It rattles a little bit when i twist it back and forth. It only has 1oo rounds thru it so far. The magazine is out when it rattles. It is the slide because it wont rattle when i have my thumb on it.
Thanks! I enjoy the M&P 40 and am happy with my purchase depending on the answers i receive.
2007-11-15 07:08:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Yes it is normal. In all but very specific target pistols, that need ultra accuracy, you want a little play. This decreases the chance of carbon, dirt, etc causing the slide to seize or fail to cycle. If you ever shook 1911 pistol in it's military configuration, it would sound like a babies rattle, it was built loose on purpose so that it could be dropped in the dirt etc and still be expected to fire in the tough combat arena. I find that the M&P is actually a very well made pistol, that serves very well for law enforcement and combat conditions. Keep those tight as heck target pistols where they belong. Anybody who has needed a firearm in actual life or death/combat, will express their profound thanks, when those loose tolerances allow it to fire under adverse conditions.
2007-11-15 14:24:21 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
randy pretty much covered it. all I have to add is that I have an m&p 40, I think it balances well, is accurate, has a good trigger for a striker fired gun, but it is a typical smith semi-auto, mine went back for repairs after 4000 rounds, the magazine release spring failed. the only reason I bought one was because I only paid $400 for a service model (no magazine safety, no internal lock) with 3 high cap mags, blade tech holster and double mag pouch.
When it comes down to it I really only trust my sigs (you have to shake them pretty hard to get a rattle) and if I cant hide one of them my kahr.
if you havent figured it out yet, you can disassemble the m&p like any other striker gun, just pull the trigger and the slide comes off, you don't have to use that pain in the a** sear release lever.
2007-11-15 20:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by nikomat77 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My first handgun was a S&W .40cal Sigma...I had an issue with the slide and magazines rattling like crazy...After about 4 months I got rid of it because if started to jam up every third shot. I got a Beretta Px4 storm in 9mm. I will never go with S&W for semi-autos again. Good luck...
2007-11-15 07:38:35 · answer #3 · answered by bobbo342 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sorry to say it, but that's the quality of an S&W these days.
One may be so loose it rattles and the next may be too tight to move properly. That topics been covered here in Yahoo Answers quite a few times in the past couple of years.
2007-11-15 10:03:17 · answer #4 · answered by randkl 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
M&p Slide
2016-11-05 04:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by arrocha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the construction of the M&P...I've also found that the slide doesn't fit tightly. My chief complaints about the gun were the location of the mag release(exactly where my left thumb is) and the overall balance of the polymer frame and steel slide...it just seemed top heavy to me.
2007-11-15 07:41:48 · answer #6 · answered by Asquared 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
With most production guns, there is some looseness. This allows for reliability. The less tolerance, the more likely it will cause failures.
2007-11-15 07:43:31 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for a S$W auto.
2007-11-15 08:15:15 · answer #8 · answered by soulsource7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