I was getting near the 300 round mark, without cleaning my M&P when it happened. I reloaded, pulled the trigger and it just went to the rear. Ahhh…I didn’t seat the magazine, I thought, but it was seated. I removed the magazine and reinserted it; still the trigger wasn’t connecting. I removed that mag and inserted an empty mag; still the trigger wasn’t connecting. I inserted a mag with 5 rounds in it, and racked the slide. The trigger connected and I didn’t see the problem again. Still if my life had been on the line, instead of on the range, I likely wouldn’t be writing this.
I wish now that I had tried to evaluate the problem at the range, but the lighting in the “booth” isn’t that great and I guess I wanted to see what it would take to get it going ASAP.
When I got home, I called S&W service and described the problem, and of course they had never seen or heard of such a thing. They suggested that I clean it and fire some more rounds through it and see how it does. If it did it again, he suggested that S&W would need to take a look at it.
I field stripped it and examined the mag disconnect. It worked perfectly and there were no signs of a problem.
I think this will prove to be a fluke. I believe something, dirt/debris, or perhaps a flake of flashing or something from the factory, got between the trigger bar and the frame, preventing the trigger bar from engaging the sear.
I doubt that I’ll ever know. However I have fired another 200 rounds through it without any hint of a problem and I still haven’t cleaned it. I’m gonna do 100 more rounds and then clean it good.
I wish now that I had tried to evaluate the problem at the range, but the lighting in the “booth” isn’t that great and I guess I wanted to see what it would take to get it going ASAP.
When I got home, I called S&W service and described the problem, and of course they had never seen or heard of such a thing. They suggested that I clean it and fire some more rounds through it and see how it does. If it did it again, he suggested that S&W would need to take a look at it.
I field stripped it and examined the mag disconnect. It worked perfectly and there were no signs of a problem.
I think this will prove to be a fluke. I believe something, dirt/debris, or perhaps a flake of flashing or something from the factory, got between the trigger bar and the frame, preventing the trigger bar from engaging the sear.
I doubt that I’ll ever know. However I have fired another 200 rounds through it without any hint of a problem and I still haven’t cleaned it. I’m gonna do 100 more rounds and then clean it good.