Possible to add external safety to M&P 9Compact?

[bczrx]

I'm in California and am buying an M&P 9 Compact. Here there is only one model available: the one without external thumb safety. I'm not set on it, but was wondering how possible it would be to add the external thumb safety to my version?

Just curious.

 

[elrodcod]

You can't do it. The parts required are restricted by the factory.

 

[missiondude]

Check with Midway, and Brownells, as they sell many of the restricted parts. The Sear Block with the safety is available AFIK, but I have not seen the actual safety lever. You would also have to cut a notch in the frame. As a fellow Kommiefornian, I fell your pain. You would not believe the lengths I had to go to just to get a 9L here. Same problem, damn safe gun roster. In turning my 40 FS into a 9L, I needed many "restricted" parts. Between Brownells, Midway, Apex Tactical, and Speed Shooters Speciality, I was able to get them all...

 

[Model 15-4ever]

I believe the frame is already has the cutout on all the M&P models. It is filled with a spacer for the no-thumb-safety models. Find a M&P armorer and he can order the parts and modify your gun.

 

[DLL10mm]

I believe the frame is already has the cutout on all the M&P models. It is filled with a spacer for the no-thumb-safety models. Find a M&P armorer and he can order the parts and modify your gun.

If his gun came without a Thumb safety, His frame does NOT have the cuts on it. The cuts are rectangular. I have a M&P9 with the thumb safety and I used to own one without. Completly different frame cuts.
Here is a M&P with the safety removed. That is what the frame cut would need to look like....
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj274/HowardCohodas/Gun Stuff/MnP Stuff/ThumbSafetyHole-Left.png

Hope this helps.

 

[SMMAssociates]

The round "cutout" is for the Hillary Lock.... Just a plug with a flat area behind it.

The thumb safety requires some parts in the sear assembly and an actuator that looks a lot like (but isn't) the slide stop. I suppose you could add it, though, if you could find the parts....

Regards,