MP-Pistol Forum banner

First broken .40 FS

2K views 8 replies 9 participants last post by  Bill in Tx 
#1 ·
Gentleman came off the range and said our rental .40 had something wrong, "Here, drop the slide." I looked and the left-side slide release was missing so I had to use the right-side one.
Upon examination the exterior tab was completely snapped off, it didn't appear to have been torn or even have any metal fatigue; just a bright, shiny edge as though it had been sawn off.

Guess it's a good thing the M&P has ambi- slide release, or they'd have to slingshot the slide.:blink:
 
#5 ·
Yeah, they break, but it's called a slide stop. As long as the slide still stops it won't hurt the function of the firearm. Replace it yourself, have S&W fix it or just keep shooting. :)
 
#6 ·
From a thread on another forum, this seems to have been a "not unusual" problem with an earlier version of the slide-stop. The design has evidently been changed, giving a larger radius on the bend in the metal stamping to cut down on the stress at that point, but I don't know when the change went into production. Any replacement parts should be the new version.
 
#7 ·
Guess it's a good thing the M&P has ambi- slide release, or they'd have to slingshot the slide.:blink:
What's so terrible about being forced into advancing the slide correctly? If this had happened to a left hander, in a defensive situation, during a reload... improper training might have taken another life.

Elimination, lack of education.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top