I have done some reading on the forums but have not found information on the availability of SD9VE parts diagram and corresponding part numbers. Is there such a list (or diagram) that I can access or request? Thanks in advance for any feedback.
I really don't know.
It is usual for one to be included in the owners manual. But, S&W decided not to include it in the SD series. Walther did the same too with a couple of their models.
However, one of the guys here to watch the pro bowl thinks that he heard that a diagram is now available from S&W but he is not sure and thinks he might be remembering wrong.
I think I will call tomorrow and see.
Doc
Update:
I called S&W
They are no longer including a parts list on ANY Smith and Wesson gun.
They have removed ALL parts lists.
They say it is for "liability" reasons.
Doc
Think of all the folks that have opened up M&Ps to install Apex parts... The first time I did it, I lost the "takedown lever retaining wire" which is a small part that more or less just sits in place of its own accord until it, and locking block it fits in, are placed back inside the frame. That particular one is still on the floor of my garage somewhere, or maybe it was swept out on the driveway. I spent hours looking for it...
Thank goodness Speed Shooter Specialities stocked the part ($3.50) but I had to identify what it was first -- and for that, I used a parts schematic I found on the web.
I think perhaps most if not all parts should be available to the public... and we generally need schematics to know what to call the parts and order them. But I can see S&W's point of view.
Update:
I called S&W
They are no longer including a parts list on ANY Smith and Wesson gun.
They have removed ALL parts lists.
They say it is for "liability" reasons.
Doc
I'm no Glock fanboy but I think it's safe to say that Glock has had no "liability issues" in regards to making parts readily available. If they were worried about liability issues they wouldn't be in the gun business to begin with.
One thought - Glock has a factory in the US but they are not incorporated in the U.S.
Of course, VW isn't incorporated in the US but they do have EPA problems.