Striker Locked into position?

[Ktaber]

Hi i recently purchased both the apex spring and trigger kit and had a local gunsmith put it in for me. I just recieved it back and when he showed it to me it was dry firing fine. I came home put in some practice rounds just to see how nice the trigger pull is now the first pull when fine but after that it seems like the striker pin is locked into position maybe has some grit on it or something thats causing it to stick im not sure this is how it looks i know ill probably have to take it back to him to get it sorted out but was wondering if theres anything i can do about it

Edit: Upon further inspection and taking to the gunsmith on the phone it looks like the spring is locking the striker down anyone else ever have this problem after installing the kit?

 

[guntotingpuertorican]

i don't have the kit yet but if you know how to take the slide apart i start by looking at the striker channel (striker hole)make sure is clean and free of dirt and grime.i did a complete clean up on my sd and found what it looks like brass shavings or manufacturing shavings i look in there with a flash light and cleaned with hoppes9 and qtips.this is the apex service video pretty easy to follow up!hope it helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atOw-1FoJV4

 

[NevadaBob]

What model is your gun?

 

[shawn mccarver]

I read an awfully high number of complaints about APEX stuff for the M&P pistols. It occurs to me that people vilify S&W on half the number of complaints about any particular issue, yet people keep removing perfectly good factory parts and then they replace them with often non-working after market parts and then wonder why the pistol does not work.

I think a self-defense pistol (and that is what the Shield is, after all) should simply be left stock. Above all, it should be reliable. If it is not, the factory will fix it at no charge under warranty.

Apparently, most people buy their guns, even ones meant for self-defense, simply as play toys, not because they really feel any need to carry the piece for protection.

 

[guntotingpuertorican]

What model is your gun?

judging by the slide he's gun looks like a sdve

 

[Ktaber]

I got it figured out today the smith accidentally installed the striker assembly with an extra part that they took out in the apex video it looked like a plastic sleeve was causing a bind once we put it back together put 100 rounds through it and shes butter smooth and what a difference the kits make it is the SD40 VE

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[guntotingpuertorican]

glad to hear you up and running!i think you need the plastic sleeve in the striker assembly!he never took it out!

 

[Ktaber]

This was what he had pulled out once removed it stopped binding

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[NevadaBob]

That's the striker guide...that needs to be in there!

 

[Ktaber]

There was 2 plastic pieces one on the front half and one on the back half we removed the front half of it

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[Ktaber]

Anyone have a picture of what the striker assembly looks like as a whole ?

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[guntotingpuertorican]

i think you need the 2 plastic pieces and the spring cups!check the striker spring an cups and make sure everything is clean and dry!do not lube the striker assembly!i'm no professional but know how to do my own labor!

 

[guntotingpuertorican]

there's pictures in this post http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-sd-sigma-pistols/324660-sd40ve-broken-firing-pin.html

 

[stevewonderful]

Anyone have a picture of what the striker assembly looks like as a whole ?

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Here's pics of my SD40VE.

SD40VE Striker Assembly Slideshow by stevewonderful | Photobucket

As you can see both sleeves are required. There are no extra parts. As previously stated the channel MUST be clean and dry. No lubrication. But if you feel you must, some have used a SMALL amount of dry lubricant.

After dis-assembly, The only thing I use to clean the channel is Gun Scrubber. Sprayed in with attached red nozzle. (The polymer safe version.) I go from the chamber and spray out the end.

From my observation of the photo you provided, it looks like the wrong spring is installed on your striker. I could be wrong though. Mine looks thicker and wound closer together than yours.

Maybe you need a different Gunsmith.
Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

 

[NevadaBob]

In post #13 above, the poster takes us to a different thread. In that thread, look at post #16, the one with the pics. The pics are of a M&P striker assembly. Those pics look just like the striker assembly that you have in your gun. That's why I asked what model is your gun. In your post #6 you make reference to a "SD40VE". Is your gun a SD40VE? I have a M&P full size and a SD9VE. Your gun slide looks just like my SD9VE slide....However...Looks like you've got M&P striker parts (referring to the spring) in there. I concur with stevewonderful.

 

[stevewonderful]

In post #13 above, the poster takes us to a different thread. In that thread, look at post #16, the one with the pics. The pics are of a M&P striker assembly. Those pics look just like the striker assembly that you have in your gun. That's why I asked what model is your gun. In your post #6 you make reference to a "SD40VE". Is your gun a SD40VE? I have a M&P full size and a SD9VE. Your gun slide looks just like my SD9VE slide....However...Looks like you've got M&P striker parts (referring to the spring) in there. Does anyone else see this?

I see it. I wonder if his gunsmith had other guns on his bench and mistakenly installed a M&P striker into his SD40VE? That's what I meant when I said his spring didn't look right. Good catch Bob.

 

[Flork]

Hey guys,

If the striker channel liner was removed from the slide by the installer, that would definitely cause all kinds of reliability issues. The slide should be assembled with the same number of parts it had in it originally, just with our springs substituting the factory springs.

Stevewonderful is correct, the channel liner and the striker sleve must both be in place. Failing to have both in there will allow the striker to move around and likely miss the firing pin hole while firing, or worse, totally lock up in the slide.

Scott