Just curious. I have a guy that wants to trade me his for a gun that I have but I am not sure that I would like it without the safety. Can it be added in the future?
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Just curious. I have a guy that wants to trade me his for a gun that I have but I am not sure that I would like it without the safety. Can it be added in the future?
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This has come up before. I don't believe that the thumb safety can be added afterwards.
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I asked the question before here on another thread on the M&P and someone posted that they had called SW and was told that it couldn't be post added to a gun, even though there is hole in the right place. It can be subtracted though, IIRC. It wasn't a thread I started, but was a thread on the gun.
I don't know if that is just marketing or engineering stuff. I'm sure someone here has enough experience and know-how to comment.
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I do not know if I am the person referred to, but I have personally called S&W and asked this question. I was told that it can not be done, as different frames are used. I brought this up with one of our Department armors (We have about 1,200 M&P 9mm's in the field, armors were sent to the factory to be trained). He said it could probably be done, but you'd have to cut a notch in the frame, and it'd look like sh*t...Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand
Now magazine safeties are a different story. They can be added or removed. It's a couple of parts to add, and a spacer to remove. About $35 worth of parts to do so.
For what it's worth, I've been carrying an issued M&P for almost 4 years w/o a safety, and have since bought a few personal M&P's w/o the safety. For me, it's a non-issue. Same as owning a Glock. I just ensure I use a holster to cover the trigger guard vs. just sticking a loaded gun into my pants.
Last edited by Beat Trash; 08-13-09 at 10:18.
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You do not want it.
The position it creates for ones thumb is a poor one IMHO.
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Please elaborate.
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Sure. If a HG has an external safety on it, you must put your thumb on top of it.
The angle this creates is a poor one IMHO.
C4
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Why the hell would want one at all?
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So i take it that the general consensus is No Safety with the M&P??? Considering buying one, that's the reason I ask...forgive my ignorance and lack of searching
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Correct.So i take it that the general consensus is No Safety with the M&P??? Considering buying one, that's the reason I ask...forgive my ignorance and lack of searching
As a 1911 guy, I have ZERO issues with external TS's, but unless you have really long thumbs, the TS on the M&P is at a poor angle and uncomfortable to shoot IMHO.
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