S&W Shield malfunction

[rcp1936]

Smith and Wesson Tech support told me the factory puts a very heavy coating on the barrel to protect against rust. They said it will take about 3 good cleanings to get that all off and the gun may not go fully into battery until that is completely cleaned. Said after the third cleaning and oil it should work perfectly

As per the owners manual
On the brand new MP9C
I took mine apart and lubed the 7 points the diagram showed
I did not see any heavy coating on the barrel

 

[Atticaz]

REMOVED: replied to wrong member

 

[Atticaz]

Well if this is true, does not reset, I am going to hold off and wait until Glock comes out with a 9mm slim line and then buy that.

Don't think of to as ALL Shields do this. How many have you read about, with this problem? 4? How many do you think are out in circulation? Mine has been flawless.

 

[Shark1007]

My new purchase last week did the same failure to reset. CS agreed it happens infrequently.

 

[rcp1936]

WEll as I posted my Fail to reset happened after 200 rds
Next 50 were ok
Had the Apex FSS installed and 225 rds since no problem