M&P 9mm ejection issue...again.

[Taj]

The slide being released upon vigorous insertion of the magazine is something that can happen with a number of the plastic pistols that use low profile slide stop lever engagement tabs. It's usually more shooter-related than specific gun related.

Slide release on vigorous magazine seating, is common place and like Fastbolt says, it's usually a shooter manipulation issue and not a gun issue. I'm a retired LE instructor as well (40 years worth) and worked for S&W and have seen this with all pistols. I have generally found that a shooter that is experiencing this is seating the mag and with a slight forward motion. This forward motion "unloads" the slide stop by causing the slide to momentarily and slightly move to the rear. The Slide stop is spring loaded to the down position, and now, with a loaded mag now in place, there is no mag follower to hold it in the slide locked position. Seat the mag straight in and just firmly enough to insure it's seated. Problem will disappear.

 

[JeriAZCardFan711]

Posts are 2 yrs old and yet the same issue still happening

I have bought a New M&P9 and M&P9 Pro within the past few months. I started to go to the range with my husband and really liked the way the M&P9 performed outside of a few random ejections hitting me in the shoulder. Please bare with me as I'm very new to all of this. My husband and his brother who is a police officer and the staff at the gun range said to use American Eagle which I had been using in both guns.
The newest gun, the Pro was nothing like my first gun. Casings were hitting me in the mouth and face. I was really surprised because this had never happened before and is quite distracting me. It made me feel as if I made a huge mistake in purchasing this gun. It's one thing to have a random casing hit your shoulder or even your head, but your mouth and face is quite different. My aim is off and I can't focus. I'm trying to prepare for my concealed carry and this was why I got this gun, I wanted the better sights and grips and none of that matters with this distraction.
I am disappointed to find that this has been happening for quite some time now. I have only had my gun for a couple of weeks and hope that I won't have to send it in for repair as often as many of you have had to do here.
If anyone here has any advice for a female just learning I would be happy to listen. Especially one who is already running into having this type of problem.
Thanks for your input.

 

[clarkz71]

I thought all the "Bugs" were worked out on the current M&P9 FS

Are any others having "brass to face" problems?

I haven't been to the range with mine yet, but the trigger
is rather heavy @ 8.5 lbs, but at least the reset is good.

 

[Rastoff]

I thought all the "Bugs" were worked out on the current M&P9 FS

Are any others having "brass to face" problems?

This is the type of problem that is not going to go away. It can be chalked up to probability. If you look at the number of pistols that have this problem vs those that don't, there is a huge difference. I'll bet it's something on the order of 1,000:1. When it comes to manufacturing that is not a great probability. However, you have to take into account the cost to fix it. S&W has clearly decided that it is cheaper to fix these individually than to make the necessary changes to the production line.

You must remember that this is not an expensive gun. In fact, it's at the bottom of the reliable/functional guns. Don't get me wrong, $500 is not cheap. But when compared with the rest of the handgun world, it's in the bottom 25% price wise.

Brass to the face is an ejector position issue. It's a matter of bending the ejector about .05" to correct. In this type of gun, it's going to happen from time to time. S&W will pay to ship the gun in, make the necessary tweak and get it back to you in less than two weeks. For a $500 gun it's no big deal.

I haven't been to the range with mine yet, but the trigger
is rather heavy @ 8.5 lbs, but at least the reset is good.

Stop worrying about problems you haven't had. Shoot the gun. It's very unlikely you'll have a problem.

 

[Bonephish]

I know you shouldn't have to buy parts for a new gun but Apex sells a Failure Resistant Extractor that seams to fix the issue you guys are having Details

My 9c spit brass in my face until I installed a Apex extractor.