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Shield Magazine Dropping While Firing??
A co-worker told me that his Shield (40 S&W) sometimes will drop the magazine while he is shooting. Has anyone heard of this??
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Only if the mag isn't fully seated.
Make sure he listens for the audible "click" when seating the mag.
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I've read this before, but I've never had any problems with my Shield 40 doing it.
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10-27-2015, 01:19 PM
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There used to be a problem like this with older FS M & P 40s. The fix was a new mag release button. Takes 5 minutes to replace. Contact Customer Service. They sent them out for no cost.
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10-27-2015, 02:17 PM
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Could be something as simple as his thumb hitting the mag release while firing. Tell him to shoot it left handed to rule out his thumb hitting it.
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As kcbet2 wrote, this used to be a problem with the 2012-early 2013 Shield40s. S&W took care of it and now-a-days, if there's a problem, it's most commonly User Induced.
If his Shield40 is an early model, he can contact S&W CS and get it taken care of. If it's a newer model, he should asses his hand placement, to ensure he's not inadvertently hitting the release. If he's sure it's not him... Contact S&W CS.
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10-27-2015, 07:34 PM
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Yes it can and did happen to me, back in May 2012. But that issue has been fixed by S&W at the end of 2012. So if you ever have this issue, S&W will pick up the cost of shipping and the repairs. But if you have a Shield 40 manufactured after November 2012, it is a no longer an issue as Smith fixed the problem.
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I would like to know the serial number range of the Shield 40 in question to see if this problem is starting again. It was a frequent complaint a while back.
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10-27-2015, 09:19 PM
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I have an early model Shield 9 and it was dropping mags anytime, firing or not. I called S&W customer service and they sent me a new mag release. Takes about a minute to change it out and no problems since.
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Thank you all for your replies!
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So what I'm hearing here in this thread is that we cannot trust our lives to the Shield. That it is a piece of garbage-totally unreliable. Right???
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CAJUNLAWYER
So what I'm hearing here in this thread is that we cannot trust our lives to the Shield. That it is a piece of garbage-totally unreliable. Right???
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LOL!!!
Yeah... Sure... Okay... That's it in a nut shell.
Same goes for the XD-S, Gen4 Glocks, Kimber Solo, Ruger LC9 series and a few others.
Oh yeah... Don't look now but... THE SKY IS FALLING!
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Did a search to ask this question.
I was shooting a rental Shield 9 at my local range last week. Did about 4 magazines.
In each case, the gun went 'click', not bang.
It turns out I was dropping the mag just slightly preventing it from shooting. I'm a lefty, and I guess my grip was so tight it was activating the mag release.
For you Shield owners, is this a common problem for left handed shooters? It is not possible to swap the mag release to the right side, correct?
Thanks for any insight on this question.
Rich
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tell your co-worker to fully seat the mag, CLICK.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ca survivor
tell your co-worker to fully seat the mag, CLICK.
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Try THIS ^^^ and use a good amount of force to seat the mag, my 9c likes it when I play rough.
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