Allow me to express my sincere appreciation for Dave:
I'm sad to say that I have committed a most egregious error -- nay, heresy of the most profound order. I dropped my P+ 18500. I warped the bottom collar of my P+ and scarred the locking P slider.
It still fired, but the collar was warped such that the lock slider would not engage. So I shipped it off to Dave for some needed warranty TLC. True to his word, Dave repaired the collar and even refinished a couple of unnoticed scratches on the body. All it cost me was postage and $5 for the return shipping.
He couldn't completely eradicate the cosmetic damage, for which I cannot fault him. But I must say, he did extremely well, all things considered.
Not too bad, right? Most importantly, the repaired P+ operates 100% perfectly. I can engage and disengage the lock slider at will now -- and if I'm completely critical, it is in fact easier to engage now than it was before the drop. There's an additional degree or so of clearance for the slider that wasn't there when my P+ was brand new. Of course, it still hits like a cement mixer.
Really, I don't mind the remaining small blemishes at all. If you didn't know to look for them, you would never know they were there. The easier locking is well worth a couple of insignificant dimples. And it just feels more like it's mine now, now that I'm no longer obligated to keep it in perfect condition.
Besides: Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory is forever.