I went out and fired my S&W 9 MM Shield pistol. This is what happened: I shot approximately 80 rounds though the weapon. During the 80 rounds I fired the weapon it ejected the spent cartridge and reloaded the next round ok. But the weapon did not cock the striker. I had to eject the bullet that was in the chamber and load another shell in order to get the weapon to fire. What would keep this weapon from cocking the striker since it ejected the shell and loaded the next bullet properly?
S&W Shield malfunction
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what makes you think it didn't cock the striker, if you loaded another round and it fired, maybe you had a hard primer or the slide wasn't fully into battery...
roccity9
Member
I'm having the same issue with my 9mm Shield.. Been out twice with it and have fired at about 250 rounds thru it. Using Federal Champion 115 grain.. First time out I had 2 FTE and 2 FTF out of 175 rounds. The second time out I had 2 FTF..I checked the bullet and the primer cap wasn't struck.. Not very impressed with this gun in spite of all the reviews.. Going out again this weekend and see how it does.. Maybe in the market for another Glock if the Smith doesn't live up to my expectations..
Rpg
Member
Send it back to S&W
A sd firearm must work every time.
Yours doesn't.
Hard to have confidence in a pistol that lacks the fundamental quality of reliability.
Just my opinion, of course.
A sd firearm must work every time.
Yours doesn't.
Hard to have confidence in a pistol that lacks the fundamental quality of reliability.
Just my opinion, of course.
Rastoff
US Veteran
Please spell out the malfunctions. Are you talking about Fail to Fire or Fail to Feed? Is it Fail to Eject or Fail to Extract?
The OP's problem cannot be limp wristing. The slide doesn't even need to move far enough to eject a shell to cock the striker.
roccity9
Member
The problem is fail to fire.. also had one fail to eject the first 100 rounds or so, but none since.. only fail to fire
USMCshooter
Member
450 rds through my new Shield 9 and not one gun related issue. Breaking in very nicely. Now, if SW would ship the extra mags I ordered over a month ago, range days would be even more fun.
I used Winchester ammunition. The weapon was properly cleaned and oiled according to the instructions in the booklet. I would have answered sooner but I was waiting on an e-mail telling me that some one had answered. I did not receive any e-mail.
What you had was a failure to reset
Thought the Shield set up was supposed to have corrected this problem that had occurred on MPs in the past
I had the same thing happen once in 250 rds on my new MP9C with the new Shield trigger reset
Since then I had the Apex FSS installed
Thought the Shield set up was supposed to have corrected this problem that had occurred on MPs in the past
I had the same thing happen once in 250 rds on my new MP9C with the new Shield trigger reset
Since then I had the Apex FSS installed
Shield problem
Wayne,
Sorry about the problem. Sounds like mine from last yr.(ser# HAW54xx). Sent it back 3x. They replaced the striker twice and then finally the slide and barrel and voila! Problem gone. It was mostly with W-W ammo too and they(S&W) said in the "rush to market" that primers were getting through that were harder and more resistant to firing. Well...that`s all good and well but if the ammo is state of the art it should fire everything...and it does now that they replaced the barrel and slide.
Good Luck, John
Wayne,
Sorry about the problem. Sounds like mine from last yr.(ser# HAW54xx). Sent it back 3x. They replaced the striker twice and then finally the slide and barrel and voila! Problem gone. It was mostly with W-W ammo too and they(S&W) said in the "rush to market" that primers were getting through that were harder and more resistant to firing. Well...that`s all good and well but if the ammo is state of the art it should fire everything...and it does now that they replaced the barrel and slide.
Good Luck, John
Tim, it failed to fire. It ejected the spent cartridge and reloaded a live round but did not cock the striker. This is very obvious as you could pull the trigger back as far as it would go and it was not cocked. I know this seems strange but this is what happened. I see where this happened to another person above too. I may have to call S&W about this and see what they say. This is a brand new gun that I had never fired before.
Much Ado, I am glad to have found some one who has experienced this problem before. It is a little difficult to try and explain. Thanks for coming to my rescue. Unless some one can come up with a solution I feel I may have to send my weapon back too.
I am glad that some one has had the same problem I am having. I may have to send it back for repair. I can never trust it as it is now. Thanks for all the replies.
I wonder why I am not getting e-mails telling me when an answer to my post are made.
I wonder why I am not getting e-mails telling me when an answer to my post are made.
Atticaz
Member
Does the sear move freely? Perhaps something is seizing it?
Does your striker assembly wiggle at all and have you removed it to inspect it?
See if there is any damage to the white plastic part.
Does your striker assembly wiggle at all and have you removed it to inspect it?
See if there is any damage to the white plastic part.
You need to get 5 or 6 hundred rounds down it before you make an assumption. Break the weapon in first. Is this a reoccurring problem, or has it only happened the one time? It may only take a few more rounds down the pipe to know all is good. Kind of sounds like it short stroked, or it light struck the primer. It would be nearly impossible to feed the next round and not cock the firing pin. Maybe the pin followed the slide, but unlikely. I would see if you have any more problems before sending it in for warranty. Gun is still on the tight side.
