Yet another M&P

[Deadeye Dick]

Gun was delivered today. They put a new barrel in it. I racked a magazine worth of Federal HST's thru it and they fed and ejected fine. I'll try to get to the range Monday

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Did Smith Charge you for the new barrel? If not it is worth mentioning.

 

[Okie21]

No the whole process was free [emoji3]. Can't say enough about S&W's customer service and lifetime warranty.

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[wnderr]

MHO, the best thing you can do when buying a used firearm - go to the manufacturers website, and register it in your name. Just maybe, to them, you look like an original owner.

If you ever have to seek help from the factory, they immediately see that you are a registered owner, and may be more inclined to help.

 

[Okie21]

Sounds good! Pics of the feed ramp when you get it back would be appreciated. I had the same problem with my FS M&P9 new. Used some 800 grit sandpaper, wrapped around a small dowel, and polished the ramp. Followed up with 1200 grit. Seems to have eliminated the problem that I was having with the 147gr Speer Gold Dots.

Difficult to see, but here's the new barrel. The small horizontal edge below the ramp isn't worn like the old barrel. My HST's slide right up into the chamber nicely.
Also, I took the slide over to a LGS to get the front sight centered. They normally charge $35, but they were nice enough to do it for free. I wasn't gonna argue haha. Thank you, Staudt's Gun Shop in Harrisburg. Range day tomorrow, hopefully

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[Okie21]

Went to the range today. Still having problems. Long story, short, I've narrowed it down to 3 out of my 8 magazines. With these 3 mags, Federal HST's are hitting the bottom of the feed ramp ONLY when the mags are about 1/2 empty or less. Full mags start out fine and once I get down to about the last 1/2 of the rounds is when the problem occurs.
My other 5 mags are fine from the 1st round to the 17th. And FMJ rounds are fine, too. No issues with them.

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[wnderr]

I was gonna buy a SCCY from a friend, when he decided to keep it for a travel gun (my idea.)

Now, I gotta replace the SCCY I didn't buy with something!

Thinking of a Ruger Security 9, or another M&P full size. Hmmmmm

I fall in love with toooooo many guns!

lol

 

[Okie21]

Got new mag springs from S&W. The new ones were about an inch longer than the old ones they replaced. All of my magazines are now feeding with no problems.

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[buckmeister2]

Glad they took care of you in such a great fashion. Did they also center your front sight? I can see it is now centered. Often, while at the range, you can disassemble a mag, remove the spring, stretch it a little, and see if that helps. If it does, then you know you can fix it right with new springs. Were the mags with weak springs S&W? If not, who made them?

 

[Okie21]

LGS centered the front sight
All mags are S&W. I had 2 Promags, but I threw them away when they started to feel "gritty" as I loaded them. Replacement springs were factory.

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[.45mtngun]

Mag springs are another item people don't replace often enough. At least this simple fix worked out for you and got you up and running besides the new barrel. Enjoy!!
Jim