SD9VE, from gritty trigger to broken striker

[Henry Killinger]

Good 'ol Rhode Island here. The most corrupt little state in the union. 7 day wait on any firearm, need to take a safety test to purchase a handgun, no sbr's or supressors. The big problem here is we have legislation hanging like the sword of Damocles over this state. It's all been "held for further study" for weeks since we packed the state house, but the session isn't over yet.

The 2 least offensive (still not good) come up for consideration tomorrow, but knowing the way these things go I can't discount the possibility of the mag capacity and "assault weapon" bans being brought up and rammed through on the last night of the session. The uncertainty has kept prices high locally on anything that could fall under the banhammer. Buying online is definitely an option, but decent deals are able to be found here. It just takes a bit of work to find them. I'm going to have to check out gun genie. Curious to see what it finds locally.

 

[GKC]

I'm going to have to check out gun genie. Curious to see what it finds locally.

I've never seen their inventory so low as it has been for months now. I've bought several guns from them, and one from Bud's Guns...otherwise, I have always bought from local shops. Of course, no one seems to have much in stock now, and haven't for the past few months.

BTW, if you are looking for magazines, Greg Cote LLC has the SD9VE magazines in stock (or did as of a couple of days ago) and he is good to do business with. Also, MidwayUSA has the SW9VE magazines in stock, and they work just fine.

 

[Henry Killinger]

Thanks for the tip! Best price on those mags I've seen yet, with reasonable shipping to boot.

 

[Trenchcoat Vampire]

I also was tipped off to Summit Gun Broker, he is mail-order only but has used SWxx 9mm & .40 16/rd mags for $25 each. Grabbed 3 a few weeks ago, all were in fine condition. Just a bit of darkening of the external stainless steel, I just cleaned and polished them, makes them look almost new. They have the "Law Enforcement Only" stamp, makes them look cooler, lol.

Firearms, Guns, Rifles. Grain Valley, Missouri.

 

[Henry Killinger]

To my surprise (no notification of any kind) my pistol arrived back from S&W yesterday, nearly a week earlier than customer service estimated (2 weeks total instead of the 3 quoted to me.) I wasn't around to receive it, but there was someone here to sign for it. It looks like FedEx really put the box through the ringer. It was partially crushed, to the point that it split, also crushing the pistol's factory box that was inside it. If I had been there I definitely would have had them wait while I inspected the package for damage, but alas I was not.

The pistol itself was unharmed, as the portion of the box damaged was not near the pistol itself. Obviously the striker was replaced, as well as at least the rear striker guide. The trigger feels much better than it did out of the box, no grittiness at all.

The sheet of paper that should detail the work done was blank, telling me to call CS if I had any questions about the work performed. Since I have no idea what they replaced besides the striker (if anything), I guess I'll have to call to find out if anything else was wrong or contributed to the failure. Knowing the cause of the failure is definitely important to me. I had included a request for an extra striker assembly since they are unavailable. I knew it was probably not going to happen so I didn't get my hopes up. Needless to say, no extra assembly was included.

Tomorrow I get to take it to the range and see how it's running. I will re post after I do.

 

[billyrich99]

SW40VE broken stryker

the firing pin is a cast part that is made of scrap metal that's not heat treated I do not want to put another one made the same way as the old one was back in my gun I am looking in to making a after market firing pin for the Sigma , SD , an M&P There is no reason on earth these guns should not run as smooth as silk I'll be back ( got work to do )

 

[TriumphMan]

the firing pin is a cast part that is made of scrap metal that's not heat treated I do not want to put another one made the same way as the old one was back in my gun I am looking in to making a after market firing pin for the Sigma , SD , an M&P There is no reason on earth these guns should not run as smooth as silk I'll be back ( got work to do )

Am I hearing some good SS or good hardened steel that's also nitrated(for smoother action)?

 

[billyrich99]

broken firing pin

I called S&W an was told the firing pin had to be custom fitted I don't buy that some people have installed lighter firing pin springs from Apex while that will prolong firing pin life it is not a fix heat treated steel should work just fine an last as long as the rest of the parts that the gun is from

 

[Steve912]

the firing pin is a cast part that is made of scrap metal that's not heat treated

It's steel, and it's MIM.

 

[S&W Rover]

...I had never heard of this failure in this weapon, but a quick search found many reports about the M&P having broken strikers, most breaking in the middle, but at least one looking just like this.

Broken striker problems were noted in early M&Ps, but for quite some time (10 or so years) M&Ps have had the new, silver-colored strikers that do not seem to have that problem. It is likely the M&P issue is not related to the particular failure in the case of your SD. Most likely cause is a part out of spec, perhaps an undetectable failure in the metal.

...The sheet of paper that should detail the work done was blank, telling me to call CS if I had any questions about the work performed. Since I have no idea what they replaced besides the striker (if anything), I guess I'll have to call to find out if anything else was wrong or contributed to the failure. Knowing the cause of the failure is definitely important to me.

S&W CS is very good, but I have read about a number of cases where S&W does not explain in detail the actual repair -- which is often frustrating to the owner who tried to trouble-shoot the problem, or maybe just wants to know.

By the way, I have had some luck getting small parts from S&W by sending the broken part to them in an envelope and asking for a replacement. This has worked for a SD recoil rod and spring assembly, a buggered up screw for a revolver sideplate, and a striker assembly for one of those early M&Ps. Maybe they sent me the parts (at no cost, by the way) because they figured I already had them out of those weapons, so it was more sporting to help me out at that point -- and those were easy parts to install. But its worth a try in the future, and its a little bit quicker (and less stressful) than shipping an entire weapon back to them.

I trust you will enjoy your SD pistol more and more as time goes on. These are good pistols, and great value for the money spent.