Smith and Wesson M&P 40 take down lever

boatslob · October 13, 2012, 10:59 AM

The take down lever on my m&p 40 will not stay in the 6 o'clock position when I remove the slide. When I clean it I have to manually hold it down. The pistol seems to operate flawlessly other than this. Can anybody tell me if this is a big deal? I really hate to send it in for this because it operates fine.

plateshooter · October 13, 2012, 01:25 PM

My 9mm and 45 M&Ps do the same thing. I would say it is normal. No big deal at all.

THORN74 · October 13, 2012, 02:35 PM

my m&p does the same thing .... if u push up on the guide rod the take down lever will stay put.

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boatslob · October 13, 2012, 04:02 PM

Thank you for your help. That answers my question.

3leggeddog · October 13, 2012, 07:34 PM

My m+P 9 did the same thing, it was sent in when the white dots on sights fell off. They replaced the take down lever SPRING also - problem fixed.....

October 13, 2012, 10:59 AM	#1
boatslob Junior Member Join Date: October 13, 2012 Posts: 2	Smith and Wesson M&P 40 take down lever The take down lever on my m&p 40 will not stay in the 6 o'clock position when I remove the slide. When I clean it I have to manually hold it down. The pistol seems to operate flawlessly other than this. Can anybody tell me if this is a big deal? I really hate to send it in for this because it operates fine.

October 13, 2012, 01:25 PM	#2
plateshooter Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 1999 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 522	My 9mm and 45 M&Ps do the same thing. I would say it is normal. No big deal at all. __________________ Make a hole

October 13, 2012, 07:34 PM	#5
3leggeddog Member Join Date: December 18, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 68	take down lever My m+P 9 did the same thing, it was sent in when the white dots on sights fell off. They replaced the take down lever SPRING also - problem fixed.....

October 13, 2012, 02:35 PM	#3
THORN74 Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2010 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Posts: 543	my m&p does the same thing .... if u push up on the guide rod the take down lever will stay put. Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk 2

October 13, 2012, 04:02 PM	#4
boatslob Junior Member Join Date: October 13, 2012 Posts: 2	Thank you for your help. That answers my question.