Fte sd9ve wth???

[hoc9sw]

As to the feed ramp, my point was that it should never be "GLOBBED" with lube. Feed ramp issues are generally fixed by a good (manual, not mechanical) feed ramp polish. You are not trying to take off metal, just buff it up a bit. S&W CS has asked me to do that on my Shield, so if done gently, no, it does not void the warranty. If you whale into it with a Dremmel, that's another story.

And mags generally do not need lube. That only provides an attractant for dirt and gunk to jam up the follower. Yes, cleaning with a lightly oiled rag is good, but then follow with a clean one to take off any excess. Oil on a mag is only for storage, as I see it.

As to ammo, when I've had issues with extraction / double feed, the test CS suggested to me is to use 124g FMJ or NATO (often listed as 123g) FMJ. If there is a problem with that, send it back to CS.

 

[JH1951]

Let me be the first to welcome you to the S&W Forum.
You are starting with getting some good advice.
I hope the issue gets resolved quickly for you, Be patient, as doing it this way relies on the process of elimination and a fair amount of guesswork.

 

[Steve912]

Be patient, as doing it this way relies on the process of elimination and a fair amount of guesswork.

Shawn, post pics of the ejector (slide removed) from left side, and some macros of the feed ramp.

This will go a long way to eliminating MUCH guesswork on our part.

 

[micocyco]

Like I said, the only time it "acts right" is when I GLOB on the oil on the feed ramp. To me, that narrows it to that particular area. But again, I'm new, but mechanically inclined if there is something I'm overlooking, I'd appreciate the advice

I do hope you have read enough here to see that your problem is a very unusual one with this SD9ve.
Is this Winn. white box the ones with the flat nose ? I am not saying it should not run, what I will say is for me that is not the cheapest brass I can find to shoot. I just got Fed. brass & alum. at WM for under $9.
If the problem persist I would at least give S&W one chance to fix it.

 

[Shawn13thomas]

I will, thanks for all yalls advice. It will be going back. Only reason I assumed it was feed ramp is I can look down into it and see the nose of the next round get stuck halfway up the ramp, assumed that might be what was causing the problem, I see what you guys are saying now about the ejector, like it's letting go of the round to early, assuming it's not supposed to. Going to try federal soon as I get the chance, was looking for 124 gr at my local WM they only had 115 in target rounds. But if that is the issue, I'll just be hitting up luckygunner a little more often, thanks again. I'll update when I know more

 

[Shawn13thomas]

At least I still have a 1911 to keep me occupied while this one is away, lol

 

[Shawn13thomas]

I shipped it back to S&W today. I'll let everyone know what they do/say. Thanks for all the advice...

 

[Shawn13thomas]

Online, my problem seems to be rare, but I keep running into people around where I live with the same problems...two in a week...who knows...

 

[Steve912]

I see what you guys are saying now about the ejector, like it's letting go of the round to early, assuming it's not supposed to.

Ejector doesn't grab or let go of case, it bumps the case out
the ejection port...sounds like you're talking about the extractor.

"Shoulda posted pics..."