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12-02-2020, 06:03 PM
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M&P9 M2.0 TS 9MM - Slide does not move forward
I have recently bought Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 TS 9MM 11524. I put about 200 rds through it, cleaned and took care if it really good. I noticed when I pull the slide and guide back as opposed to releasing from the far back position, the slide doesn't go all the way to the front. That happens only with a loaded cartridge, on empty mag it does rack all the way without help. When I rack and load, and don't let it go to slam forward, it does stop about 9mm short of the end. I can push it forward and the barrel locks up as it should. Spring is flat, blue, and seems like it has the correct balance to cycle without jamming. I never had any issues with it feeding or not shooting straight, but I am concerned that it doesn't lock on its own when released about 1/2 an inch from the end of the travel of slide.
Is it normal for this model, or I have to look for a tighter spring?
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12-02-2020, 06:49 PM
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When you pull the slide back to chamber a round, release the slide and let the recoil spring do its job. If you try to gently let the slide forward it won't have enough force to pull a round from the magazine and return fully to battery. Either use the slide lock lever to release the slide or "slingshot" the slide. Thats how the pistol is designed to function.
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12-02-2020, 09:23 PM
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As the poster above me stated, slingshot the slide or use the release. I have a first-gen, well-shot M&P 9c that will still do the exact thing you're describing if I rode the slide home. Grip it and rip it, Furyk-style.
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12-02-2020, 09:36 PM
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As they said...let errrr rip!
Not meant to be babied.
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12-03-2020, 11:11 AM
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Thank you all for confirming, this is the design of the firearm. It seems that the spring doesn't have enough force at the last 1/3 of an inch of travel to pull it all the way forward, only when I'm riding the slide home. In all other circumstances it goes all the way forward and locks. I have another firearm, a Walther CCP M2, and they used double spring to make it go all the way home, no matter at what point of travel I let go of the slide. In all fairness, however it is an inch shorter barrel and fixed one as well, plus tension is very close to my M&P, although it is a much smaller gun.
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12-03-2020, 11:57 AM
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Ya, don't ride the slide.
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12-03-2020, 02:16 PM
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This just confirms the VAST majority of weapon malfunctions are operator induced.
Just think about it. The weapon is designed for the slide to slam back and then forward under the full tension of the spring. Anything the operator does to impede the movement of the slide will cause the weapon to malfunction.
In other words quick monkeying with it and just let it go.
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12-04-2020, 06:08 PM
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In other words quick monkeying with it and just let it go.
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Totally agree with you. It was a situation that I had to rack it QUIETLY, that's how I even discovered this.
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