I'm new to this forum & I am looking for upgrade advice for my pistol . I'm about to do a trigger spring & polish the sear . I'm looking for an extended slide lock release . Any places that carry many upgrade parts for these pistols ? I've had the pistol for several years & have decided to see if I can make it better .
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No, never was much available.
Polishing the slot in the sear helps most. Don't mess with the striker spring.
Be aware that S&W no longer sells parts for the SW action, so if you lose or break something......?
The most effective upgrade for the SW series is called the SD, or as I call it, Sigma 2.0. Uses the same magazines but comes with better trigger, and sight slots are the same as the M&P.
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I've read that an extended slide lock release for a Glock will work .Does anyone know ? My meathooks need something better to grab ahold of .
Just to clarify: are you asking about the slide lock release, or the take down lever?
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I'm going to assume they fit (check with Galloway Precision to be sure) the SW series pistols, but I've put the Galloway take down lever in all my SDVE series pistols. What makes it different from the others I've tried (including Lone Wolf and Glock) is that there is an angle...the bottom of the lever projects out further than the top...which makes it very easy to grasp and pull down. They are $15 with free shipping right now on Amazon. They are cheaper on the Galloway site, but the shipping isn't free.
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I think the ones from Brasstacker are angled also . Just trying to make sure they'd fit . Thanks for the help .
Disabled1
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I have this take down lever on my SD9VE, SW9VE and SW40VE. IMHO, they are the best!
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Go shoot the SD 4 or 5 hundred times, learn to use the gun the way it is. For self defense the SD doesn't need any modifications. If you are in the unlikely event where you have to use lethal force, there will be a lawyer attached to every bullet you fire. modifying the SD could be extremely detrimental to you in court.
That's good advice for anyone considering modifications to the fire control group. I really don't think modifications like the take down lever, sights, grip sleeve, recoil spring, or the rear slide cover plate will be an issue...since they don't really do anything to change how safe the pistol is, like fire control modifications do.
Disabled1
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I was trained as a police officer, you have no idea how a lawyer can twist the truth in court to make the good guy look guilty. Changing anything on your pistol will subject yourself to the rath of a hungry prosecutor or lawyer looking to put another notch on his belt. I've seen it happen. Good luck!
I'm sure that's true. I still maintain that there is a difference in cosmetic mods, like slide cover plate or functional mods like the extended take down lever, and those mods that affect the safety design of the pistol, like lightening the trigger pull.
Disabled1
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Again, I agree with you 100%!
Cosmetic mods will ONLY make your firearm look good. Adding an extended take down bar will ONLY make your slide to be disassembled quicker.
When you start playing around with and/or changing the springs, the trigger, etc., then you're asking for trouble! I definitely see a lawsuit in progress if something happens to another person, or persons, whom shot your modified firearm!
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The original post was about the SW40VE. I tried to improve the trigger on my SW9VE with little effect. The SW9VE runs about 14-15 lbs, the SD9VE runs about 9 lbs. which is the same as the NYPD trigger on the Glock 19.
Some guns run lighter, but you pay about $390 for a SWaMPy 9 or 40.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...spring-kit-s-w-sigma-sw9ve.html#post139186157
Geoff
Who wastes his money and reports so you won't.
Some guns run lighter, but you pay about $390 for a SWaMPy 9 or 40.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...spring-kit-s-w-sigma-sw9ve.html#post139186157
Geoff
Who wastes his money and reports so you won't.
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Innocent mods
I get all my legal training from TV but would guess that if you simply painted racing stripes on the slide, for some reason, that innocent change would become an issue in a trial.
Attorneys and juries would not know (nor be told) the differences between simple cosmetic changes and functional changes.
I get all my legal training from TV but would guess that if you simply painted racing stripes on the slide, for some reason, that innocent change would become an issue in a trial.
Attorneys and juries would not know (nor be told) the differences between simple cosmetic changes and functional changes.
If you are ever on trial for a gun related matter, and your attorney can't explain the difference, then you have the wrong attorney.
Here's how it would go in court: Mr. John Doe did you intentionally change the design of the firearm to make it easier for you to operate the firearm outside the design specification. John Doe: Yes. Mr John Doe did you change the design specifications before or after you killed John Q citizen. John Doe: before.
By the time the layers get done with you the jury will be convinced you are guilty.
Remember, the lawyers decide who will be on the jury. I promise you all, jury members will know nothing about firearms.
Like I said above, Good luck!
By the time the layers get done with you the jury will be convinced you are guilty.
Remember, the lawyers decide who will be on the jury. I promise you all, jury members will know nothing about firearms.
Like I said above, Good luck!
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If you have an attorney that allows you to answer a question framed like that, you have the wrong attorney.
We can debate the theories and what-ifs until the cows come home, but the chance that a cosmetic modification will be an issue is slim to none. Very few people keep a gun completely stock, and I haven't read of any cases where a person was convicted because they made a cosmetic modification to their gun, which would be big news to the gun community.
At the end of the day, each person has to make his own decision. As for me, I'll make cosmetic modifications or things like an extended take down lever, but I won't modify the fire control group.
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