v35
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The slides on all my autoloaders can be released by thumbing the slide release lever down. I don't usually do that though, since I prefer the slingshot method using my support hand.
When the slide of my M&P 40 locks back on an empty mag, and after inserting a loaded mag, the slide release is very difficult to move down. I can thumb it down 95% of the way but then it catches and binds right on the very edge of the slide release lever. It has to go another two or three thousandths of an inch but it's as if there is a burr or something preventing it from doing so. Feeling around with my fingernail though doesn't reveal anything unusual. It's a sharp edge but I think it's supposed to be that way.
I know the problem is with the slide because if I exchange the slide with an identical M&P the problem goes with the slide.
I am very tempted to take a file to it and gently radius the rear of the slide lock slot, but that's probably not a good idea, is it?
When the slide of my M&P 40 locks back on an empty mag, and after inserting a loaded mag, the slide release is very difficult to move down. I can thumb it down 95% of the way but then it catches and binds right on the very edge of the slide release lever. It has to go another two or three thousandths of an inch but it's as if there is a burr or something preventing it from doing so. Feeling around with my fingernail though doesn't reveal anything unusual. It's a sharp edge but I think it's supposed to be that way.
I know the problem is with the slide because if I exchange the slide with an identical M&P the problem goes with the slide.
I am very tempted to take a file to it and gently radius the rear of the slide lock slot, but that's probably not a good idea, is it?