M&P Shield CA Compliant, Can I remove the LOADED WHEN UP Wording On The Slide Somehow

CaptRon956 said:
I would try acetone on it first, that should strip the guady paint off without hurting the metal finish.
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Anyone used acetone on theirs to just remove the white lettering?

Really that is All I Am After is get rid of the white lettering ... everything else I can live with but that white lettering when popped up gets in the way of my sights picture Way to much and it's gotta go.

So now all I want to do is strip the white paint lettering out of that LCI and that will be good enough for me.

Thanks so much for any information and instruction you can provide. :)
 
I clicked on this thread thinking "how bad can it be", should have known better with all I've read about California. Yowee, that is really really UGLY.

I would advise getting a small pin punch to remove the retaining pin so you can repaint every surface on that Ugly Stick. If you don't want to wait for paint to dry they sanding it down to the base metal and an application of Cold Bluing will give near instant results.

Note, removing all those billboard features may void the California approval for your Shield so you may want to look into the legalities of any suggested modification before actually doing it.
 
I used to be concerned about California in that any trend started their would infect the rest of the nation. Alas, we received an unexpected bounty from the unheralded idiocy that possesses most of the politicians that lord over Californians: They went so far off the deep end that the free states still in existence in America enacted legislation to prevent the same type lunacy that poisons California.

If you live in California, you need to leave the weapon as is. They would probably give you more time than they give a rapist or murderer for violating their precious feel good, worthless edict.
 
I offer one suggestion. Remove the part PRIOR to attempting to apply ANY chemical, such as paint, lacquer thinner, aircraft stripper, nail polish, etc. as you do not want ANY chemical seeping into the pistol, as it could make things not work.

I recall an officer bringing in his Beretta after attmepting to "fix" his loose rear sight by using loctite. It seeped into the action, where it worked as advertised. He just could not understand why Beretta insisted on charging him to replace a large chunk of the internals. I was at a loss for words to express how stupid I thought his "fix" was in the first place.
 
rsrocket1 said:
You can get an LCI low profile block for $20+ shipping.

The LCI does not bother me unless I am focusing my attention on it. You should be looking at the top of the front sight, but if you are obsessed with it, it will draw your attention to it like a disabled car on the highway.
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PROBLEM SOLVED!!! :)

Thanks so much ... good Ol' APEX, making M&P's what Smith & Wesson should have done to start off with.

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-pa...loaded-chamber-indicator-block-prod75730.aspx
 
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Rastoff said:
Don't blame S&W for this. They are just trying to keep up with CA's stupid laws. I'm just glad they still sell any guns at all in CA.
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Ya I know ... I was really eluding more to the APEX triggers to replace the junk S&W puts in their M&P's

Now that is their fault ... I should not have to spend $150 extra for a trigger that is worth a damn

But ya i know it's CA being idiots like always when it comes to this ... Just meant APEX kinda coming to the rescue again on something

They will all be gone from CA soon enough

Lord I hate this damn state!!! :(
 
falconman515 said:
Ya I know ... I was really eluding more to the APEX triggers to replace the junk S&W puts in their M&P's
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This is a common complaint here, but unfounded. The trigger works. It's just not as nice as some would like. Remember, the M&P is a low end gun. It's not reasonable to expect a high end trigger in it.
 
Rastoff said:
This is a common complaint here, but unfounded. The trigger works. It's just not as nice as some would like. Remember, the M&P is a low end gun. It's not reasonable to expect a high end trigger in it.
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I paid less for my Walther PPQ then I did my M&P Pro and the PPQ trigger is absolutely AMAZING!!!

S&W just chooses to put in a junk trigger ... It's evident to me as new models come out and they really get no batter at all
 
That is one reason I would never live in California, LCI I do not like. In fact I have gotten rid of every Ruger that had one. I Love Ruger but I believe they have woken up and quit putting LCI's on a lot of their guns.
California is a beautiful state except for their law makers.
 
SO Here ya go with info and pics on these two blocks

There is the standard block and the Low Profile block

I am 100% SOLD on the standard block

As you can see int he pictures below the Low Profile block actually moves and when unloaded there is a large gap in the top of the slide where it dips down ... but when loaded it does pop up nice and straight and is very minimal with a slight tactile feel.

BUT the picture below it is the basic standard block and it sits perfectly flush with the slide .... and the best thing .... IT DOESN'T MOVE!!!
So when loaded or unloaded the LCI stays put and is really just a black block so that the pop up LCI is now gone and there is no white lettering or red pop-up
Plus as you can see there is still a slight gap on the top part of the barrel and slide where the LCI does not go all the way .... this is so it does not pop up but still has a loaded chamber indicator Hole like the regular M&P's have so even though there is no block popping up anymore telling you it's loaded there is still a hole so you can visually inspect. Basically the tab does not stick down over the breech face to interact with a chambered round.

I do not like the low profile block really ... the regular block is PERFECT, cover the slot with no white lettering anymore and doesn't pop up anymore but still gives you a loaded chamber hole indicator!!!

Hope this helped ... here is the pictures and links to the product.

;)


APEX TACTICAL SPECIALTIES INC. - LOW PROFILE LOADED CHAMBER INDICTOR

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-pa...rofile-loaded-chamber-indictor-prod75729.aspx

Nice option if you still want the tactile loaded chamber feel on the block ... not a fan of how it looks when unloaded. But still a great option none the less.

......................UNLOADED.................................................LOADED......................
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APEX TACTICAL SPECIALTIES INC. - LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR BLOCK

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-pa...loaded-chamber-indicator-block-prod75730.aspx

Best option in my opinion ... does not move or pop-up at all but still has loaded chamber hole for inspection! (I will be buying this one)

............................................ UNLOADED & LOADED..........................................
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N4KVE said:
This can't be hard to do. GARY
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab4/m1a1911/Random/IMAG0127.jpg
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So I think THIS is what I want to have done.

Is this just some sort of color fill?

I do not want to remove or replace the LCI with an aftermarket parts since this my everyday carry weapon (no many legal to worry about int he end if so .. and even something as small as this could be an issue).

So really what I am wanting to have a nice colorfill done if possible.
Yes the lettering has grooves like any other lettering on a slide but of course is painted white so may be a little harder to cover.

I am thinking about buying the Flat Black Testors model car paint and trying that.

Thoughts.

This picture is PERFECT on what I want to do. N4KVE ... how was this one done do you know?
 
Birchwood Casey Flat Black Pen

Got it in the grooves, let it set a bit scraped off the paint above the lettering best I could ... Good enough for me.

Still stock but not Annoying white lettering to make it look horrible and get in the way of my sight picture!

I still like the APEX block but this will do for me I think.

I don't mind the red on the sides so I didn't bother covering that at all .. its the white lettering that bothered me.

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