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Originally Posted by akdude
Despite what the above list says, i don't really believe that Mecgar makes the S&W Shield mags which have those self-collapsing springs and S&W did attempt to make new springs last yr. with "NO" success!
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So, when someone from the company says the magazines are delayed because they haven't arrived from their manufacturer in Europe, you think that means it's because they're American-made, and then shipped to Europe to be shipped back?
I didn't think it was important enough to make notes, but last I remembered (talking with factory folks), M&P 40/9 mags are made by Mec-Gar, the M&P 45 mags were made overseas, and then had the new Teflon finish applied in the US, and then they planned to start having the .45 mags produced here.
I didn't make any notes about mag manufacturer(s) from the Shield armorer class, although I did make a note that were warned not to remove the plastic sleeve from the extended mags. The sleeve is there to prevent over-insertion of the mag, because if the mag is shoved up further than designed it can can cause damage to the ejector.
Also, looking at my notes, I'd forgotten that S&W has changed over to manufacturing their own steel sights for the M&P's (including the Shield). The night sight capsules are added by Trijicon (unless they've also changed that in the last year
).