right hand slide lock/slide release fix?

[jurek]

M&P shield slide lock/slide release fix (response video) - YouTube

Start about 2:30 for where to polish. I recommend ignoring the dremel tool head and using a nail/emery file. Go lightly. As the old saying goes, you can take it off, but you can't but it back.
I hope this helps.

Even the video is not for M&P M.2 Compact, it shows the main idea what has to be done.
And great advice from Dahak - forget Dremel and any other powered rotary tool. Keep it simple - file, stone, sandpaper and Flitz Paste.

 

[CA Escapee]

From the looks of the picture in post #35, the "sling shot mafia" who lost out in the introduction of the M&P 1.0 came out on top for the 2.0 and the manual reflects this. (Nope, the 1.0 manual says the same as the 2.0 manual. S&W is consistent here.) BUT, given the picture of the slide stop on the Optics Ready version, the customer base seems to have demanded a better product as we did for the 1.0, but we got in while it was still in the prototype stage. Also, demanding the sling shot as the slide release on a pistol (and compact to boot!) with an optic taking up considerable space on a smaller slide, (The slides on the 9c, 9 Compact (2.0), and 9 Fullsize all have the same dimensions behind the ejection port. The real estate back there is the same. The slides are only longer on the larger models ahead of the ejection port.) isn't/wasn't one of their more intelligent moves.

Deep down I have to wonder at those who insist on a compact pistol and then bolt something on it that greatly increases the size. (I'll agree with that.) Yes, that's another issue and yes,I've got an optic equipped slide for a full size.

I also have to wonder if many of those who point the manual section out pay similar detailed attention to the manuals for the other stuff they own-and only do it per the manual. Remember lawyers help write the manuals.

I've responded to your comments in blue above so I don't have to cut and paste them.

I referenced the manuals to point out that S&W only tells consumers to slingshot the slide to load the chamber. Which was what the other member kind of said.

I slingshot the slide to chamber a round because it works on M1.0's, M2.0's and all other brands regardless of generation that I own--it works 100% of the time for me. I didn't read it in an owner's manual. That's the way I've always done it. Anyone else can do it any way they want.

 

[jurek]

Over the top slide release (similar but different than slingshot), has always been recommended by any Instructor - military, LE, civilian. This is so universal and works on every semi auto. Using the slide release button is a great alternative, especially for competition shooters, but it is not a standard. Perhaps J.M. Browning made it a release for his models, but it didn't mean it would be made by every manufacturer in the future.

I think it's time to sit down with glass of good wine or cognac, enjoy it... then forget about this thread, because OP question has been answered already.

Happy New Year guys !

 

[SoCalDep]

I've responded to your comments in blue above so I don't have to cut and paste them.

I referenced the manuals to point out that S&W only tells consumers to slingshot the slide to load the chamber. Which was what the other member kind of said.

I slingshot the slide to chamber a round because it works on M1.0's, M2.0's and all other brands regardless of generation that I own--it works 100% of the time for me. I didn't read it in an owner's manual. That's the way I've always done it. Anyone else can do it any way they want.

So does my Crown Vic or Ford SUV manual tell me how to do a pursuit? An owners manual telling me how to gunfight?

Stupid is an euphemism.

 

[SoCalDep]

Over the top slide release (similar but different than slingshot), has always been recommended by any Instructor - military, LE, civilian. This is so universal and works on every semi auto. Using the slide release button is a great alternative, especially for competition shooters, but it is not a standard. Perhaps J.M. Browning made it a release for his models, but it didn't mean it would be made by every manufacturer in the future.

I think it's time to sit down with glass of good wine or cognac, enjoy it... then forget about this thread, because OP question has been answered already.

Happy New Year guys !

Every instructor except the most well know like Larry Vickers, Ernest Langdon, Mike Pannone, Rob Leatham, and tons of others. I don't know what line of thinking you're using, but you are so wrong as to be sad. Garands were rad in WWII but they're obsolete now. Arguing the Garland is the best rifle is stupid. Arguing that obsolete techniques are best is stupid.

Drink up and forget the fact you're wrong. My liberal neighbors love to ignore the facts and believe what the want. Debate me or accept the fact your nothing better. F new year.

 

[BC38]

Every instructor except the most well know like Larry Vickers, Ernest Langdon, Mike Pannone, Rob Leatham, and tons of others. I don't know what line of thinking you're using, but you are so wrong as to be sad. Garands were rad in WWII but they're obsolete now. Arguing the Garland is the best rifle is stupid. Arguing that obsolete techniques are best is stupid.

