Shield recall

[Gyrene6891]

Bought mine June 2012, it is good to go!!!

 

[SmurfHunter]

June 2013 here. 40. Good.

 

[wildenout]

Shield recall!

Holy cow, there has been a recall on the Shields! If you haven't seen this yet, you'll probably want to. It makes me sad that S&W can't figure out how to make a working pocket pistol. I think they should just stick to revolvers lol.

M&P Shield Safety Alert - Smith & Wesson

 

[Lee Barner]

it's not a recall. it's instructions on how to check your shield to see if it has a problem. lee

 

[SmurfHunter]

Mines all good

 

[spad124]

I was in a LGS today when the owner received the recall notice from her distributor. She said it was a labeled a "recall notice." The notice said to stop selling Shields immediately.

 

[Rastoff]

I don't really get how the trigger participates in the drop safety function, can someone explain this?

interesting post, but I still don't buy it. The mass of the trigger bar and trigger and any other part involved that would in theory keep moving towards the rear once the pistol frame and slide stopped upon impact with the ground is so small that it would require a force many many times that of gravity to overcome the resistance that we know of as trigger pull weight.

First, the likelihood of an M&P firing by being dropped is small. However, it doesn't defy the laws of physics.

Since you mentioned physics first, you already know that F=ma. We know the mass of a Shield; 538.7g. So, it doesn't take a genius to see that it will hit with many times that because it will be moving. The question is, how fast? That will obviously vary with the drop height and angle.

None of that matters. What shawn posted isn't what will happen, but what the engineers believe can happen. I'm sure that S&W design engineers know plenty about physics and the forces involved. Otherwise they wouldn't have made the trigger the way they did.

 

[2Paps]

Recall for Shields

A friend forwarded this link to me. M&P Shield Safety Alert - Smith & Wesson

My early 2013 Shield doesn't seem to be affected.

 

[motomed]

the weight of the pistol is irrelevant, both because the acceleration due to gravity doesn't change based on weight and because in the theoretical scenario the pistol has stopped moving and the trigger has kept going. The mass of the trigger components is what matters because this figures into calculating the force that it can generate to cause it to keep moving against the now stationary pistol. I never said it defied the laws of physics. I used the laws of physics and known values to show what it would take for it to actually happen. Those aren't conditions we're ever going to see. It has been a fun thought exercise tonight, though.

 

[Gyrene6891]

Got mine in June 2012, it is good to go!

 

[JustAnotherGunGuy]

Bought two in April of 2012, one is GTG yet the other is not. Strange because they are consecutively numbered. Called S&W, gave them all information asked for and was told to call back next Monday, guess we will see what is up then.

 

[dgrutzner]

M&P Sheild Recall Link

M&P Shield Safety Alert - Smith & Wesson

Easy way to verify if your shield needs to be repaired. I guess
mine is fine.

 

[Moonman]

Thanks, I'll have to have a look.

 

[dgrutzner]

go to this link to get instructions on how to inspect your shield. Its quick and easy to do. Video is included and is from S&W website. Mine is good.

M&P Shield Safety Alert - Smith & Wesson

 

[Damocles]

Bought two in April of 2012, one is GTG yet the other is not. Strange because they are consecutively numbered. Called S&W, gave them all information asked for and was told to call back next Monday, guess we will see what is up then.

Wow mine was made 3/16/13 and is good to go.

 

[hangnoose]

SHIELD RECALL

Using plastic, or polymer if you prefer, for grips/frames is one thing. in a trigger mechanism? Dear S&W was the $ savings worth it? how much is the recall costing in $ and reputation?

 

[strose22]

Mine will be going back to the shop. HPM3XXX Produced 6/20/30. The pin does not show up at all. Full size M&P 9 works perfectly.
Called S & W, they told me to take to my closest authorized dealer.

 

[kodiakpb]

Mine will be going back to the shop. HPM3XXX Produced 6/20/30. The pin does not show up at all. Full size M&P 9 works perfectly.
Called S & W, they told me to take to my closest authorized dealer.

That's an old pistol.

 

[imjin138]

Checked mine and it works properly, so I am a bit more happy today.

 

[ibewbull]

VIDEO LINK FOR CHECKING SHIELD SAFETY ISSUE

Here is a direct link to a video on checking the correct operation of your MP Shield.

M&P SHIELD Safety Alert and Inspection Prodedure - YouTube