A couple years ago, I began saving money to buy a J-frame (retired/fixed income so it takes me awhile). At the time I began saving, the consensus here was that Smith and Wesson were, generally speaking, gtg. As a matter of fact, I remember reading a post from no less a J-frame (indeed, ALL revolvers) SME than Dagga Boy that THE J-frame to buy was the M&P340. I have shot a few, handled more and can appreciate the positive feedback. To be fair, the ones I live fired were not brand new, but were well broken in. Well, here I am, a couple years later and I've saved enough to buy one revolver (have been planning on the M&P340) and it seems the S&W brand has fallen into disfavor, to put it mildly. So far, I've only read about the lower priced J's having issues. Does the declining QC extend across all models, including the M&P340? I would appreciate any feedback, as long as it's the usual factual stuff I've come to rely on here at PF. You folks have me very spoiled.