Sheared striker tab SD9VE

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Cleaned my minty new SD9VE after 100 rounds and noticed the striker tab is sheared off on the right corner. It looks like the right-front corner just broke off. The striker is still working, but I think a replacement is in order. Anyone ever experience this?
 
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oOOOoo i could not see how that could happen unless there wass a stress in the metal and the force of the striker striking must of broke it. that when firing the striker hiting the plastic piece enough to do it?lol i couldnt see the second one happening but anythings possible. are you the original owner or in the first year of the original purchase? if so send it to s&w for repair.
 
Yeah, just bought it brand new. S&W has assigned a ticket number so I guess I'll see.
 
When I took my SD9 apart to "polish" certain parts, I noticed that the face of the striker looked like it had a seam running down the center of it as if it was a "two-piece" component.

Considering the size of the the part, I'd be amazed to find that is the case, but it sure looks that way as there was, in my eyes a seam that ran down the face of the striker...
 
Yeah thanks, I should have thought of that...

Well, it used to have a seam on it! ;-)

Does the newly exposed metal of the striker look porous? Probably a bad casting.
 
Wish I could post photos. My sheared striker tab looks like it broke off perfectly down the middle taking off the right corner. Still works, but can't figure out how that happened.
 
Smith & Wesson will be replacing the striker. Just hope I don't have to send the gun, too.
 
conn ak said:
Smith & Wesson will be replacing the striker. Just hope I don't have to send the gun, too.
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The experience ( nightmare ) I'm having with S&W, they will want the gun.

That what SUCKS about S&W and this gun.:mad:

I would call C.S. and ask them if they have that part in stock.

According to them parts for this gun are on backorder for at least 3 months, as of last week.

Who knows though, I've been lied to so much by them.

Good Luck, 3
 
parts are on backorder for alot of these parts due to them servicing and not selling to a distributor. i would look into what i mentioned aboved if its a 3+ week wait
 
raymo2u said:
the m&p striker looks exactly alike and its $30 from midway heres the link.. the tubes are even the same i would just switch the springs with yours
Smith & Wesson Striker Assembly S&W M&P M&P Compact 9mm Luger 357 Sig
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One thing different for sure would be where the striker safety block sits. I'm not sure about the length of the shaft though. The striker for the Glock 19 looks the same except there is no "foot" on the striker lug and the flat pin. S&W need to release the parts specifically for this pistol so that curiosity doesn't get someone hurt.
 
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i wonder how much a machinist would do one outside of business hours...i wish i still had my 3 point lathe and cutter

yes the glock striker would release ealier...but still unsure on the m&p. i cant find a sigma striker online to compare, good gosh s&w its been years sell the damn parts
 
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They told me another 3+ months for parts.

It's been there since June already.

That's why I'm having my gun shipped back.

There's a sigma striker on ebay.

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I'm at Level 1 with S&W customer service for the repair of the striker. I emailed them that I can easily remove the broken striker and send it to them for replacement. They've since emailed me that I'd have to ship the gun and they would provide a prepaid shipping label. However long the repair takes, the SR9 is on duty. I've shipped guns to S&W before and they've always fixed the problem. Funny thing is the Hub in Windsor Locks, CT. where it has to be shipped from is 15 minutes from Smith & Wesson.
 
Ruger won't sell the striker for the SR series, either. They will sell parts, like springs and cups, but not the whole striker. That makes no sense...if you can take out the striker to replace the springs, cups, or other parts, you should be able to replace the striker, but they said no (I e-mailed them to ask.) Ruger said they replaced strikers on an exchange basis...fine, I can send them one and they send me a replacement, or they can send me one with a credit card deposit, which will either not be charged or credited when I send in my old striker.

That would make more sense...and it would save them money, since shipping would be so much cheaper than sending them the entire gun for them to replace the striker.
 
GKC said:
Ruger won't sell the striker for the SR series, either. They will sell parts, like springs and cups, but not the whole striker. That makes no sense...if you can take out the striker to replace the springs, cups, or other parts, you should be able to replace the striker, but they said no (I e-mailed them to ask.) Ruger said they replaced strikers on an exchange basis...fine, I can send them one and they send me a replacement, or they can send me one with a credit card deposit, which will either not be charged or credited when I send in my old striker.

That would make more sense...and it would save them money, since shipping would be so much cheaper than sending them the entire gun for them to replace the striker.
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Weird, Ruger sent a friend of mine a striker for his SR40 a few years ago. He buggered it up dry-firing without a magazine in place. I can see why S&W wants me to return the gun for striker replacement. They probably won't have it repaired for 3 months due to the lack of parts. It's easier to blame slow service on a backlog of repairs than the unavailability of parts. I snapped a striker in a 9VE "Allied Forces" Sigma 3 or 4 years ago. After it was returned to me I sold it. I'm beginning to feel the same way about my SD9VE.
 
I have to admit this parts stuff is really starting to chap my @rse.

I've been thinking about getting an M&P and the ONLY reason I would is that the parts for it ARE available online.

I wouldn't even consider buying one if it was in the same boat as the SD.
 
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brchambersjr said:
S&W need to release the parts specifically for this pistol so that curiosity doesn't get someone hurt.
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Huh? I don't follow. So, if they don't release the parts, and someone uses a home made one or a modified Glock one and gets hurt or hurts someone else, that is S&W's fault? Just send it off to S&W and carry your spare while you wait.
 
copterdrvr said:
I have to admit this parts stuff is really starting to chap my @rse.

I've been thinking about getting an M&P and theyONLY reason I would is that the parts for it ARE available online.

I wouldn't even consider buying one if it was in the same boat as the SD.
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It's sad, really...and one reason that I'd consider a Glock over a M&P: you can find a very wide array of aftermarket parts anywhere. Why, even our local 7-11 carries Glock accessories! (Kidding.) I do not care for Glocks, mainly because they don't fit my hand nearly as well as does the M&P, but I'm like you...this parts issue is making me consider other options. Virtually every gun show has a Glock armorer, and a couple of my local shops have certified Glock armorers on staff...I think S&W needs to wake up to this.

Of course, it's hard to beat a 1911 if you want aftermarket parts...
 
The M&P DOES have parts available, thank goodness because I hate the grip on ALL of the Glocks I've handled. They've always felt like I was holding the wrong end of a baseball bat.

The stupidity of the whole thing is WHY S&W is going this extra stupid step on the SD when TONS of parts are available for the M&P.

If SW thinks we are so stupid that we can't change the striker in the SD than I don't want to purchase a firearm from someone who thinks I'm that friggin' stupid.

As a test, I TOLD my lovely wife (who knows jack $hit about pistols but sure as hell can pull the trigger on them!) how to remove and replace the striker on my SD and she did it with flying colors. Love her to death but she's as mechanically inclined as her cat! Met her when I was an EMS helo pilot and she was a Flight Nurse-but that's another story and she wasn't mechanically inclined then either and in fact my fellow pilots warned me about her-HAH!

I can't for the life of me figure out why the hell SW WON'T release parts for the SD but WILL release parts for the M&P.......
 
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I am not mechanically inclined either...and even I can remove the striker on M&Ps, SDs, Ruger SRs, and Glocks. What is even more insane is when they will sell you PARTS of a striker (springs, cups, etc) but won't sell you the entire striker. Do they think you can replace the various parts without taking the striker out of the gun? :confused:

It would also save them money...to just mail you a striker rather than pay for shipping the gun to them and pay for shipping the gun back to you. The striker could be mailed for about $2, where the shipping costs of the entire gun are bound to be about $50 (round trip, at their cost.)
 
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