I posed about my week old M&P 40. I received the gun after 10 business days since they received it. The gun is back and all they did was replace the slide. So after paying $500 for a gun, having it covered in rust after one week of sitting in the house. All they did was replace the slide. So I covered it in Teflon gun oil, and will have to trade it in when I get a chance. I bought this gun to carry, and I have no confidence it is holding up to anything.
I know a lot of people have blamed this on me. I guess if setting a gun in a drawer clean/moisture free for one week is neglect, then oh well. I guess I am asking too much to think a gun should hold up to a little more extreme conditions. And for the guys that think guns require daily cleaning and expensive corrosion protection just so they don’t rust, then maybe they should find a new brand of gun manufacturer. I have other guns (Remington 870, colt 32 new police, savage mako 22, Winchester 300) and never had a rust problem.
As for Smith and Wesson service, I received the gun back with rust still on it (as seen in red circles). It was just wiped down and they replaced the slide. And it took them 10 business days to do that.
And for those keeping track this was posted on two sites.
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I know a lot of people have blamed this on me. I guess if setting a gun in a drawer clean/moisture free for one week is neglect, then oh well. I guess I am asking too much to think a gun should hold up to a little more extreme conditions. And for the guys that think guns require daily cleaning and expensive corrosion protection just so they don’t rust, then maybe they should find a new brand of gun manufacturer. I have other guns (Remington 870, colt 32 new police, savage mako 22, Winchester 300) and never had a rust problem.
As for Smith and Wesson service, I received the gun back with rust still on it (as seen in red circles). It was just wiped down and they replaced the slide. And it took them 10 business days to do that.
And for those keeping track this was posted on two sites.
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