Binding Slide

[Safegun#1]

Hello everyone,
The slide on my S/W M&P 22LR full size pistol began binding and at one time became stuck in the rearward position

Before this began happening, on the range it would not go fully into battery and then FTF, double feed, failure to eject. I keep it cleaned and oiled. Have any of you ever experienced these issues with the M&P 22LR full size pistol? The reason I purchased the full size is because of the compact version,; it functioned incredibly flawless. But I learned after purchasing the full size, that it was not made by S/W but by Walther or a company that owns Walther; I am really disappointed.

I purchased it used and it looked like new; no signs of wear and appeared to have been fired very little.

I contacted S/W by email this weekend (even though it's a non-warranty firearm) to find out what they would say about repairs, hoping that they might show mercy and make it right for free but I believe the chances of them repairing it for free are slim and none. I don't even know if it's worth investing what it would cost to make the repair, but any ideas what the cause of this issue might be?
Thanks in advance,
-John

 

[Grayfox]

But I learned after purchasing the full size, that it was not made by S/W but by Walther or a company that owns Walther; I am really disappointed.

Don't be disappointed. Walther's parent company Umarex is one of the largest air gun makers in the world. They have very successfully transferred that knowledge to a number of .22s made by Walther and under the name of many other brands.
I have a Walther PPK/s .22 and a Colt branded 1911 .22 that are both outstanding pistols.

As to your problem, with the barrel and recoil spring removed can you actually feel the slide binding? Can you see a worn spot on the rails? Have you given the gun a good cleaning paying special attention to the slide rails?

 

[Safegun#1]

Thank you so much, " Greyfox " for responding. The full size m&p has a fixes barrel design but I removed the recoil spring and I can definitely feel the slide binding., but I don't see any worn spots on the rails.I always clean and oil it after shooting but I will clean and oil it again and get back to you.

 

[Safegun#1]

Well, I gave is a thorough cleaning, and oiled it but nothing has changed.

 

[John56]

This is a shot in the dark, but could the recoil spring be on backwards or the wrong spring? Had a Sig 22 that came with two recoil springs and had to match the spring with the type of 22 ammo being used, other wise it did about the same as yours. Didn't take long till it turned in a 12 ga trap gun.