M&P Slide Seizure

McClintock · December 15, 2011, 11:09 PM

Hi, all.

Had a new experience tonight, was shooting my M&P9 when the slide locked back. Hmm, I thought to myself, that's odd, my magazine is not empty. I tried to tap and rack the slide and to my surprise, the slide was locked up solid. Upon closer inspection, it appears as though the slide stop is stuck in the "up" position, and refuses to move. I don't want to wreck my gun by doing anything ham-fisted to it, so I didn't try anything drastic to free up the slide stop.

Has anyone encountered any similar sort of experience, and if so, what did you do to fix it? Obviously, since I am not a gunsmith, my next step is to take it to someone more qualified to have a look at it, but it never hurts to ask.

Cheers!
McClintock

fieldcoordinator · December 19, 2011, 02:02 PM

Call Smith and Wesson tech support. Great bunch of folks. They'll probably have you ship it to them (at no cost to you) for warranty repair. They have fixed used guns for me under warranty no question.

December 15, 2011, 11:09 PM	#1
McClintock Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2008 Location: The Bald Prairie of Southern Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 305	M&P Slide Seizure Hi, all. Had a new experience tonight, was shooting my M&P9 when the slide locked back. Hmm, I thought to myself, that's odd, my magazine is not empty. I tried to tap and rack the slide and to my surprise, the slide was locked up solid. Upon closer inspection, it appears as though the slide stop is stuck in the "up" position, and refuses to move. I don't want to wreck my gun by doing anything ham-fisted to it, so I didn't try anything drastic to free up the slide stop. Has anyone encountered any similar sort of experience, and if so, what did you do to fix it? Obviously, since I am not a gunsmith, my next step is to take it to someone more qualified to have a look at it, but it never hurts to ask. Cheers! McClintock

December 19, 2011, 02:02 PM	#2
fieldcoordinator Junior Member Join Date: November 20, 2011 Location: East Texas Posts: 8	Call Smith and Wesson tech support. Great bunch of folks. They'll probably have you ship it to them (at no cost to you) for warranty repair. They have fixed used guns for me under warranty no question.