The S&W M&P problem thread

[Littlelebowski]

After hearing reports of extraction and failure to reset issues, I am opening a thread for rational discussion from experience on the S&W M&P. Focus is on known widespread or repeatable problems.

Please speak from experience and check all emotions at the door.

[Aray]

I have a mailing label at the house to send back my wife's M&PJG for a slide release that requires far too much effort to use and my PT.com M&P for no less than 7 failures to reset the striker in the last 1k rounds. Also the tritium insert in the front sight of the PT.com gun is now gone. Sending them out next week.

[C4IGrant]

I have a mailing label at the house to send back my wife's M&PJG for a slide release that requires far too much effort to use and my PT.com M&P for no less than 7 failures to reset the striker in the last 1k rounds. Also the tritium insert in the front sight of the PT.com gun is now gone. Sending them out next week.

The tritium issue has nothing to do with S&W. Trijicon is the problem child with that one.


C4

[BMcDonald7]

The tritium issue has nothing to do with S&W. Trijicon is the problem child with that one.


C4

I just had the same problem. While shooting my M&P 9c at the range today I noticed the tritium insert on my front sight popped out. I looked around but it was lost. They are trijicon night sights that were on the gun when I bought it new from OMB Express a little over a month ago. Do I contact Trijicon or S&W since they were labeled Factory Night Sights when I bought it?

[GLOCKMASTER]

I just had the same problem. While shooting my M&P 9c at the range today I noticed the tritium insert on my front sight popped out. I looked around but it was lost. They are trijicon night sights that were on the gun when I bought it new from OMB Express a little over a month ago. Do I contact Trijicon or S&W since they were labeled Factory Night Sights when I bought it?

Contact S&W.

[G34Shooter]

Anyone have experience with RWS ammo made in Switzerland and sold in Walmart? I had 2 Failures to Fire in a box of 50 while qualifying, the primers were dented.

[jh9]

I have a mailing label at the house to send back my wife's M&PJG for a slide release that requires far too much effort to use and my PT.com M&P for no less than 7 failures to reset the striker in the last 1k rounds. Also the tritium insert in the front sight of the PT.com gun is now gone. Sending them out next week.

Just out of curiosity, is the slide stop spring copper (coat-hanger) colored, or is it silver with blue paint?

[Jay Cunningham]

We experienced two failures-to-reset today with our PTC gun.

[orionz06]

One FTE with a 9mm Pro. It has the solid pin. The FTE was with WWB ammo.

[Wayne Dobbs]

My gripe with the M&P I own is terrible accuracy. The gun has S/N prefix "MEP" and it's terrible off the bench. I became suspicious of it when I noted that during some LAV type bullseye work that it wasn't shooting to my shot "call" at 10 and 15 yards.

I tested it off the bench to eliminate as many variables as possible and Eureka!...I have an M&P that shoots consistent 8 - 10" groups with several handloads and three factory loads at 25 yards. All of those loads group within 2.5 - 3" in my Glock 17s and 19s.

Any thoughts on this issue?