S&W M&P Semi-Auto Pistols Quiz!

[hoppy70]

S&W M&P Semi-Auto Pistols Quiz!

I am taking a self-passed and self-taught Armorers course and now I am on the S&W M&P Semi-Auto Pistols. I hope to become a part-time light Gunsmith in the near future.

There are over 60 quiz questions covering this firearm and I have answered most of them hopefully correctly but during my study and research I am having some problems related to some of the following quiz questions. I have conflicting answers.

Can you help me determine the correct answers for these few quiz questions? Please correct my wrong answers!

Thanks for your help.

Note #27. The magazine catch, thumb safety and the slide stop are ambidextrous. - True or false

Note #28. The magazine spring pushes the front of the follower
a) up
b) down

Note #29. The striker assembly does not have or need a return spring. - True or -false

Note #30. A slave pin must be used on what assembly in order for it to go back into the frame?
a) The sear assembly
b) The fire control assembly
c) The trigger assembly
d) No slave pin is required for the reassembly of this pistol

Note #31. The locking block (insert) must go into the frame before the trigger assembly. - True or false

Note #32. When putting the takedown lever back into the frame, the notch on the takedown lever must be facing down toward the takedown lever spring (retaining wire). - True or false

Note #33. The trigger bar must be put into its position on the fire control system, after the fire control system is fully situated in its position in the frame. - True or false

Note #34. When driving in pins with tapered ends, the tapered end must go in last. - True or false.

[dayman]

If this is a class, shouldn't you study the guns more rather than solicit help on the internet?

[humanoid]

Note #27. The magazine catch, thumb safety and the slide stop are ambidextrous. - True or false

I can tell you mag catch is not ambidextrous so - False.
Slide stop is. I don't have a safety on mine.

[carguychris]

I can tell you mag catch is not ambidextrous so - False.

It depends how the question is phrased. The mag catch can be swapped to the other side, but it has to be disassembled in order to do this. IMHO the M&P mag catch is not truly ambidextrous because a lefty can't pick up a pistol set up for a righty (or vice versa) and immediately use the mag catch with standard technique.

IMHO a firearm control is only truly ambidextrous if the user can switch hands in an instant without disassembling anything and/or using tools. IOW the control has to have an operational mirror image on the other side, the control can be reached with either hand with equal ease, or the control can switch sides in a split second with a simple manual operation.

[K1500]

#1 quit cheating. You have done nothing but post mini quizzes on Glock, Remington, Mossberg, H&K, S&W. Seriously, you will learn more if you study the guns instead of having others fill in the blanks that you can't.
#2 if you need help on these questions, you are not even close to calling yourself a gunsmith.

[The Deuce]

Get off the internet and study the guns themselves !!

and not cheat and get the answers from people Off of this forum .. Not cool ...

[dave421]

This is at least the 3rd forum in 2 weeks that I've seen this guy ask these questions on. If you don't know and can't find the answers on your own in 2 weeks, you NEED to fail the test. I can't imagine what kind of mistakes would be made actually working on real guns otherwise.

[sigcurious]

While I don't want to bash anyone for persuing an interest, I hope the OP realizes sets of questions that are self evaluated, from who knows what organization , does not make one an armorer, let alone a gunsmith.

To the OP if you're serious about becoming an armorer or smith who works on other peoples firearms. You should look into things like joining the GSSF so you can take glock armorer classes, to be an actual certified armorer, or heading to a Sig armorers class(es) to be an actual certified Sig armorer. I mention those two because they're armorer certifications I can think of off the top of my head that are open to the general public.

Some resources for you:
Armorers Courses
Glock
S&W
Sig

Gunsmithing
Yavapai
CST

[insomni]

If this is a class, shouldn't you study the guns more rather than solicit help on the internet?

A wise doctor researches.... I'd hope gunsmiths would do some of the same thing

This is at least the 3rd forum in 2 weeks that I've seen this guy ask these questions on. If you don't know and can't find the answers on your own in 2 weeks, you NEED to fail the test. I can't imagine what kind of mistakes would be made actually working on real guns otherwise.

I recant my previous statement.