Hello there, I recently inherited a sw9ve. When I cock it back it cocks but the striker won't fall when I pull the trigger. If I hold the trigger back and slap the back of the gun it dry fires. Any ideas what this could be ? I gave it a full cleaning and oiled good. Everything inside looks good To my eye. Possibly the sear? Or a spring ? Any info is greatly appreciated- Tyler
Sw9ve won’t fire
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Tyler,
Check the disconnector by confirming the gun is unloaded.....then hold the trigger fully back and rack the slide. (open/shut) After racking the slide, slowly release the trigger. Do you hear a distinct, audible "click" when the trigger is released. If not the disconnector may not be resetting properly.
Have you contacted S&W Customer Service?
Check the disconnector by confirming the gun is unloaded.....then hold the trigger fully back and rack the slide. (open/shut) After racking the slide, slowly release the trigger. Do you hear a distinct, audible "click" when the trigger is released. If not the disconnector may not be resetting properly.
Have you contacted S&W Customer Service?
RMFnLA
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When's the last time it was cleaned?
Will do when I get back from work. No I haven't contacted customer service yet. Thanks armorer951 for the advice I appreciate it.
I personally would send it back.....it should be covered under warranty. I would suspect a broken part, or spring. Or, even worse, someone along the line may have modified it internally without your knowledge.
Not sure where you are located, but you could check some of the shops in your area to see if they have an armorer on staff. Here's the link....
Dealer Locator | Smith & Wesson
The S&W link asks for your zip code, then gives the S&W dealers in your prescribed vicinity. The listing of stores and shops includes it's address, phone and web info.....and states whether or not the shop has a S&W armorer on staff. If they have an armorer, he or she may be able to evaluate/fix the problem for you there at the store.
Dealer Locator | Smith & Wesson
The S&W link asks for your zip code, then gives the S&W dealers in your prescribed vicinity. The listing of stores and shops includes it's address, phone and web info.....and states whether or not the shop has a S&W armorer on staff. If they have an armorer, he or she may be able to evaluate/fix the problem for you there at the store.
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Take the striker out--easy process explained elsewhere, same
procedure as a Glock--and check striker channel for debris/build up of old lube, etc. Check striker & spring for chips, burrs, breakage...
Remove striker safety plunger and clear out primer shavings, gunk, etc. Clear passage between striker channel and safety plunger bore.
Will do. Thank you steve912 for the info
Erich
Member
My word! I can't imagine how that would get rusted/gunked up. Good job figuring it out!
A lot of striker fired pistols will shave the primers
slightly. The shavings tend to work into the striker
channel, and from there into the bore where the
safety plunger rides up & down. The build-up
eventually retards the plunger's movement, and
it begins dragging on, or completely stopping,
the striker movement.
Some pistols shave more than others. It's worth
checking, if you've fired more than a few hundred
rounds.
Erich
Member
Back in the Nineties I had a Glock 33 on which the striker channel would get crudded up ever few hundred rounds. It turned out to be from the primer sealant on the Lawman rounds I used for most of my shooting. I got used to mucking the thing out every couple range trips.
That said, I've never had the misfortune of having crud work its way into the safety plunger.
Yet!
Thanks for the info.
That said, I've never had the misfortune of having crud work its way into the safety plunger.
Yet!
Thanks for the info.
Could you explain this in more detail?
Shave what part of the primers? Rear face?
As in scrape tiny filings of metal?
How does this happen and why is the problem specific to striker fired firearms?
Fascinating stuff.... seriously....
I wouldn't say only striker fired pistols shave primers;
it can happen in firing pin & hammer guns, too. That said,
I don't think I've ever not seen it, on cases fired out
of Glocks. The rectangular aperture in breech face, vs round
firing pin hole? Me no know...
The safety plunger/block is usually closer to breech face
in striker guns, compared to firing pin/hammer designs.
Shorter path for crud to migrate, before it reaches the
plunger bore.
Just to keep things muddy, here's a Browning HP that
accumulated enough primer shavings to misfire...
Firing pin hole is SHAVING primers! | The High Road
it can happen in firing pin & hammer guns, too. That said,
I don't think I've ever not seen it, on cases fired out
of Glocks. The rectangular aperture in breech face, vs round
firing pin hole? Me no know...
The safety plunger/block is usually closer to breech face
in striker guns, compared to firing pin/hammer designs.
Shorter path for crud to migrate, before it reaches the
plunger bore.
Just to keep things muddy, here's a Browning HP that
accumulated enough primer shavings to misfire...
Firing pin hole is SHAVING primers! | The High Road
