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Old 01-22-2021, 02:06 PM
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I found a barely used m&p 2.0 compact with with white dot and no thumb safety, four 15 round mags, spacers for 17 round mag, backstraps, and original box for $529. I am a left handed shooter and I was curious to know if the slide and mag release are reversible? Thank you for your time.
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I think it has a slide release on the right side, but don't know about the mag release. Are you able to use your left index finger for the latter?
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Mag release is reversible. Slide release is ambidextrous.
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Mag release is reversible. Slide release is ambidextrous.
Can confirm, and the mag release can be reversed in less than a minute.

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Thanks. The new guns slide release I saw at another gun store seemed a bit stiff and hard to release with my left hand. But doing it with my right hand, left side of gun, was smooth as butter. I just wasn't too sure if slide release was actually ambidextrous.
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Thanks. The new guns slide release I saw at another gun store seemed a bit stiff and hard to release with my left hand. But doing it with my right hand, left side of gun, was smooth as butter. I just wasn't too sure if slide release was actually ambidextrous.
It is ambi, but the right side (left hand) lever is harder to use and we have seen a very small number where there is excess polymer in that area preventing the lever from being able to release the slide. It’s an easy fix even though it shouldn’t be a problem in the first place.
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The slide lever is more STOP than RELEASE for left handed shooters. Especially in 2.0 models.
But... with time, patience and a little work (sometimes simple part polishing works) you will get release functionality.
However - whatever you do, when you compare left and right release functionality - they will never be the same (just the lever by itself hasn't been designed well)
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I have had a 1.0 for years with ambi safety. I went and looked at it and realized for the first time it had an ambidexterous slide release.
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