QualityGuru

Just an update since it has been a while since I took S&W 929 to the range. After getting it back I was so disappointed in the Performance Center aspect of the revolver that I knew that I had been had by the S&W PC moniker. I sent the revolver for a tune and trigger job to Pinnacle High Performance that is a one man custom pistol smith shop. I was blown away on how well the action and how light my trigger was after I got it back. The work was around 100 dollars so I thought it was a barging. The shipping did cost near another 100, but I was totally satisfied. I also ended up putting in an extended striker pin to prevent any light primer strikes since I use Polymer moon clips.

Likewise I purchased a brand new S&W PC 929 revolver. I also looked under the hood and saw rust and some minor pitting. I sent it back to S&W so they can be aware of the poor quality that is coming from their PC line, and provide them an opportunity to fix the revolver and address their quality issues. The revolver is due back this week. Hopefully I will get it back better than new, because their new was not good enough.

I just sent in my Model 929 for repairs last week. I also spoke with Mark at Pinnacle High Performance regarding what type of work he would recommend after I get my revolver back from S&W. I have to say that Mark is one of the humblest person that I met who has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom regarding the operations of a revolver. He is a world class master gunsmith that will earn my business for years to come. He provided me with consultation at no charge. You can tell that he really loves what he does. It felt that I was talking with Joda regarding the power of the force except that we were talking about my revolver. A big thanks to Prange for the recommendation!

Great intel from everyone. I needed it, since this is my first Competition Revolver. I did send it back to S&W to have them look at the internals and pitting on the frame which had rust residue. I want to make sure that I actually purchased a new revolver. After I get it back, I will heed the advise of Prange, and have Pinnacle take a look at it.

Well that is fine howdy you do by calling me a Troll for expressing an opinion. By definition the a troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the forum to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and off topic messages. I came to see if other people had experienced any quality issues with the S&W 929, so I believe that I am correct in what I posted and did not want to start an argument. It's foolish to argue with the ignorant so I will not debate with name callers (cowards). As for everyone else, look for yourselves and see if the quality at S&W has improved or gotten better. The internals also had small amounts of surface rust on them, so I cleaned it with One-Shot. Probably should have taken a picture of it. Looking for advice (other than from someone who has a lot to say, but says very little of anything important), if I should send the revolver to Smith & Wesson or just have a gunsmith look at it and have them smooth out the trigger. I was also curios if anyone has had the TK Custom Ultimate Master Action Tuning Job performed on their 929 revolver.

I recently purchased a S&W 929. The trigger was not smooth as I would expect from other Performance Center pistols. I purchased from Cabelas so they will not let you dry fire it. The sight at the front has a kink on it. Interesting enough I saw the 44 Mag PC revolver at my LGS when I went to test out my new revolver and likewise the sight at the front had a small gauge on it. The crown is non existent. Oh and the worst of it is that I used a bore sighter to zero at 15 yards, but the POI is off to the left by 3 to 4 inches at 10 yards. This is the first and absolutely last new S&W firearm that I will ever purchase. I got suckered by the PC brand which in my option is branding only and lacking any real quality. It’s now 2020 and it looks like it’s the same old lack of QC that has not been well implemented at S&W.