Will S&W replace my Polymer frame on my M&P .40cal?

Yesterday I was cleaning my M&P .40cal and I accidently dropped the polymer frame on some concrete and bent the slide reciever. To explain what i'm talking about it's the thin rail for the slide to go on. I bent the front tip of that and it's a real eye sore. The slide still racks backwards and forwards fine but that bent front is a real pain to look at. I thought about just sanding it down or something what do you guy's think??? I hate that this crap happened because this is my only pistol so it's sorda like my baby. I don't even like to look at it anymore. DAMN!

I don't know guy's! Do you think S&W will replace the frame with it being my fault and not a gun fault?

Any ideas and help will be much appreciated.

Your saying the small rail in the polymer frame (one of the 4 short rail segments) got bent? If it was one of those rails, how would you see it? (ignoring any safety concerns for the moment)

I don't know, I think I would send it back, a failure to one of those rails while shooting could end badly.

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Originally Posted by YBNORMAL

Your saying the small rail in the polymer frame (one of the 4 short rail segments) got bent? If it was one of those rails, how would you see it? (ignoring any safety concerns for the moment)

I don't know, I think I would send it back, a failure to one of those rails while shooting could end badly.

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It sounded to me like he was describing that part as well. If so, I'd be leery about firing it until it is fixed. S&W will certainly replace it, but at what cost is hard to say.

I don't know what S&W policy is but I have heard that some manufactures will transfer your serial number plate to a new frame so you wont have to go through the transfer process. And iirc, sending a firearm back to the manufacturer, you would not have to transfer to them, and then back to you. IANAL though!