Ultra tight recoil spring on Shield

[RobzGuns]

Could S&W finally looked into the RSA stiffness issues everyone is complaining about?
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The RSA is not as stiff as I imagined it would be. I can lock the slide with no mag, pushing the slide lock as I rack the slide.

It's possible, but I doubt it, as there are New members STILL posting about how hard theirs is to rack.

It seems more like a 'Personal' thing, as mine is one of the 1st batches off the line 3yrs ago and neither I, nor my 'upper body strength challenged' Wife ever had a problem racking it, from day 1. Seems like you also have no problem with what others consider difficult.

I'm no engineer, but I'm guessing that the engineers designing and testing the Shield prototypes did study just how strong the Shield's RSA needed to be to function properly, before they started production.

 

[CaptRon956]

Just get one of these guys.... It will help, until then keep shooting & enjoying your new Shields...

 

[Magload]

I would say that the spring is petty much right the way it is. The gun cycles perfect with everything I feed it. I will say it does toss my brass all over the floor at the indoor range. I can pull the slide back with my thumb and index finger to feed the first round in a mag. Now loading that mag is a different story. if I forget my loader at home I end up only loading 2 or 3 round. I now after 500 rounds can get all 7 in but it takes more effort then I care to do. Don

 

[Bob O]

This has nothing to do with grip or strength. It's about a defective spring and/or guide rod that makes the spring bind and the slide cannot be fully racked.

How is that so difficult to understand?

If you haven't personally experienced it, then you don't know what is going on.

 

[RobzGuns]

Sorry Bob O... But with so many Happy customers that Don't have a problem with the RSA, how can YOU (and the vocal Minority) be right, in saying it's defective?

Are you saying that You're right and Thousands of Uncomplaining (Non-Posting) happy customers are wrong?

 

[Bob O]

My pistol was one with a defective spring or rod right out of the box. So I will go for the upgrade.

Why are so many people going for an Apex trigger? There's nothing wrong with the factory trigger on mine, so they all must be making things up about theirs?

That's the way some of you guys are acting. Sad that some of you have taken poor attitudes on this.

 

[RobzGuns]

My pistol was one with a defective spring or rod right out of the box. So I will go for the upgrade.

That's your prerogative Bob, but to call the whole assembly Defective, just because yours was bad? C'mon.

Why are so many people going for an Apex trigger? There's nothing wrong with the factory trigger on mine, so they all must be making things up about theirs?

That's their prerogative too, but most don't call the trigger assembly defective. There's nothing wrong with my 3y/o trigger either and I did not buy an Apex kit.

That's the way some of you guys are acting. Sad that some of you have taken poor attitudes on this.

You're funny... You're the one touting that the RSA is a defective design (in every single RSA related thread, no less) and you're saying some us US have poor attitudes? Funny indeed.

If you prefer to use an aftermarket RSA, fine... But to claim the whole design is defective, just because YOU feel you got a bad one???

 

[musicmanwolf]

Everybody. I own two shields a 9 and a 40. The tight spring just needs time. Both of mine were so tight I could hardly rack them back. I left them in the racked back position for about a week. Problem solved. It seems a lot a people are making a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

[Bob O]

I didn't say there was anything wrong with the design. And it's not a belief that mine was defective, its a fact. The slide would not rack far enough for the slide lock to engage. The guy behind the gun counter couldn't rack it, and neither could the gun shop manager.

Swap my brand new spring for the one in the display pistol and it was fine. The slide problem was then transfered to the display pistol, it wouldn't rack either, imagine that. Add to that I'm not the only one whose experienced this, and there's your problem.

I'm glad the problem is only a very small percentage.

 

[martybee]

I have a NIB Shield. It is ridiculous that the slide is this stiff. And I don't give a **** what the manual says , the SLID RELEASE and yes that is what it is, should release with the thumb of the strong had.

A "SLID RELEASE ", is not what it is. It is a slide stop! I am 83 years young and I can operate the slide and the stop for breakdown and reassembly with very little difficulty.

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[Bob O]

https://youtu.be/7luzERTcTV0

 

[Bob O]

Mine is on the way. I'll give a range report next week.

M&P 40 Shield w/ Stainless Steel guide rod: https://youtu.be/TCiE29u9zUE

 

[Bob O]

For those who have had the problem of the rear of the factory RSA bending on you, the ssguiderod should take care of that being it is significantly thicker at the rear as you can see.

 

[PROnSHIELD]

M&P 40 Shield w/ Stainless Steel guide rod: https://youtu.be/TCiE29u9zUE

Would you please post a link to the SS guiderod company
you purchased from...thanks

 

[Bob O]

http://ssguiderods.com/shop/smith-wesson-shield-guide-rod/

 

[PROnSHIELD]

Smith and Wesson Shield Guide Rod - Stainless Steel Guide Rods

thanks...did you ship your rod ?

 

[Bob O]

No. I talked with a guy on the phone and told him I didn't want to have my EDC pistol down for a week or more. So he shipped it and I swapped the spring myself. It was basically a 5-minute job.

 

[PROnSHIELD]

Thank you very much

 

[M&PGunSlinger]

This has nothing to do with grip or strength. It's about a defective spring and/or guide rod that makes the spring bind and the slide cannot be fully racked.

How is that so difficult to understand?

If you haven't personally experienced it, then you don't know what is going on.

I had the exact same problem with mine. My hands got sore trying to put them together. After few rounds of shooting it's fine now. But yeah, I think S&W should take a look at it. It wasn't about the spring being stiff but more on binding.

 

[NCavi8tor]

1500 rounds through my Shield and she is smooth as butter.

NC