Drink up and forget the fact you're wrong. My liberal neighbors love to ignore the facts and believe what the want. Debate me or accept the fact your nothing better. F new year.

Methinks someone may have already had a few.
Either that or a short fuse.

 

[jurek]

Every instructor except the most well know like Larry Vickers, Ernest Langdon, Mike Pannone, Rob Leatham, and tons of others. I don't know what line of thinking you're using, but you are so wrong as to be sad. Garands were rad in WWII but they're obsolete now. Arguing the Garland is the best rifle is stupid. Arguing that obsolete techniques are best is stupid.

Drink up and forget the fact you're wrong. My liberal neighbors love to ignore the facts and believe what the want. Debate me or accept the fact your nothing better. F new year.

I thought you are done with me...
You are not a man of the word.

BTW: Larry Vickers, Ernest Langdon, Mike Pannone, Rob Leatham - were competition shooters.
I suggest you should work on your reading comprehension skills.

 

[WR Moore]

I've responded to your comments in blue above so I don't have to cut and paste themThe slides on the 9c, 9 Compact (2.0), and 9 Fullsize all have the same dimensions behind the ejection port. The real estate back there is the same. The slides are only longer on the larger models ahead of the ejection port.

I referenced the manuals to point out that S&W only tells consumers to slingshot the slide to load the chamber. Which was what the other member kind of said.

Exactly. and the optic is, in many cases, in the way of a grasp at the rear of the slide and combination of the optic and the shortened slide presents some issues with the overhand grip on the slide. There are instructors who teach using the optic as a racking device. I kinda cringe at that. Some smiths who machine slides for optics mount the rear iron sight forward of the optic to give it some protection.

Now about that manual....mine (2006 edition) clearly states that one can release the slide by either pulling back on the slide or pressing down on the slide stop. Nor did our transition training from revolvers to 3rd generation semis or the transition to the M&P series neglect use of the slide stop to release the slide.

However, as others have noted, use whatever works for you and be able to use either if necessary. Arguing over which is the "correct" way is a waste of band width.

 

[CMikeB]

"...So, I've got THAT going for me..."
Bill Murray as Carl in Caddyshack

Ha! Short list ain't it?! My favorite ambi pistol is my HK VP-9. Operating all functions from the left side is no different than the right.The left side release is a little larger on the HK but not enough to affect operation. On Wife's Q5 Walther, the slide lock is identical, both sides. On my MP 2 Core, I use my trigger finger to drop the slide (left handed) Mag drop is with middle finger, left side.

 

[CA Escapee]

So does my Crown Vic or Ford SUV manual tell me how to do a pursuit? An owners manual telling me how to gunfight?

Stupid is an euphemism.

It's interesting how you use Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to convince people that they should listen to you. And when that doesn't work you just throw insults.

 

[sandog]

Being a lefty, I would not consider letting the slide go forward using the release.
On a 1911, it's quite a reach to hit the release using the index finger of your left hand. And your next-to-the-longest finger doesn't have near the leverage that your shorter and stronger thumb will have.

To release the slide on a pistol that only has a lever on the left side, like the 1911 or the Shield, I have to reach over the slide with my other hand, depress the lever with my fingertips and try to keep my palm out of the way when the slide slams forward.

My MP9 has an ambi lever, so does my G48. But my .45 Shield and Kimber CDP 1911 don't.
So why would I use a method of slide release on two of them, and have to use a different method with the other two ?
That's a sure recipe for disaster, not doing things the same every time.

And look how small the stop lever is on my MP9, do I want to rely on hitting that 1/4" long tab under stress, or just grab the end of the slide by those gorgeous fish scales and let go ?

I feel the same way about the ambi mag release on the MP9 and the G48.
I could reverse the mag release on the MP9 and G48 to "lefty", but since I can't reverse the mag release on the .45 Shield, I think it better to keep them the same.
I can hit that right hand mag release no problem with my shooting hand thumb.

Using the lever as a release might be fine if all your pistols had ambi levers, and all of the levers were the same size and stiffness.

Levers on the Glocks aren't much bigger either.
The lever on most 1911s are a good 4 times as long as the S&W or Glock, much easier to hit when the going gets tough.
You'd think that if that lever was meant to be used as a release and not just a stop, they would have been designed to be longer like a 1911.

You can do what you want, but I'll choose a method of closing the slide that works every time, no matter what model of pistol I pick up and no matter which hand I happen to be using.

 

[murphydog]

Question asked, and answered in multiple positive ways and some not-so-civil ones. Thread closed.