Sell the thing--Sticky mag release on M&P 9c

[Ironvic]

Has anyone else had a sticky mag release button on their Smith & Wesson Military & Police 9c? When I press the release button, it sticks and makes a clicking sound when I push on the other side before "snapping" audibly into place to lock the magazine in place.

I'm going to put her in reserve until the problem is mitigated. The 686+ 2 1/2" is coming to bedside duty now.

 

[Ironvic]

Has anyone else had a sticky mag release button on their Smith & Wesson Military & Police 9c? When I press the release button, it sticks and makes a clicking sound when I push on the other side before "snapping" audibly into place to lock the magazine in place.

I'm going to put her in reserve until the problem is mitigated. The 686+ 2 1/2" is coming to bedside duty now.

 

[Ironvic]

Dang! No help out there. I released the mag release button from the frame and carefully dressed any rough edges with a fine nail file. Then I swabbed out the button channel with a brass brush to clean up any burrs. It still sticks. Gonna send it to S&W. Too much plastic on this gun, like that screwy tool that holds the backstrap on, it got chewed up on the first try. I'm sure S&W will give me a replacement, but they should have known this part is a weak link.

I think I'm gonna put this one on consignment when it comes back and get a compact Sig in 9mm.

 

[18DAI]

Try a S&W model 3913 before you give up on S&W. Although the Sig 228 is pretty sweet too

.

The 3913 is light weight, accurate, thinner than the M&P compact, has a good trigger (superb trigger compared to every M&P I've shot) and is boringly reliable.

There a a couple of nice ones for sale here in the classifieds IIRC.

If you are a fan of DAO, the 3953 is the DAO version of the 3913. Good luck! Regards 18DAI.

 

[tlen]

Does the magazine release stick without a magazine in place ? Does it stick on all magazines or only a particular magazine ? Magazine releases certainly aren't rocket science.

 

[TAC]

Why not just send it to S&W for in-warranty repair?

 

[Ironvic]

Originally posted by tlen:
Does the magazine release stick without a magazine in place ? Does it stick on all magazines or only a particular magazine ? Magazine releases certainly aren't rocket science.

It sticks with each magazine I have for it, it sticks without a magazine and it sticks when stripped, slide off the frame and ditto with mags inserted on the stripped weapon.

If it sticks when depressed, the mag will not re-insert and lock in place unless I slam it home smartly enough to make the button click back into the locked position. Otherwise you have to use back-pressure on the opposite side of the button to make the mag release get back to where it belongs.

I'm totally flumoxed on this one. Back to S&W it goes.

 

[Ironvic]

Originally posted by 18DAI:
Try a S&W model 3913 before you give up on S&W. Although the Sig 228 is pretty sweet too

.

The 3913 is light weight, accurate, thinner than the M&P compact, has a good trigger (superb trigger compared to every M&P I've shot) and is boringly reliable.

There a a couple of nice ones for sale here in the classifieds IIRC.

If you are a fan of DAO, the 3953 is the DAO version of the 3913. Good luck! Regards 18DAI.

Yeah, my brother swears by his 3913. I'll check it out, thanks.

 

[presspics]

Or look at the 6906 if you want a high cap gun.

 

[growr]

Send it to S&W ....they WILL make it right for you. S&W customer service is fabulous, second only to Dillon! Let us know how it turned out..
Randy

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by Ironvic:
Has anyone else had a sticky mag release button on their Smith & Wesson Military & Police 9c? When I press the release button, it sticks and makes a clicking sound when I push on the other side before "snapping" audibly into place to lock the magazine in place.

I'm going to put her in reserve until the problem is mitigated. The 686+ 2 1/2" is coming to bedside duty now.

S&W will pay shipping and fix your mag release problem if you correctly describe it to them.

As to your bedside "duty" gun - I can sort of understand a short barrel for carry (although the FBI has always issued full size revolvers for concealed carry), and they certainly look "cute," but I cannot for the life of me decide why you would put yourself at a disadvantage by using a snub nose as a bedside duty gun. Get a four inch barrel for bedside "duty."

 

[Ironvic]

I wouldn't under-rate the .357 Mag in a short barrel. I recently took the 2 1/2" 686+ and the M&P 9mm compact out for some good shootin' fun in Eastern Oregon. Found a pile of old wood lying on a mesa above the John Day River and set out to kick up some dust on that rattler infested real estate.

Seeing as how the 9c was a new gun, I shot that baby a lot, hitting mostly old 2x4 pieces of wood stuck into the dirt. They absorbed the 9mm just fine and the M&P made a lot of nice round holes in the wood chunks.

Then I brought out the .357 and Wham!!!, the chunks of wood just went flying from the wallop of my little "Thumper," sending 158 grainers downrange. (Hey! I think I finally gave her a name!) I'd feel well protected by this classy little 7-shooter.

I just put the M&P 9c on the consignment shelf at my local dealer today. I think I'll look into a 3913, my brother raves about them and they definitely have a following on this forum.

 

[greener]

The 686 with .357 rounds is an excellent SD choice. Did you contact S&W about your problem with the M&P9C? I sent my M&P9 to S&W to fix a sight problem. Sent it to them on a Wednesday and received the next Wednesday with the problem fixed at no cost other than the gas to get to FEDEX. Just wondering if S&W's customer service on the M&P is as good as it was 18 months ago.

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by Ironvic:
Too much plastic on this gun, like that screwy tool that holds the backstrap on, it got chewed up on the first try. I'm sure S&W will give me a replacement, but they should have known this part is a weak link.

I think I'm gonna put this one on consignment when it comes back and get a compact Sig in 9mm.

Why do you think S&W will "give" you a replacement when the damage is owner caused? Perhaps they will, but that would be at their good graces, not because of any defect in the part. I have never damaged any of those tools.

Expecting a replacement tool is sort of like having a sticky lock on your car, breaking out the window and expecting GM to give you a new window. Now, I know GM has a great warranty, but I am not sure it is that great.

What did you do, use vice grips to turn and remove the tool?

Now, you can do what you like, but I suggest you use a shop towel to grab the tool and just turn it back and forth a few times if you want to make it easier to use. That same shop towel can be used to provide a cushion between your fingers and the sharp edges of the T-end of the tool when you pull it out.

Removal of the tool is not necessary for disassembly. You could, of course, use the eraser end of a pencil or a Bic pen, or something else so you don't have to take the tool out everytime you want to field strip the pistol. I presume that you will only need to take the tool out once or so to put on the correct grip insert.

 

[RON in PA]

The only reason for removing the grip tool is to change grips.