sw m&p problem

[beex215]

i was looking over my m&p and found that the slide can easily be moved left to right on the front end. you just grab it and move it left to right slightly and it does make a rattle. i would like to know from other m&p owners if this is natural or not.

heres a video for some visuals of what im talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DuOjKReAIk

 

[danez71]

Mine loaded right now and, yes, mine does that.


Ive had mine for almost 4 yrs now and has never had a failure of any kind with 3500-4000 rounds through it.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Since it is a manufactured product, it really can't be natural...but it does look pretty normal.

Polymer pistols lock up a bit differently than steel framed pistols.

How is it shooting?

 

[mgmorden]

Just checked mine. Does the same thing. It gives me no trouble. Most modern handguns tend to have some play in the slide. Slightly looser fittings improve reliability and parts interchangeability. Notice that most of those older guns that don't have a bit of play in them are from the era when people referred to autos as "jam-amatics" and almost anything you bought for a gun needed to be fitted by hand.

 

[jimbo555]

Mine does the same and functions perfectly!

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Tight frame to slide fit is a "standard" of the 1911 community -- or was.

Increasingly, people (even 1911 enthusiasts) are more concerned about proper barrel-to-slide fit. If the barrel-slide fit is good, and you use the sights, rounds generally will go where it's pointed.

 

[PabloJ]

If you buy Glock the problem will go away.

 

[Remllez]

Pablo,

Yer killin me.....

 

[wally]

The sights are on the slide, thus barrel to slide lockup is critical to accuracy/consistancy. Slide to frame fit is only a second order effect via its potential effect on barrel to slide lockup.

IMHO "tightening" the 1911 side to frame fit as a measure of "quality" is the reason its lost its reputation for reliability -- it was supposed to "rattle" if you shook it side to side.

 

[beex215]

thanks for all the help. its actually a normal thing for all to know.

 

[p5200]

I've heard from some that since they are considered more of a combat pistol, the extra slop allows them to function better under harsh/dirty conditions without a lot of malfunctions. By the way, mine also has a little play.

 

[tarosean]

If you buy Glock the problem will go away.

No it just changes to up and down, instead of the side to side.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I've heard from some that since they are considered more of a combat pistol, the extra slop allows them to function better under harsh/dirty conditions without a lot of malfunctions. By the way, mine also has a little play.

That someone was applying steel/metal framed urban legend to a polymer pistol...it isn't transferable, as there isn't enough slide to frame contact in the design to begun with